Just got around to replacing the battery on my 300TDi 90, the old one hadn't given up the ghost but I thought that with winter coming and the fact that it is often left parked up for weeks at a time it was better to be safe than sorry. The vehicle has been SORN'd for the past 3-months and despite only being started up for short periods of time (to move it around on the driveway) it still turned over perfectly and fired up like a watch.

The old battery?
A Mercedes badged Bosch S5013 which I fitted in Aug 2005. Think it is fair to say that it gave good value for money and there are no prizes for guessing that I have replaced it with a new Bosch S5013 (100AH / 830CCA).



Anyone in the market for an old battery!!!!!

Where are you based?

I've had good luck with bosch batteries!

I had one in a 5.3 xjs it use to sit for months and still start!!

"Where are you based?"

Sorry, I was joking about anyone wanting it!
Even though it is still working perfectly ok, it is after all a LA battery in its thirteenth year of use and must be due to expire sometime soon.