best make size Battery for van?

£100 for a battery for a bay!!!!!!!!!! as others have said try gsf and euro and dont rule out the vw dealers as there cheap on fast moving stuff like batterys got a golf diesel battery for about £70 not long since

biggest that fits in tray is always the best gives you longest cranking time when you run out of fuel before it goes flat and most hours when you forget and leave your lights on ;D

 

Cheers guys,
thanks for the input, looks like it's going to be a bosch s5 063.........maybe with a
seethrough black lace trim!!!

 

When I read around subject recently seemed these were fine..

Bosch S3 Car Battery Type 063... Length: 212mm ; Width: 175mm ; Height: 175mm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-S3-Car-Battery-Type-063-3-Year-Guarantee-/300639472215?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45ff824a57 or

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/search/444770635/p/home

£35



(S3 096 is £62 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-S3-Car-Battery-Type-096-3-Year-Guarantee-/300631379177?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45ff06cce9 Length: 287mm ; Width: 175mm ; Height: 190mm)
(S5 063 is £60 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-S5-Car-Battery-Type-063-5-Year-Guarantee-/300631380108?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45ff06d08c Length: 207mm ; Width: 175mm ; Height: 175mm)

 

Bosch 063, with free delivery...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-S3-Car-Battery-Type-063-3-Year-Guarantee-/300639472215?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45ff824a57#ht_1229wt_1270

Halfrauds is a rip-off on car batteries...

 

I run an 096 in my bay, but I also have a 90amp alternator, and a motor with a high compression ratio!!

 

Does a larger battery put more demand on the alternator?

 

I have a red top optima, didn't cost me anything as it came out of my dad's discovery when he wrote it off and i only need to flick the key to start it completely different to the tired 063 that was in there! ;D

 

If they were short runs of something like a mile with the headlights and windscreen wipers on then you could well slowly discharge the battery. The same sort of distance and frequency but without headlights and wipers and you will be okay though short runs aren't that good for the engine anyway.

 

Sorry about the confusion. I think I know which battery to go for now. Cheers 8)

 

Thanks everyone for the info,
all I really need to know now is....will the larger 096 fit in the battery tray properly.

 

096....306mm length x 175mm width x 190mm height have a measure up.

 

if only that was possible........van is not at home at the moment, thats my prob , I cant get down to the lock up for a few days and wanted to get the battery ordered to take with me next time

 

Apologies bertie78, I appear to have hijacked your thread :-[