D90mitch
Well-Known Member
Had a quick look through the forum and online but couldn't find exactly what I needed.
Basically my problem is that my battery sometimes struggles to start the vehicle. Mentioned on here a little while back that I had a brand new Varta that went flat on me and swapped the old one back in. Since it has not let me down but there have been a few close moments. It has not been getting any worse but the fact that I have to have my engine running when I want to listen the stereo is a little annoying and a waste of fuel (pretty powerful stereo but not too ridiculous). So I know I will be needing a battery with a little more kick than the standard and would like to run my stereo without the engine running (deep cycle battery would be good?) but also need something with good cold start power and reliability. Optima would seem the best choice but have read many bad reviews and they aren't cheap! So looking for something affordable and that will do the job for time to come! Have thought that it could be the alternator but as its not getting worse it cant be? No flickering in the lights either. Thanks
Basically my problem is that my battery sometimes struggles to start the vehicle. Mentioned on here a little while back that I had a brand new Varta that went flat on me and swapped the old one back in. Since it has not let me down but there have been a few close moments. It has not been getting any worse but the fact that I have to have my engine running when I want to listen the stereo is a little annoying and a waste of fuel (pretty powerful stereo but not too ridiculous). So I know I will be needing a battery with a little more kick than the standard and would like to run my stereo without the engine running (deep cycle battery would be good?) but also need something with good cold start power and reliability. Optima would seem the best choice but have read many bad reviews and they aren't cheap! So looking for something affordable and that will do the job for time to come! Have thought that it could be the alternator but as its not getting worse it cant be? No flickering in the lights either. Thanks