New Battery

redwon · Post by **redwon** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:04 pm

Just a heads up for anyone in Auckland who may need a new battery.
My one died on me so I rang JWA in Gt North Rd and was quoted $213
which is the same as has been quote on this list before.I went
in later in the day and the parts guy asked if I had been quoted a price.
I said yes but he didn't ask me what price.I flashed my 2004 Club Card
and suddenly the price is $190.25 incl GST.He couldn't zap my credit card
fast
enought an I was out of there like a thief.Almost saved my club membership in
one purchase.

Steve Easdon
Production Planning
Amcor Cartons Australasia
12-14 Lockhart Place
Mt Wellington
Auckland NZ
Ph: 64 09 9793833

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peter · Post by **peter** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:14 pm

Steve : did you manage to keep your old battery or trade it in? The reason I
ask is because I almost bought a new one when mine died, but hooking it up
to a trickle charger revived it

Peter

DRGN1

Post by **zorruno** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:30 am

Just a heads up for anyone in Auckland who may need a new battery.
My one died on me so I rang JWA in Gt North Rd and was quoted $213
which is the same as has been quote on this list before.I went
in later in the day and the parts guy asked if I had been quoted a price.
I said yes but he didn't ask me what price.I flashed my 2004 Club Card
and suddenly the price is $190.25 incl GST.He couldn't zap my credit card
fast enought an I was out of there like a thief.Almost saved my club

membership

in one purchase.

Actually, it should have possibly been cheaper than that if that quoted
price was retail - JAM promise us 15% off retail which is more like $30 off.
Refer the pullout page in Top Down mag.

But... it's not worth joining the club, it is a micky mouse show. They just
suck in the brass and after about a month won't even show the courtesy of
acknowledging your application.

zorruno

Craig Jones · Post by **Craig Jones** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:55 am

Sorry zorruno, not my experience with the club.
For starters, where do you think this forum comes
from?
Craig

--- zorruno <admin@mx5forum.co.nz> wrote: > > Just a
heads up for anyone in Auckland who may
[...]

But... it's not worth joining the club, it is a
micky mouse show. They just
suck in the brass and after about a month won't even
show the courtesy of
acknowledging your application.

zorruno

=====
Slydn4 Gezuz

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:03 am

I think it's well worth the money to join the club. The money is well spent
as far as I am concerned if all it does is keep this forum and the web site
running, plus the Top Down magazine! How else would we easily find out about
the various events around the country and get the opportunity to
participate? Now, if only the club could arrange a special rate for members
to cross the Cook Strait to participate in some of those interesting Noth
Island events!

Grant in Blenheim.

Lyndon Pope · Post by **Lyndon Pope** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 9:10 am

Isn't $213 for an Mx5 battery a little excessive?? I paid $140 recently for
a large one for my 5 litre Jag and about the same for my 4WD Pajero diesel.
Is there something special about MX5 batteries?

Simon Lord · Post by **Simon Lord** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:32 pm

Yes there is. My understanding is that becuse they are mounted in the boot,
which is a sealed area, for safety reasons they need a breather pipe. Any
old battery will not do, and I suspect that if you had a problem with a
non-vented battery installed then your insurance company would wriggle like
mad.

Simon

Lou Girardin · Post by **Lou Girardin** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:05 pm

Not quite right, the reason for gel cell batteries is that the boot is not
sealed from the passenger compartment. The last thing you need is acid from
a ruptured bateryy down your neck.
Lou

Simon Lord · Post by **Simon Lord** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:13 pm

Thanks, Lou - I knew somebody would know better!

Simon

Post by **zorruno** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:11 pm

But... it's not worth joining the club, it is a
micky mouse show. They just
suck in the brass and after about a month won't even
show the courtesy of
acknowledging your application.

Sorry zorruno, not my experience with the club.
For starters, where do you think this forum comes
from?

Sorry - I forget there are a number of people on this list that don't know
me. That last comment was cynical... Maybe I should have suffixed it with a
:~|

Some of you may notice that this is my first post since a certain email was
received on this list on the 11th Feb.

I've spent the last 4+ years of my life helping try to make the club what it
is today - and it really gets me angry when people for some reason think
this club is some profit making business. I'm was not the only one upset by
that email. All the people who run this club are volunteers & do their very
best to keep everyone, anywhere in New Zealand that has an interest in MX5s,
happy.

Yes, I know where this discussion list comes from. I created it in 1999 and
have maintained it since. And yes, the space to host it comes out of MX5
Club of NZ fees & sponsorship.

And just for information, re that previous email - a membership pack was
sent by the membership person less than one week after receiving the
application form. And regarding confusion over Christchurch membership, it
has happened once before that we know of, and we gladly gave that person a
refund of their $40.

Phew. I feel better now - back to discussing MX5s.

