Just following up on this what type and size battery do people recommend for a late D2 S8? And where from (e.g. a chain or online)?
I think mine ought to be replaced (preventively). The one installed at the moment is a Unipart one, so obviously a replacement anyway, with a 4 year warranty label but I've had the car over 4 years (and no receipt). 
When I picked the car up it had a flat battery (jump started OK) despite having had a test drive a couple of days earlier so I always expected to replace it, but it's never let me down in over 4 years!
All my messing about testing the digital TV tuner has run it down again. A quick 30-minutes on a charger got it started so not dead. But I left it charging overnight (admittedly not a huge throughput charger - max 8A) and the "health indicators" on both the battery itself and charger unit still show it's not fully charged. Shows over 13V though after disconnecting the charger.
I don't think swapping it over will be a problem; I did it on my old S8 easily enough and it all looks the same.
(Edit, looks like it need a generic type 019, such as Bosch S4 013 or S5 013. Halfords sell Yuasa I think.)
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 1st May 2017 at 09:27 AM.
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