Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:35:46 +0200 From: RCS <e9225126nopsam1.tuwien.ac.at> Subject: Re: SAAB Battery or 3rd Party?
The same thing happened to my 93 900t - anyway the car alarm needs some current too.. and some months is a short time. My dealer changed the battery agains a VATRA (not Sweden, a quite common type here) that looks a litte different (white, not black) an has some more Ah. Unfortunately the new one is a little larger than the old one and doesnīt fit excactly on the socket and the distance to the turbo charger housing is not perfect - nothing really too important, but... -also this wonīt be a problem on the new 900.. And electrical: Itīs better than the original one (starting...) and the new one did not break down any more till today. So my recom.: donīt buy expensive spareparts, take a fine common one, VATRA is a quite good choise... RCS trikster2nopsamejanews.com : > I think I've trashed my 1996 SAAB 900's battery. > > It won't take a charge, perhaps because I left it sitting for a couple of > months without starting it. > > Yes I know, I'm an idiot. > > Anyway, should I just go to the dealer and get a genuine saab battery or would > I be better off getting a 3rd party batter (any recommendations?). > > The battery that came with the car says "Made by Varta Sweden". Is "Varta > Sweden" a good battery company? Or would I be better off with a good U.S. > brand such as Interstate, Optima, or Delco? > > Would Using a U.S. battery violate my swedish car's waranty???? > > Thanks! > > Trikster2nopsamail.com > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- > http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own