Regards
zorruno
Vice President & E-Administrator, Mickey Mouse Club, NZ

Lyndon Pope · Post by **Lyndon Pope** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:06 am

Oops, didn't realise the Roadster battery was in the boot - haven't really
had any reason to look for it yet. However, the battery in my Jag is also in
the boot and sealed with a breather pipe through the floor. I read somewhere
that this was to prevent charging fumes from rusting out the rear end of the
car over time. In any case the larger sealed battery only cost me $140 from
an Auto Electrician, and the Pajero battery is a big diesel cranker (though
not sealed), and it was the same price. So $213 for a smaller battery for
the MX5 seems expensive??
Lyndon.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:21 am

I bought a dry cell battery for this and for the fact that a large
stereo can drain a normal battery quite fast and the dry cell one I got
doesn't have a memory so you can run it flat and top it back up again
without reducing it's life span quite as drastically as a normal
battery.

Scott.

Matt & Sarah Avery · Post by **Matt & Sarah Avery** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 7:07 pm

Don't worry zorruno. The majority of us are well aware of all the great
work you (as well as many others) do and are very appreciative. This is
a great list and the clubs website is the best club site I've seen. I
hope you can continue to find the spare time to keep these going as the
club would be all the poorer without your input.

Thanks
M@

Colin Francis · Post by **Colin Francis** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 8:48 pm

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:07:36 +1300, you wrote:

Don't worry zorruno. The majority of us are well aware of all the great
work you (as well as many others) do and are very appreciative. This is
a great list and the clubs website is the best club site I've seen. I
hope you can continue to find the spare time to keep these going as the
club would be all the poorer without your input.

Thanks
M@

When is the next Top Down Mag out ?
Feb 2003, April 2003 then ???

Colin Francis
Krenford Holdings Ltd
P.O. Box 18547
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph (64) 3 3387-450 or (64) 0 274 321-737

www.westmorland.co.nz

EricW · Post by **EricW** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 8:53 pm

Hear hear!!!

Eric

EricW · Post by **EricW** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 9:02 pm

Hi Lyndon,
The MX5 Battery is a special Acid Gel type, for a number of good reasons.
Rather than canvas them "ad nauseum", you can read the previous discussion
in the back files on the club site. The previous correspondence was dated
10th to 12th November last year.

Hope this helps

Eric

MX5PWR · Post by **MX5PWR** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:07 am

Hi Colin, currently working on the next mag that will be out beginning of
April, then the next one beginning June.

Nigel

MX5PWR · Post by **MX5PWR** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:17 am

Hi again Colin, I assume you meant 2004 not 2003 as there have been issues
each two months since April 2003.

Nigel

Colin Francis · Post by **Colin Francis** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:00 am

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 07:17:19 +1300, you wrote:

Hi again Colin, I assume you meant 2004 not 2003 as there have been issues
each two months since April 2003.

Nope . 2003
I was just going by the number on the Club web page Nigel . Obviously not all
get onto the web page . Last 2 shown there are Feb and April 2003 which led me
to think that April 2003 was the last issue.

[...]

redwon · Post by **redwon** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:24 am

They're actually called "Glass Mat Aborbtion" .There is a good article on
www.miata.net in the garage section
about how they were developed an why they are used in the MX5.The battery in
my car, which I believe was the
original was 11 years old.I dont think any standard lead acid battery would
last that long so the price is relative.
The price I was quoted over the phone ($213) was with the club discount( he
called it the trade price) so when it
was cheaper I was happy. I did look at trying to recharge the old one but
the cheapest trickle charger I could find
at both Super Cheap & Repco was about $98.There are plenty of cheaper ones
around but they usually charge at
4 or 5 amps and these batteries dont respond to that sort of treatment.
With no guarantee that would work on an old battery I decided to
get a new one.

Steve Easdon
Production Planning
Amcor Cartons Australasia
12-14 Lockhart Place
Mt Wellington
Auckland NZ
Ph: 64 09 9793833

MX5PWR · Post by **MX5PWR** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:36 pm

Each new addition is posted to current financial members. The previous
editions are placed on the site as time and space allows.

Nigel

Colin Francis · Post by **Colin Francis** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:39 pm

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:36:30 +1300, you wrote:

Each new addition is posted to current financial members. The previous
editions are placed on the site as time and space allows.

Nigel

THanks Nigel. i have only been a member since Feb 2004 . Is there somewhere i
can order copies of editions after April 2003 ? (don't mind paying a charge
for that of course)

Colin Francis
Krenford Holdings Ltd
P.O. Box 18547
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph (64) 3 3387-450 or (64) 0 274 321-737

www.westmorland.co.nz

MX5PWR · Post by **MX5PWR** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:40 pm

Colin. I have forwarded to Willie (President) to see if he has any back
issues.

Regards Nigel

Colin Francis · Post by **Colin Francis** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:23 pm

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:40:48 +1300, you wrote:

Colin. I have forwarded to Willie (President) to see if he has any back
issues.

Regards Nigel

THanks very much . Appreciated .

Colin Francis
Krenford Holdings Ltd
P.O. Box 18547
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph (64) 3 3387-450 or (64) 0 274 321-737

www.westmorland.co.nz

Lyndon Pope · Post by **Lyndon Pope** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:37 am

Many thanks Eric, Ill have a look.
Lyndon.

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