Spanda
Free Member
After not being used for three weeks, and having left the alarm system on (we park on a CaSSOA Gold Site so the alarm isn’t needed when in storage) I came to start the motorhome and the battery was flat. Typically, there was no-one around to give me a jump start, so I called out the RAC. This was early November by the way.
They arrived quickly and started the engine in about 2 minutes flat, so perfect, job done. But then the big sales push started. The guy tried everything to get me to buy a new battery from them – at a cost of £180, £180 for God’s sake – even though the tests he ran showed that the battery was fine, just needed charging. “Best to be safe Sir. You don’t want to get stranded”
I couldn’t figure out what was going on. Their tests showed that the battery was in good condition (it is less than a year old) but still he pushed and pushed to flog me a battery I clearly didn’t need at a ridiculous price. Then it dawned on me – I’m a bit slow I know lol - he must be on commission !
Since then the motorhome has been parked on the storage site for up to a fortnight, and has always started at the first turn of the key. So maybe I didn’t need a £180 battery after all. I still can’t get over that, 180 quid for a battery !
They arrived quickly and started the engine in about 2 minutes flat, so perfect, job done. But then the big sales push started. The guy tried everything to get me to buy a new battery from them – at a cost of £180, £180 for God’s sake – even though the tests he ran showed that the battery was fine, just needed charging. “Best to be safe Sir. You don’t want to get stranded”
I couldn’t figure out what was going on. Their tests showed that the battery was in good condition (it is less than a year old) but still he pushed and pushed to flog me a battery I clearly didn’t need at a ridiculous price. Then it dawned on me – I’m a bit slow I know lol - he must be on commission !
Since then the motorhome has been parked on the storage site for up to a fortnight, and has always started at the first turn of the key. So maybe I didn’t need a £180 battery after all. I still can’t get over that, 180 quid for a battery !