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Crappy Punto needs a new battery, Fiat are asking for £65 plus a shocking £15.40 to fit it (yeah right!), the local car spares place is also suggesting £60 - this seems a bit high for a normal battery to me?

 

The current battery is a Fiamm jobby - rated at 12v, 400AH, 200A and measuring approx 175mm(L)x170mm(W)x185(H).

 

Does anyone know of any sources for cheap batteries or a more widely available alternative that I can use? Costco have a load at £25 but none are exactly right, the nearest in dimension is a 12v, 43Ah, 390A and their fitment list doesn't include the newer car like mine :(

 

The car is a 2000 Punto ELX with the 1.2 16v engine, any input would be really appreciated.

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Crappy Punto needs a new battery, Fiat are asking for £65 plus a shocking £15.40 to fit it (yeah right!), the local car spares place is also suggesting £60 - this seems a bit high for a normal battery to me?

 

The current battery is a Fiamm jobby - rated at 12v, 400AH, 200A and measuring approx 175mm(L)x170mm(W)x185(H).

 

Does anyone know of any sources for cheap batteries or a more widely available alternative that I can use? Costco have a load at £25 but none are exactly right, the nearest in dimension is a 12v, 43Ah, 390A and their fitment list doesn't include the newer car like mine :(

 

The car is a 2000 Punto ELX with the 1.2 16v engine, any input would be really appreciated.

 

As long as the AH, and cranking are higher i'd say your safe to use it.

 

I take it the cosco one is 430AH? not 43 you put down? or vice-versa

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Just to let you know mate they can run on petrol too!! Use it most of the time in my Punto and only batteries if I run out of fuel!!!

 

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I work at motorvogue which is the fiat, seat & alfa romeo dealership in northampton. Its probably no good to you but i think our batteries are £50ish but from a dealer thats about as good as your gonna get ?

 

where in yorkshire are you ?

Thanks for the info, I suspect it's the usual Fiat thing where they decide to use odd parts that nobody else shares so the price goes up :)

 

I'm in Leeds, currently dealing with Picadilly Fiat in Wakefield over a huge list of problems I have with the car.

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As long as the AH, and cranking are higher i'd say your safe to use it.

 

I take it the cosco one is 430AH? not 43 you put down? or vice-versa

 

Is the 200A bit the cranking? Sorry but I've never had to buy a battery before :)

 

The Costco one (a Bosch) said 43Ah with a lower case 'h' but the one on the car says 400AH with an uppercase one.... sometimes I really wish I'd gone into the electronics set rather than the metalwork one.

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Just to let you know mate they can run on petrol too!! Use it most of the time in my Punto and only batteries if I run out of fuel!!!

Pet... what? I know the Supra uses that liquid stuff all the time but the Punto never seems to need any ;)

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Is the 200A bit the cranking? Sorry but I've never had to buy a battery before :)

 

The Costco one (a Bosch) said 43Ah with a lower case 'h' but the one on the car says 400AH with an uppercase one.... sometimes I really wish I'd gone into the electronics set rather than the metalwork one.

 

If I remember correctly it means 400amp per hour and 200amps in max (crank over). I dont think the H or h makes any diffrence

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I had a quick look on Yell and found a battery specialist a mile from my office that I wasn't aware of - gave them a call and they sorted me out for £29 inc VAT :)

 

Got the AH bit completely wrong, I blame the lockets / lemsip combo I'm on - the exisiting one was a 40AH so the Costco battery would probably have done the job but I'm fixed now anyway :)

 

Just have to wait and see if this fixes things.

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michael go to town hall batterys just off armley gyratory heading towards tong road. they real cheap for batterys. i went up other day to buy one for supra, they were saying its special order to get one now with small jap style terminals.

i am going to convert over to standard uk battery so will be cheaper for batterys.

 

a 450 amp supra battery is £32 a 650amp battery is £38

 

so a tiny punto battery wont be too expensive.

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