Hi,

I would appreciate advice on getting the right battery for my 2007 Civic.

The old Exide EB740 that came with the car just died and I am looking for a replacement. Not being a car person I have some newbie questions:

Is it safe to replace the current battery (067SE EXIDE EXCELL CAR BATTERY EB740 (EX18); 74 Ah 680 CCA) with one of a higher rating (but same size, type 096)
I was looking at one of those

S4 008 BOSCH CAR BATTERY 12V 74AH TYPE 096 S4008

or

S5 008 BOSCH CAR BATTERY 12V 77AH TYPE 096 S5008

The car is not being driven very often (usually once a week) and mostly for short distances so I was wondering if it would be safe to replace the current battery with AGM type as they seem to have higher resistance to deep cycling and can support more accessories (I usually have sat-nav, stereo and air-con/heating on when driving + lights at this time of year). The AGM battery I was thinking of is

S5 A08 BOSCH AGM CAR BATTERY 12V 70AH TYPE 096 S5A08

Please let me know if any of the above choices are correct or if there is a better battery model I could use. Many thanks for your help!

 

If you're worried about it draining, put a battery tender on it. No matter what battery you go with, if you let it run down from lack of use, it will go bad faster. And unless you're running an aftermarket stereo with a gigantic amp, it would be difficult to draw more power than your alternator provides.

I've never bothered with an AGM battery, but use of battery tenders has kept seldom used vehicles running for years in my garage.