After a major service from Halfords, they are saying battery needs to be replaced urgently, as it failed "drop test".
Car is only 3.5 years old, so I am a bit surprised. I have seen no indication on battery issues. Starts and stop doesn't struggle, no light/indicator/message. Apparently, start and stop cars have got fairly advanced battery management built-in, so I found it surprising that the car is not reporting an issue.
On the other hand, I have read that start and stop car can wear down the batteries faster.
They want £185 for a new one (including fitting), which seems to be excessive and it's their own brand. They provide a 5-year warranty, but lots of people seem to complain that it's actually very hard to invoke the warranty.
I have found a Varta one on Amazon for £85 delivered, but fitting will be required.
Can an independent garage easily fit a new battery, as apparently start and stop car need also some software parameters when battery is replaced? How much fitting/configuring is likely to cost?
Car is only 3.5 years old, so I am a bit surprised. I have seen no indication on battery issues. Starts and stop doesn't struggle, no light/indicator/message. Apparently, start and stop cars have got fairly advanced battery management built-in, so I found it surprising that the car is not reporting an issue.
On the other hand, I have read that start and stop car can wear down the batteries faster.
They want £185 for a new one (including fitting), which seems to be excessive and it's their own brand. They provide a 5-year warranty, but lots of people seem to complain that it's actually very hard to invoke the warranty.
I have found a Varta one on Amazon for £85 delivered, but fitting will be required.
Can an independent garage easily fit a new battery, as apparently start and stop car need also some software parameters when battery is replaced? How much fitting/configuring is likely to cost?