Re: Own a Mondial? Need a battery? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Frank Terhaar-Yonkers (fty![]() |
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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:56:09 -0800 (PST) |
FWIW -The last battery I bought for my '85 Cab/Euro (Interstate) is now over 8 years and 30k miles old. I doubt it's the brand that accounts for the longevity but the battery tender. If I haven't driven the car within a few days I plug it in, and leave it on the tender until I do.
YMMV, Frank Hans E. Hansen wrote:
My replacement - that I've been very satisfied with - has been a new Optima. I've heard that in recent years that there has been quality control probs with Optima, but so far the new battery has done just fine. After sometime 2 months (yes, I'm a really baaaaad Ferrari owner......) it fires right up. Hans. On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Grahame Reinthal <grahame [at] reinthal.com.au> wrote:I had several different batteries in the 308gt4 and none of them liked infrequent driving. I had to plan a drive with battery charging and the like if I had not driven the car for a while. Then I got a Federal Part #700U, 12 volts, 720 CCA (i.e cold cranking amps at 0 degrees Farenheit), Length = 222mm (8-3/4"), width = 175mm (nearly 7"), height = 203mm (8"), weight = 15.2kg (about 34lb). This battery is maintenance free, has a lot of grunt and will kick over the car even when it has not been driven for ages. Only drawback is that the price is quite high compared to other batteries (at least double) especially here in Australia, but the trouble freedom has more than made up for that. Cheers, Grahame_________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/fty%40employees.orgSponsored by BooyahMedia.com and F1 Headlineshttp://www.F1Headlines.com/
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- Re: Own a Mondial? Need a battery?, (continued)
- Re: Own a Mondial? Need a battery? Hans E. Hansen, November 21 2008
- Re: Own a Mondial? Need a battery? Rick Lindsay, November 21 2008
- Re: Own a Mondial? Need a battery? Grahame Reinthal, November 21 2008
- Re: Own a Mondial? Need a battery? Hans E. Hansen, November 21 2008
- Re: Own a Mondial? Need a battery? Frank Terhaar-Yonkers, November 25 2008
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