[Leica] Re: Bosch reliability

[gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo)]

The battery in my M5 (BMW, not Leica) resides in the trunk.

 

This is an old drag racer's trick.

 

Greg Lorenzo

Calgary, Canada
 
> From: jhnichols@lighttube.net
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bosch reliability
> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:46:24 -0600
> 
> Larry,
> 
> I have no complaints about Bosch parts because of too little exposure on 
> my 
> part. However, your post brought to mind the thing that I found most 
> unusual about the 2007 Volvo V70 that we bought. Its battery is below the 
> floor of the cargo compartment at the rear of the wagon. I assumed it was 
> brought about by one or more of the following:
> Weight distribution
> No room under the hood (bonnet)
> Getting it away from the high temperature under the hood (bonnet)
> 
> Has anyone encountered this type of installation recently?
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Cc: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:50 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Bosch reliability
> 
> 
> >
> > On Feb 22, 2009, at 5:49 PM, Jerry wrote:
> >
> >> I didn't know what a reliable electrical system was until I bought an
> >> Alfa Romeo Veloce, with
> >> an all Bosch system. Then Porsches for the next 45 years, All Bosch,
> >> all good.
> >
> > Reasonable men may disagree about everything but Leicas. I owned a 1959 
> > Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce coupe with a body by Bertone. To my mind one of 
> > the most beautiful automobiles ever made. The engine was powerful, fed 
> > by 
> > twin Weber 40 DCOE carbs, and the brakes were magnificent pieces of 
> > sculptured aluminum. But the Bosch electronics sucked. The starter was 
> > obviously designed for Italian warmth. In snowy New England it was 
> > necessary to park going downhill if you wanted to start in the morning.. 
> > The undersized battery was in the trunk and transferred its weak current 
> > to the engine electrics via a 10 foot long cable. A beautiful car, yes, 
> > but definitely for the tropics.
> >
> > The Alfa owners newsletter published a cross listing of Delco and AC 
> > parts which would fit the Alfa. Nothing to replace the starter though. 
> > Still, I loved that car. One of the best road cars I ever owned.
> >
> > Larry Z
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> 
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