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25% off Repco Batteries: Q85 EFB Start Stop Battery $205.50 ($0 C&C) @ Repco

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25% off Repco Batteries: Q85 EFB Start Stop Battery $205.50 ($0 C&C) @ Repco
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tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 11:40 repco.com.au (599 clicks)
Last edited 30/05/2021 - 11:56 by 1 other user

Have been waiting for the Repco Q85 battery to be discounted as the battery of my Mazda 3 2014 BM SkyActiv has been showing signs of aging (warning lights are coming up). Can finally swap it out and have peace of mind when I drive!

These don't get discounted very often, normally $274. Even my mechanic says it's a good price, they sell ACDelcos and are not able to match.

The Century equivalent at Supercheap is $274.99

25% off all Repco batteries. Sale ends today, so get your order in!

Don't forget 2% cashback from Cashrewards. AUD 4.11 for the Q85.

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  • TwentyTwoCarats on 30/05/2021 - 11:45

    Which mazda you got?

    • tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 11:46

      Mazda 3 2014

      • Turd on 30/05/2021 - 11:52

        BM?

        • tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 11:54

          Yup, BM.

          • Turd on 30/05/2021 - 11:55
            +2

            @tatasauce: The repco battery does it say where it is made in?

            • tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 11:59

              @Turd: I haven't picked it up yet from the store yet unfortunately due to the lockdown in VIC.

              • Turd on 30/05/2021 - 12:01
                +1

                @tatasauce: Ah ok, be interested to know where it is made from, once you get it.

                Stay safe in VICTORIA!

                • tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 12:13
                  +1

                  @Turd: Doesn't help answer the question of where they are made, but they are designed and supplied by Century Yuasa who make Century Batteries. The Repco and Century Q85s look identical from photos.

                  • Turd on 30/05/2021 - 12:25

                    @tatasauce: Yeah if it says Made in Australia or Made in Japan or Made in China

                    Maybe it wont say?

                    I got one of the Q100 Panasonic batteries - These are purely Made in Japan.

                    Just curious

                  • hollykryten on 30/05/2021 - 12:49
                    +1

                    @tatasauce: Century car batteries are made in Australia. Therefore these Repco car batteries (being rebranded Century car batteries) are made in the same Australian Century factory.

            • Paranoid Perry on 30/05/2021 - 13:39
              +1

              @Turd: From memory, the Q85 may be made in Korea.

              • hollykryten on 30/05/2021 - 13:40

                @Paranoid Perry: Nah i'm quite sure that it's made in Australia.

                You might of had a different battery. Different car battery manufacturers make Q85 batteries.

              • blokes on 30/05/2021 - 20:44

                @Paranoid Perry: Correct. Majority are Australian, but there are a few exceptions between Korea, Japan and Indonesia.

      • TwentyTwoCarats on 30/05/2021 - 14:38

        Would my Mazda 6 2016 Sport GL have the same issue soon?

        • The Magic Pudding on 30/05/2021 - 17:21

          Maybe not, my 2014 mazda 3 has only started displaying the warning light in recent months. The start stop system took last winter off and then came to life again for summer. Such an annoying feature, get in your car on a hot day, go 50 metres, stop at lights and car and air conditioner is turned off with windows up.

          • tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 17:29
            +1

            @The Magic Pudding: I did the business card trick to turn off i-stop every time the car starts. Just use something to wedge the button in the pushed down position permanently.

            • TwentyTwoCarats on 30/05/2021 - 17:36

              @tatasauce: I really wanna find some way to permanently have istop turned off. Is this type of wedging method safe? Like continuously having it pushed… or is it safe

              • tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 18:06

                @TwentyTwoCarats: Pretty safe I reckon. Must be something in the circuit that detects the short when the car is started, and doesn't detect it again until the button is released and pressed again, or when the car is restarted.

                There's another method where you physically disable a sensor in the bonnet near the latch, but the card method was easier for me.

                The safest method is to hold down the button every time you start the car, and after 21 days hopefully you form a habit and it becomes second nature!

                • The Magic Pudding on 30/05/2021 - 18:15

                  @tatasauce: "The safest method is to hold down the button every time you start the car"
                  Except sometimes you don't get the green light straight away so you can't turn it off.
                  It isn't in the most accessible position when you're driving either.

        • tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 17:24

          My warning lights started after I drove it very little during the first covid lockdown. It goes away if I charge it with a charger but eventually comes back on if I don't drive a considerable distance every day.

          But I reckon 7 years for mine is a long time for a start stop car battery. If there are no issues with yours then perhaps wait for the next sale? Can't say when that will be though. Last sale was in Nov 2020.

  • edBARGAIN on 30/05/2021 - 13:20

    Good price, bought same battery for same car. Had no issues with start stop function on these batteries. Been 1 year

  • hollykryten on 30/05/2021 - 13:45
    +2

    It's a rebrand of this Yuasa car battery. And this is definitely Australian made. So yeah i was right it's aussie made.

    https://www.yuasabatteries.com.au/resources/battery-finder/p…

    • blokes on 30/05/2021 - 20:41

      From someone in the industry, this particular battery is Korean made by Se Bang Batteries.
      Also the Repco/Century/Yuasa are all the same battery from CYB just stickered to the retailers request.

  • booga-b on 30/05/2021 - 14:38

    I bought the Q85 a month ago and it's definitely Made In Korea.

  • stevea on 30/05/2021 - 17:38

    Can I install this battery in a normal car. i.e in a Toyota Aurion?

    • The Magic Pudding on 30/05/2021 - 18:18

      It might be bigger than some

      Length 171mm
      Width 230mm
      Height 222mm

  • goinspired on 30/05/2021 - 22:13

    VW Tiguan 2016, which type suit it

    • tatasauce on 30/05/2021 - 22:26

      You can select the car that you have on the site, top right hand corner if on mobile browser.

      Once selected, going to the list of batteries should show you which one fits.

  • tatasauce on 04/06/2021 - 09:37
    +2

    Those who didn't get the one from Repco, it's on sale at Supercheap now at $192.49!

    https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/century-century-iss-acti…

    Given I haven't picked mine up from Repco, I'm cancelling it and ordering from Supercheap.

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