Yes I agree with you. My recent experience with a cheaper battery didn’t go too well. I bought a cheaper car battery because my regular shop had no stock of a reputable battery then and offered me a cheaper brand. According to my mechanic my car climate control software glitches could have been caused by the battery. He told me don’t get such unfamiliar brand battery. Oh well lesson learned. I also learned after having the car for over 12 years my car aircond has software to manage the climate control. I’m now using FIAM battery. So far so good with the new battery and software reinstalled. He assured its a very good battery. He also gave me a volt meter to monitor the battery condition. Will give you feedback.

This post has been edited by HippyTony: Oct 14 2019, 07:27 PM

My mechanic also told me not to get Varta battery as it’s no longer made in Germany. He used to stock them but not now.

I forgot to mention when I wrote about my climate control software glitches why it is important to have a good battery with stable voltage.

During the update/reinstall the software my mechanic connected my car battery to a external battery (like a large suitcase) to maintain the voltage at 13.8+ as the car engine was switched off. This is to ensure the software is not corrupted during the process of updating. Newer cars nowadays have too many electronics + softwares, stability of the car battery voltage is important.