Centra Futura 53Ah vs Centra Plus 54Ah: Choosing the Right Battery for Opel Astra II 1.8 115KM

We used the Astra H 1.7 CDTI Centra Plus 72Ah in our company car for 7 years. This year it is the end of the battery.

And once, from new and without replacement, the battery lasted 14 years in the Opel Astra. The car ran in the same city and in bigger traffic jams than today, because mainly in the city center (now I drive mainly by the beltway).
Well ... everywhere, business and accounting counts and counts, and assemblies are made with a specified lifetime.
My battery has just died, and how else, after about 5 years.
It is a pity that there are no longer-lasting batteries, I will gladly pay extra

I switched to ZAP and I can recommend it

autopirat wrote:

It is a pity that there are no longer-lasting batteries, I will gladly pay extra

Apparently, some Moll models are still produced using the old cast grille technology. The price is several times higher than modern ones. In addition, Ukrainian "Amega 7" produced in cooperation with the Moll company.

Gentlemen, I have a question. I have a center battery plus a CB 620. What is the actual battery? Serviceable or maintenance-free? I want to recharge it because I left the car at the traffic lights and I don't know if you need to open this cover from the top or not.

When he is 2 years old or less, he probably still has enough electrolyte, so you can risk letting go of opening the cells.
If it is older, it is worth removing the lid and checking the level, especially if it is no longer guaranteed. It will not hurt to check, and if the battery has been overloaded in the previous operation, it may need to be refilled with water. In Plus Centers, it was usually possible to remove the lid integrated with the plugs, but if you do not check if this is also the case.

Aku is 8 months old So far, it works elegantly. I did it only once, leaving the car at the traffic lights, then I loaded it in the garage and so I thought that maybe it can be handled somehow ...

Hello. Futura 72ah 720A centers have withstood me for over 6 years

That's nice. I wonder how much mine can take. I hope that I will write about it here in at least 5 years

my standard centers lasted less than 6 years

I have a fur, I installed it in February 2010, it is still trouble-free, 1.6v16 engine. I drive a little, I stand more, I have never had a load!

That's cool. May she also "live" with me as long as possible.

Shant1 wrote:

Hello,
On some forum I found information:

"do you drive little or a lot?
a) little is futura centers - Futura 53Ah battery
b) there are many plus centers - the Accumulator Centra Plus 54Ah "

And I wanted to buy a fur, but in the store, the guy looking at my opel astra II 1.8 115KM said that for such a car there will be better centers, plus if I do not drive a lot because fur is rather for newer cars, it needs more charging current or something like that, and what is yours opinion?

Syf the battery. I bought it earlier because I had a bosh that worked for 7 years. But we support Polish. Unfortunately, the battery does not run a bit colder anymore, sometimes it did not need any special cooling down. After some time, it cannot even be recharged. Going with the complaint of this shit, it turns out that the warranty states that the battery has no voltage, the complaint will not be accepted. The only reason for the complaint is that the battery cannot be charged and it is obvious that there is no electricity. So the guarantee is a fake, knowing that muck so they wrote it down in order not to recognize the guarantee for their crap. Charging in the car works perfectly, with the rest I dumped the scrap metal and bought a Bosch, it works fine for a long time in the same as the muck from the center, it did not last half a year. So another man can do it, and they always have some but, because the car can be unloaded when stationary, maybe the computer in the car is downloading something. But since someone getting out of the car has to remove the battery, it's a mockery. Worse, when there is frost, take the battery to bed. Producers from Centa should know what the weather conditions are in the winter, and know what cars they are, now have computers, etc. ... which also take a small amount of electricity when stationary and produce such a battery that they can do, especially since other manufacturers from outside the country are coping. I stated, because of a great outburst of patriotism, that I do not want to deal with this muck, I dumped the muck, I did not think about a guarantee. I bought it abroad, and I advise against it, if they do not know how to produce, let them fall to a German for asparagus, and he will earn by selling me the battery.

What color acu century battery is worth nothing to sell. When buying, look at the provisions in the warranty, they speak for themselves. There is a warranty, but what can only go wrong is a thin print, the complaint is not accepted. So the guarantee is a mockery, they know it's a shit, it won't stand up in our climate. If the car is not in the garage and there is frost, you can forget about driving in the morning. Running, charging, combinations, after a few such accidents, the current does not hold, the voltage drops, it cannot be charged, the problem is not subject to complaint, the warranty record, the voltage of the damaged battery is too low. Under no circumstances should you test this something, because it's just a nerve damage. Running through the courts is also a waste of time. No money saving, because the price compared to brand-name batteries of the same class is even higher. But those are at least 5 years, not half a year, and if they fall within the warranty period, there is no problem with claiming your rights. It is a pity that the Centers have customers somewhere, and similarly their vendors smile when advertising this junk, but then scoff in the eyes, because you should read the contract when buying. When buying, we are guided by the better earning of our people in the country, then we can rather spit in the beard for it, as they will treat us like suckers when we make a complaint. They also say that they give us grace, that they talk to us at all. Better to buy a foreign Bosch, etc ... let Germany earn, or someone else who respects his customers, even if he hits a defective art, which sometimes happens. And those gentlemen who trick us into such things will have to use their cunning with a German on asparagus. What I wish them very much, because by selling this crap they are as responsible for it as the producer of what encourages them to cheat their customers, because rather scammers from centers that commission such sales, always a few stupid will find at least once in their life and will give them the last one to earn.

The service battery or no water should be poured into it from time to time, as there were plugs outside, it was natural to look at it sometimes and then add some flapjacks and no one looks inside.

Centra plus 74A in Citroën, 10 years. He died a few days ago.

In the family - golf vi 2.0 tdi for 5 years Futura 64 Ah, which is kind of a bit too small and I can do it, so in my opinion it also depends on the copy, it is worth taking a look at the production date.
I wonder if he can do it in winter.

jerzyf wrote:

I have a fur, I installed it in February 2010, it has been trouble-free until today, the 1.6v16 engine. I drive a little, I stand more, I have never had a charge!

This year, a few months ago, after 12 years, she gave up, which I regret to report!

For me the Exide Excell EB500 is dying after 7 years of use. The car has never been parked in a garage.

It is a pity that only sellers this battery only works. Unfortunately, the battery is rubbish. Doesn't last a year. Complaints about mockery will always get out of hand. The battery was dead after winter. Seller's recommendation to remove even when going to the store, wear in a warm, sleep, keep under a duvet, otherwise 0V will die, Auto user fault is ok, replaced with another brand 0 problems it has survived for 10 years despite the fact that the centers died at the first frost, and only a problem with complaints until it was time to let go and buy a real third-party battery. Unfortunately, also not recommended by repair shops. The car and the climatic conditions on earth where this muck could work has not been created yet. So saying it has survived for 10 years rather paid advertising, nothing more.

I've had Centra plus for 7 years and it's still ok. I top it up twice a year, in November and March. So I recommend it.

My centa plus is currently 4 years and 8 months old and today it turned slower. I will have to recharge it because the last time I saw the charger was in March. And generally I keep the rule that I top it up twice a year.
If anything works, maybe we will survive this winter. In March, Aku will be 5 years old....