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22nd December 2015, 09:38 | #1 |
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After being caught out the other day by a flat battery, stopping a friendly stranger in a new 1 series bm only to find his battery not present in the engine bay! I fancy treating myself to one of these http://www.sipuk.co.uk/sip-03981-pro...ower-pack.html like the idea of it being compact enough to fit in the glove box. Any one any thoughts on these type of gadgets and specifically this one? Cheers
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22nd December 2015, 10:26 | #2 |
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That's a lot of money for something you may only use once in a blue moon.
I'd just spend half of that and get a new battery which will be reliable. Saying that, I have one of the cheaper booster packs in the garage which was about £40 from ECP in a sale.
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22nd December 2015, 12:55 | #3 |
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I purchased one of these new fangled micro power booster packs from Amazon, which also includes a mini tyre compressor. Claims to be able to start a 3 litre diesel up to 12 times without a recharge. It was a mere £49.99 delivered and it does look very well made. I will keep it in the car in case of emergencies and it may help someone else out at some time as well, much safer than using jump leads. It will also charge your laptop, tablet or smartphone.
Here is the version without compressor. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ilpage_o02_s00 Last edited by vindaloo; 22nd December 2015 at 12:59.. |
22nd December 2015, 13:08 | #4 |
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Okay then what about this for £29.95, and jumps the power through the lighter socket? anybody got or used one?
http://www.theoriginalgift.co.uk/ogc...r-jump-starter |
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The battery being in the boot on BMW's (I've only experienced the new ones) is frickin awesome. Makes jumping someones car so much easier and safer as you only need pulling in front of the broken down vehicle. Very convenient.
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The one on my Mini is clipped to the air filter housing.
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My unit is virtually the same as the unit mentioned by the OP and is £100 less, not a lot more money than a hefty set of jump leads and much safer to use and you don't need another vehicle or battery to jump from, considering it also includes a tyre compressor, I think it well worth the money to carry with me in the car.
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Yes starts a cold diesel instantly, several times.
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