[Mgs] Price Of Two 6 Volt Batteries

[Oliver]

most people that i know buy a single 12 volt.  is there a reason you wanted 
to stay with the old ones?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <palte at gmx.net>
To: <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:17 AM
Subject: [Mgs] Price Of Two 6 Volt Batteries


> Hello fellow listers,
>
> I was shocked to find that the cost of two 6V batteries is pretty steep.
> Last year, I bought two of them for an already hefty EUR 135,-- (USD 175).
>
> Unfortunately, I had to replace them again, as I did not use the car
> very often during the last year (that's an understatement) and I was 
> stupid enough to forget to recharge them in time.
>
> Today, I was charged EUR 250,-- (USD 310) for two of them
> (in both cases including tax at 19%).
>
> The argument was that they are difficult nowadays to obtain and
> that the cost of lead has gone up dramatically.
>
> Have I been ripped off?
>
> Bert
> Holland, Europe
> 1970 MGB
> --