Hey guys, Alex here. I just wanted to get some of the tech's opinion on buying a new battery for my 1998 jaguar XJ8. So I've checked up on some prices for new batteries, and I have come to the choice of either buying the one directly from the dealer at just around $200 and turning in my core, or getting the one from interstate batteries direct for about $50 cheaper than dealer, give or take. What do you guys suggest? Go the dealer route, or the interstate route?

 

Jaguar used Interstate batteries as a replacement but I don't know if it still the practice. Here is an old TSB for sizes etc.

bob gauff

 

Interstate!!!!!

 

Thanks Bob for the usefull link. As I read up on the warranty information on the interstate battery site, it sounded alot like what they told me when I contacted the dealer. When I read through the PDF you posted, it also had the same warranty info. so I guess it sounds like they might be using the interstate battery as a replacement. SO it looks like I will be too!!

Also i wanted to know the specs on the battery that is supposed to be in my 1998 Jaguar XJ8; such as cold cranking amps, voltage, and such on and so forth. I just want to be sure that if i purchase it from an interstate dealer, that they don't try to sell me the wrong one, as i have read on here that 2 or 3 people have had that bad expierence of salesmen trying to sell a higher priced, and non vented battery that causes problems in their car.

thanks again for the help
Alex.

 

Thanks Hlgeorge, Looks like its the better brand.

 

Hi
Look at this thread in the XJ8 & XJR subforum titled "Can someone recommend a good place to buy a new battery online:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/j...-online-57818/

Go down to my post# 7 and post# 5.

Our 2001 XJ8 original Jaguar battery is still in our garage. I am going to try to restore it by the procedure of discharging/recharging a few times. It says Jaguar - Mfg by Varde (Johnson Controls) made in Germany.

I tried to locate a battery retailer for Varde here in the USA with no luck, only seems to be available in Europe (mostly in UK).

Jim Lombardi