Car Batt @ $600???

[Frenzzsg]

Maybe i'm mountain tortoise...but is there really some power mama car batt that's at that pricing? $600++??

 

Asking this becuz this morning my friend was telling me his boss just replace the batt for his 7-series and it cost $600++. And it was not the normal car batt...

The replacement was done at PM after some standard servicing. i do expect some mark-up on price, but $600++? Really got such thing?

[Thedecemberone]

Wait till you pay $1500 for driving a Ferrari or Lambo then you know. Because you drive luxury car, will lose face if go to outside battery shop right?

[Vectrasonic]

Think it's total cost with servicing lah

[Metalbone]

Carrot head ba

[Lectrosphere]

Think it's total cost with servicing lah

 

 

lol... i also think this is the way... $600 for a battery is really too much

[Kangadrool]

Relative to the car price, it's still "affordable". Nothing if company car/company-sponsored; just claim reimbursement lor.

 

That's what we are being brainwashed everyday!

Edited August 18, 2010 by Kangadrool

[Requiemdk]

Maybe the battery is nuclear...

[Ahdi]

normal la.

my dad merc E240 got his changed at $300+, done at outside de workshop.

BTw his E240 has 2 battery. one small one at the engine bay n one bigger one at spare tyre compartment.

[Yuan]

lol... i also think this is the way... $600 for a battery is really too much

 

Same sentiments.

[NAI011]

drive big car .......pay for big battery

[Nine_eleven]

Maybe i'm mountain tortoise...but is there really some power mama car batt that's at that pricing? $600++??

 

Asking this becuz this morning my friend was telling me his boss just replace the batt for his 7-series and it cost $600++. And it was not the normal car batt...

The replacement was done at PM after some standard servicing. i do expect some mark-up on price, but $600++? Really got such thing?

 

 

might be for 2 batts, one in the boot and one in the engine compartment. abit on the high side, but not impossible lah...

[Zyrofillica]

might be for 2 batts, one in the boot and one in the engine compartment. abit on the high side, but not impossible lah...

 

both battery got bmw badge. Each badge extra $150. so paying $300+ more makes sense for a $600 figure.

[Lectrosphere]

drive big car .......pay for big battery

 

 

haha bro you got a point... but how big can a battery be?

[Civic6656]

Maybe they use Optima battery?

 

http://www.optimabatteries.com/optima_products/

 

[Lectrosphere]

Maybe they use Optima battery?

 

http://www.optimabatteries.com/optima_products/

 

 

wao... very unusual shape... haha!

[Smhomie]

It's battery and labour. Regular MF battery 90Ah (white case) but you need to access ecu to reset the i-drive parameter after installing new battery. Hence the cost as I know it. Actually more like $670 with taxes.

 

Optima do not have DIN sizing, no height clearance.

[Civic6656]

wao... very unusual shape... haha!

 

I know these battery are costly. ICE people uses these only.

Edited August 18, 2010 by Civic6656

[Shemmy]

Carrot head ba

 

 

And everyoe should drive a cheap car and use cheap batt. Then they will not labelled as carrot head. Super loser mentality.

 

For your info, that is the market rate for original BMW batt.