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Re: RAC Battery Scam?
[Re: AnnieMac]
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07/11/2018 22:43
07/11/2018 22:43
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Posts: 338 Camberley, Surrey
jonnyboy54321
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Making a profit
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Batteries are the holy grail to people who do scrap these days. I took a car to weigh in recently. Also took some crappy alloy wheels and a few old batteries. The wheels and batteries did over 200 quid, weighing in the car which was about 1.4 tonnes wasnt even worth my time/towing it there.
Do rac men get to keep the scrap batteries i wonder? May not be allowed to for some bogus regulations, but if theyre replacing a couple a day.....
I had a total discharge on a landrover recently due to a parasitic drain. 1 year old battery. Went back under warranty with a knackered cell. They dont make them like they used to. Ignore your voltmeter in the coupe and get a multimeter on it. So simple even i can operate one! Or go to your local factors, they'll have a battery tester that measures how weak the battery is.
If its recent you may get away with a warranty replacement?
Always seem to have too many 20VT's to count......
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Re: RAC Battery Scam?
[Re: jonnyboy54321]
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08/11/2018 09:36
08/11/2018 09:36
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suba
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I've found my local Halfords very honest with testing batteries, have told me several times they are good despite being several years old.
I do usually walk in carrying the battery rather than it being in the car - might make a difference as no money for fitting?
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Re: RAC Battery Scam?
[Re: AnnieMac]
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09/11/2018 08:46
09/11/2018 08:46
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Mark_S
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I think it is RAC sharp-practice. I had one changed on my Alfa GTV after I had just purchased the car. They fitted a good battery with a 5 year warrenty, but it cost £130! The relity is that normal retail for the battery would be around half that, so the profits they make from home start calls when batteries are changed are huge. My personal belief is that sales are somehow incentivised, but I have no evidence.
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