sadly I agree...that's what is in my 86 right now. No problems in the past year
OK it's Battery time
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Melting Slicks
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OK it's Battery time
96 vert (correct color - Red/Black) with the original battery. My vert is only driven once or twice a week (garage queen/weekend driver). I am getting tired of having to charge the battery all the time.
What do you all recommend for a new battery for a weekend driver?
Thanks
What do you all recommend for a new battery for a weekend driver?
Thanks
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I don't think you can go wrong with the properly sized DieHard. I would not use the AC/Delco, I get a new work truck every 4 years and our whole fleet equipped with them had the post corrode out. My 95 has a undersized battery I put in by mistake, but it never goes down, I sometimes don't start the car for 5 days, you might also have some sort of drain on it.
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by Impala Balko
Optima Yellow top 
However I keep a trickle charger on mine which is a regular Advance battery and no problems
Just make sure you get an automatic trickle charger
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Get a battery float charger. It'll keep your battery charged when you're not driving your car. I got mine at Harbor Freight Tools for under $15 bones....
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Melting Slicks
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From: Auburn MA
Originally Posted by Normseven
Thats what was in my 95 but died, what do then run $?
Tks.
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Tks.
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I'm running a Duralast (AutoZone) in all three of our cars. I paid $65 for it.
The last battery that came with the car when I bought it was a Wally-World special with a two-year warranty.
I got six years out of it before it went ****-up about one month ago.
The last battery that came with the car when I bought it was a Wally-World special with a two-year warranty.
I got six years out of it before it went ****-up about one month ago.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Cool review thanks!
I am dissapointed there is no optima though
Optima RedTop here. Couldn't be happier, that thing just won't die, and its the THIRD vehicle this batter has been moved to LOL (came out of an offroad truck, then something else before that).
Melting Slicks
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From: Auburn MA
Originally Posted by GIJoe
Cool review thanks!
I am dissapointed there is no optima though
Optima RedTop here. Couldn't be happier, that thing just won't die, and its the THIRD vehicle this batter has been moved to LOL (came out of an offroad truck, then something else before that).
I am dissapointed there is no optima though
Optima RedTop here. Couldn't be happier, that thing just won't die, and its the THIRD vehicle this batter has been moved to LOL (came out of an offroad truck, then something else before that).
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A battery is a battery. Two or three mfgs make them all.
They last about 5-7 years and die when your as far away from home as you can get in one day.
Im using 2 Interstates, 1 Bosch, and 1 Motorcraft.
They last about 5-7 years and die when your as far away from home as you can get in one day.
Im using 2 Interstates, 1 Bosch, and 1 Motorcraft.
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Wal Mart batteries seem to last a long time and at $59 dollars its a good deal. However I still have the original Motorcraft battery in my 1997 F-150 I am sure anyday it will crap out.
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Melting Slicks
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I'm very surprised that Sears' DieHard wasn't rated that high on this list. My DieHard Gold is 6 1/2 years old and going strong. I'm more surprised that the AC Delco is rated at the top. I had one and it wasn't that good.