Battery water levels very low - should I top up?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by VolvoRob38

Still £117 with delivery. The car is only £30 per year to tax but they get you in other ways anyway lol.

try your dealer for a quote !

[Bendolfc]

Think I paid £105 from Rybrook and they fitted it too, was in for something else and saved me the hastle of undoing the strut brace and disposing of the old one.

[VolvoRob38]

I've topped mine up now with some de-ionized water, £3.50. I'll check it in a week or so.

[Dippydog]

£117 from Tayna seems a bit excessive,I recently bought an 096 battery from them for my V70 which was physically larger[it just fits on the battery tray]had more CCA and higher amp hour rating than the battery it replaced and that was under £50.Given that Volvo don't make batteries[simply have Volvo stickers slapped on]I see no point in paying dealer prices unless they are cheaper than elsewhere.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Dippydog

£117 from Tayna seems a bit excessive,I recently bought an 096 battery from them for my V70 which was physically larger[it just fits on the battery tray]had more CCA and higher amp hour rating than the battery it replaced and that was under £50.Given that Volvo don't make batteries[simply have Volvo stickers slapped on]I see no point in paying dealer prices unless they are cheaper than elsewhere.

Volvo don't do that at all and are priced very competitively check it out !

[VolvoRob38]

Originally Posted by Dippydog

£117 from Tayna seems a bit excessive,I recently bought an 096 battery from them for my V70 which was physically larger[it just fits on the battery tray]had more CCA and higher amp hour rating than the battery it replaced and that was under £50.Given that Volvo don't make batteries[simply have Volvo stickers slapped on]I see no point in paying dealer prices unless they are cheaper than elsewhere.

Wow £50 is cheap. When I enter my reg (without checking for correct measurements) it gives one battery:

096 ENDUROLINE AGM STOP START CAR BATTERY 12V 70AH

Which is priced £109.95 + 8.95 postage.

That's for my C30 SE 1.6d 2009

[VolvoRob38]

Originally Posted by Clan

Volvo don't do that at all and are priced very competitively check it out !

I'm going to volvo tomorrow to pick up a Low pressure switch for my AC, so will ask for a price while I'm there.

[VolvoRob38]

Volvo.... £102, a bit cheaper

C'mooooon de-ionized water lol

[Markos01]

My 9 year old C30 is on what I think maybe the original Volvo battery, so I'll be getting another when it dies.

[SwissXC90]

Originally Posted by VolvoRob38

C'mooooon de-ionized water lol

As an alternative use di-hydrogen monoxide. Available at good pharmacies.