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I have heard of Yuasa, but not seen any reviews. My local Auto accessory shop owner will fit your battery at no cost plus any other items --- widscreen wipers etc. Very handy. Peter

Check the simple things first..........without wanting to sound too obvious, you were looking at changing a headlight bulb..............did you leave the lights on when you left the car, or maybe a door slightly ajar. Can't think that if you have had no warning signs, the battery would go completely flat just like that. Our experience shows that if the battery has gone completely flat, then a slave battery won't start your S, the battery will need to be charged first. Needless to say, don't have the slave car running when you jump start, and make sure the two cars aren't touching. Might be stating obvious, but often the simple things are the answer. Or as the meerkats would say "Seemples". Good luck

not wanting to put a spanner in the works but.... it still may be worth getting it jump started, by the nice man from the AA, so he can also check the alternator is delivering a good charge rate, although everything and consensus of opinion does seem to point to the battery My battery is a Bosch

If you're going to change the battery yourself be aware (if you're not already) the support bracket can be a pain to loosen as the bolt goes through the floor and rusts from the underside. I changed mine a few weeks back and took me a good 30 minutes to loosen the bolt. Don't force the bolt out as that can destroy the threads that hold it onto the floor. I did mine 1/8 at a time to loosen the rust and applied a lot of wd40. wirebrushed the underside thread also. AA might just use brute force and damage it.

Hi. I agree with last comment. Unusual to find the battery that dead. AA won't diagnose the problem. Based on my experience of a similar problem: - Get your local garage to test the battery. This shouldn't cost anything. - If the battery is good, you'll need a specialist electrician to test the car.

There are plenty of good battery around. Bosch is well recommended. My local Auto Accessory shop got me the correct battery for the car within an hour. The brand I have is a Platinum which also gets some very good reports. Regards, Peter.

If a battery is getting old, and the battery on the s type last 5 years or so, it dies, and that's it. My last battery was 4 years and 11 months old when it stopped holding a charge. Peter.

i was thinking the same, either the battery has decided to pop its clogs, or there is a short circuit somewhere, did you get around to changing your bulb?

Hi Mark Sounds like a dead battery to me? do you have access to a set of jump leads? if so, you could connect to your battery, from a good battery, and then see if you get your dash lights back... Just a thought Regards Steve

On the day I took it in I only had around 4-5 inches of cleared screen on the drivers side, nothing cleared on the rest at all. Now it all clears a treat, to be honest I don't think it worked from the day I had it but I never noticed as it was the late summer when I bought it. Best of luck with sorting out the issues with your car.