mr metatarsal

like it,will get a coupe myself when the 328 finally passes away.

suspect it is a 096,but it still aint man enough.There own small print says so. S3 battery they say will do a 328,but in the spec it then says may not be suitable for bigger engined cars,WTF! How can it be suitable then not be,maybe some 328s have washing machine motors under the hood.

what do those nos mean?

the birdie song

I guess value and BMW are incompatible!

nice article.tip top instructions

dont do it!

Anyone tried this?It still looks expensive to me!

good post

mmmmmmm,Still talking to euro parts about a refund. First email said they would replace,then when i asked for my petrol costs,they said they would get back to me. Beware large motor owners, they sell batteries that aint fit for purpose!

poo its flat again,looks like im gonna have to dump a two month old battery,and get a bigger un,thanks europarts you c----s!

Have a good day out fellas,wish i could come but gotta work.

I think your correct,i just need some proof now to hit europarts with any ideas?

But whats mine meant to have Jack?

you didn't buy it off Capt Jack Sparrow by any chance?

good idea, we could whip up a posse and cheer him on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-17664020 good luck matey, see you in the afterlife.

Description Supplement Qty From Up To Part Number Price Notes Photo 01 Battery, manuf.: Exide (Warranty Only) 70 AH 1 61217553952 $198.00 01 Original BMW battery, filled 80AH 1 61218376451 01 Original BMW battery, filled 70AH 1 61218381730 New generation battery (AGM): for vehicles with critical charge level, the new generation battery can be installed. 01 Original BMW AGM-battery 70 AH 1 61216924021 $399.68 01 Original BMW AGM-battery 80 AH 1 61217555719

you'd think so wouldn't you, unfortunately they list a 70 and an 80. I'm beginning to suspect that the 70 is for the four-cylinder cars and the 80 for the six cylinder cars. I've also just noticed, that the battery I was sold by Euro parts as being the correct one for my vehicle, has an interesting note in information about the battery on their website. It says this battery is normally recommended for smaller engined vehicles. Quite what they mean by a smaller engined vehicle I am unsure of. But mines got a six cylinder 2.8 and I don't think this qualifies as a smaller engine. So guys what do you reckon about that one? I'm just about to e-mail Euro parts and try to elicit a response from them, as I don't think their parts guy has a clue what he's talking about.

this is getting even more confusing, Europe parts seem to believe that is the correct spec battery for the car. But that is just the opinion of the guy on the parts desk-based what it says on his own website. In other words he doesn't know, so I rang BMW. My local dealer (helpful as ever) or should I say the guy on his parts desk, at first he said 70 A is fine, then he decided that as the car is a six cylinder and an automatic, don't ask me why. It may need a battery with 80 A. Basically I need to find out what the car came with from the factory. BMW can help me out with this as long as I'm willing to pay a pound a minute for their advice over the phone. Can anybody point me in the right direction of a website or something similar that may have this information on it, as I'm having trouble finding one. I repeat once again, no power is draining from the car anywhere, but once you've had a bit of cold weather, or the car has stood for more than one day it won't start. My instincts tell me the battery is too puny for the car, but hey what do I know I'm only a monkey!

70AH and CCA is 420/720 according to europarts website. i think its too girly for the job. will contact europarts and report in.

er dunno,will have a look at it and report back. I suspect the probs a weedy battery.

something is stirring in my undercrackers.

Hell your up late,Maf maybe?

I suspect Europarts might have sold me a battery that dosent match my car, its the second one in a few months.They keep going flat,despite me running the car some distance daily. Any one know if its a possibility that the battery they have given me is the wrong ampage or some thing like that and it cant handle the cars electrical needs? Strangely it is too small for the bay in the boot,the thing that should hold it in place does not come down far enough to hold it in place,is this a clue,ie i need a more manly battery? All help and comments welcome,thanks.