Just abit of advice if anyone thinks their battery might be on its way out in the near future then its worth having the battery cover from RAC for about £20 plus the standard breakdown cover cost. I have had mine for about 4 months and my battery started playing up last week, they advised a 24hr recharge which i did but today the car wouldnt start again so i called them out and they agreed to replace it with a new one at their cost of £279.99. I think this extra cover is a no brainer compared to the cost of a new battery.

Just a word of warning though if your battery fails on you at home and you dont have home start then the battery cover doesnt cover you unless you're 1/4 mile away from home which i think is abit of get out clause as most batterys will fail at home on a morning when you try and start the car, So make sure if you do have battery problems you are 1/4 mile from home when you call them or you have home start on your policy as i did.

Im not sure of the model of your Sport, But it's not really a bargain though if you have to buy the cover, (mine is free with the bank. AA though) as a Varta battery ( original fitment ) can be got for less than £75 delivered.
Where they get the £279 from is a mystery 07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

I have a reciept for the guarantee, They get their batterys from eurocarparts and its a bosch s5 AMG battery. I did call dealers up and a new one from them was £250 but RAC have to use eurocarparts because they dont have an account with the dealers.

If you have a power socket near the car, 3 years x £20 will get you a CTEK 5 charger.

Much better idea to maintain battery life

I have just purchased a ctek charger Andy to keep this new battery topped up and one of those tow electrics connector to fit the ctek.

I have had the battery cover for 4 months so its only cost me £7 and Now i have 4 years warranty with the new battery im thinking of cancelling the battery replace cover now as i dont need it. My advice with the battery replace cover was if someone thinks their battery is due out then its worth the extra £1.66 a month on top of your breakdown cover if you're with RAC.

shakeapaw wrote:

Im not sure of the model of your Sport, But it's not really a bargain though if you have to buy the cover, (mine is free with the bank. AA though) as a Varta battery ( original fitment ) can be got for less than £75 delivered.
Where they get the £279 from is a mystery

Yeah the bank packaged ones tend to be the basic package.

But at least they answered the phone to you and didn't give you a special number to call which they ignore