I sucessfully managed to change the battery in my Mini today, all on my own.
I had offers from kind and well meaning men to come over and do it for me. I told them that I'm a competent, independent woman, and I was sure I could do it, thanks very much.
If you catch me making proclamations like that in the future, please tell me not to be such a twat. An hour and a half of my life I will never get back. And those things are feckin' HEAVY!!

@Jaimieserotica Well done! I have changed the car battery by myself as well and it's not hard per se, depending how well it can be reached, but fucking heavy they are!

EDIT: "It's not hard" meaning to encourage others to do it, not to belittle the achievement!!!

@AimeeMaroux Thank you!
Yeah, the hard bit was getting at the battery to remove it! It's all boxed in at the back of the engine bay and you have to remove all these bits and pieces just to get at it. Total pain.
Feeling quite empowered now though and lugging the battery about was a workout all on it's own!