Mercedes owner 'horrified' new battery will cost him £15,000 - more than the car is worth

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Mercedes fan, he was convinced he was doing the right thing by choosing a more environmentally-friendly car.At the time of purchase, the car had done 49,000 miles and worked a treat until this year, he told LeicestershireLive.He says he got the car checked by Mercedes Benz and was told that the battery had come to the end of its life after just eight years of motoring.The car owner claims he was quoted £15,000 for a battery replacement – excluding labour costs which Ranjit learned would be in the region of £200 an hour.He explained: "I have always been a Mercedes customer and loved the cars they produce and we bought the car for its reliability."I'm horrified by what has happened.

I feel I now have just two options – scrap the eight-year-old car or spend more than it is worth."We checked on Auto Trader and it says the car value now stands at just £12,850."Ranjit claimed that he went to see a hybrid specialist who advised him there was nothing else he could do and that there was no cheaper repair available.His daughter, Ramnik Kaur, 36, works in the motoring industry herself.She said: "Dad is very disappointed, stressed and doesn't know what to do with the car.