Varta batteries

[adamk]

Are these only available from dealers ?

[jets]

Imparts in Adelaide sell them as well as Bosch. There is probably a branch in Brisbane. Next time I replace a battery I will be buying one of those brands. No more Asian manufactured & badged Exide/Century batteries for me. They don't seem to be made to DIN standards for size[mine was too short] & they don't last as long.

[j_man]

Are these only available from dealers ?

BatteryWorld outlets can order them in as I was after one.. the price was around $340 or so, but I changed my mind and ended up buying an AmaronPro for $260 or something like that. Still a step up from Century.

[BeigeJet]

Does it have to be Varta?

I replaced mine after 5yr and 9 months with a premium RACV battery for $222. The replacement is rated as 600CCA compared with the original of 380CCA. 3 year warranty too.

Surely the RACQ aren't too different than the RACV?

Good luck.

[Transporter]

If you can't get Varta, the Bosch S5 (574.035) is a very well made battery and worth a look,
it's rated at 680CCA, and should outlast many other brands.

[JustCruisn]

You may find that the original battery is 380A DIN which is 640A SAE
RACQ have a 700A for $250

[JustCruisn]

I'm worried my battery is on the way out. Car would not start after leaving passenger door open for a few hours.

Some info I found tonight.
This is for the Jetta 2.0 FSI VW Battery 1J0 915 105 AF

Varta battery 574 012 068 or short code E11
ProductFinder - VARTA Automotive

Varta dealer in Australia is Federal Batteries
Federal Batteries QLD Pty Ltd
3 Billabong St STAFFORD, QLD, 4053
Phone: 07 3356 7877
Fax: 07 3356 7977
Email: fbq@federalbatteries.com.au

I'll call them tomorrow to get details on pricing and availability.

[JustCruisn]

Car did not start again today.
Called Federal who referred me to Battery World. Varta blue $299.
VW wanted $274.23

So off to vw it was, their OE battery is made by Varta, the old one was made by Enertec.

[Wim37]

I may be a bit late with this info but I bought a Varta battery from a VW dealer for $280 for my Mk5 GT TDI. I bought it from Highway VW in Brisbane and seeing the original lasted over 5 years and was still going (but on the way out) I thought it was a good deal.

[DonJuan]

for that kind of coin I would've bought an agm...

[Karma]

My original Varta battery lasted 7 years before it slowly began to die. Best battery life I have ever experienced in over 40 years of car ownership.

[gerhard]

for that kind of coin I would've bought an agm...

AGMs don't like high heat, so installing under a GTI bonnet may be too hot. Good choice otherwise, as there are a lot of systems in the car for which deep cycle is mandatory for long battery life.

I got the first hint today that mine may be on the way out - a slightly slow cranking and failed to start first kick - temperature about 1 degree this morning. All subsequent starts were fine.

I'll probably just replace with the same, since their life is pretty good.

[DonJuan]

Varta batteries

AGMs don't like high heat, so installing under a GTI bonnet may be too hot. Good choice otherwise, as there are a lot of systems in the car for which deep cycle is mandatory for long battery life.

I got the first hint today that mine may be on the way out - a slightly slow cranking and failed to start first kick - temperature about 1 degree this morning. All subsequent starts were fine.

I'll probably just replace with the same, since their life is pretty good.

Some AGMs are better suited to performance cars such as Optima's or Odessey's. Intimidators are good too but it's all about space and figment with batteries. Since they are already dry batteries you don't need to worry about them unlike the OEM original maintenance free units.

[h100vw]

Some AGMs are better suited to performance cars such as Optima's or Odessey's. Intimidators are good too but it's all about space and figment with batteries. Since they are already dry batteries you don't need to worry about them unlike the OEM original maintenance free units.

Putting your salesman knowledge to good use there Don!

[darksigno]

Hey guys, dont mean to hijack, but I am looking for a new battery and an optima was what I was looking at and also a varta, where would I be able to buy these? I live in Mackay so options are pretty limited