Question: Favorite Battery <$100
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Drifting
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From: Tracy CA
Question: Favorite Battery <$100
The title says it all. Looks like mine gave up the ghost. I'm almost all stock - want something that fits well, lasts a long time and delivers the goods.
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Duralast Gold from Autozone, 720 cca, 8 year warranty- $69.99 + refundable $8.00 core charge.
I just bought one last week and the case looked exactly like the Sears Diehard case except the top was yellow. I usually buy Sears Diehard batteries but, decided to get the Duralast because Sears automotive is always busy and I didn't feel like waiting.
The Duralast Gold replaced an 8 month old AC Delco because of a leaking positive battery terminal.
I just bought one last week and the case looked exactly like the Sears Diehard case except the top was yellow. I usually buy Sears Diehard batteries but, decided to get the Duralast because Sears automotive is always busy and I didn't feel like waiting.
The Duralast Gold replaced an 8 month old AC Delco because of a leaking positive battery terminal.
Last edited by GKK; Oct 25, 2004 at 10:46 PM.
Melting Slicks
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I make all of those for a living, and i can tell you they are all the same, except the sears gold, which has a heavier strap in the case connecting the groups. The only difference, in the rest is just the case. Randy
Last edited by randy814u; Oct 27, 2004 at 01:41 PM.
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I put a WalMart cheapo in my race car trailer. After fully charging it with a good battery charger, it lasted one week ( dropped to 9.5 volts).
Took it back, got another new one, put it in the Silverado to drive around for a week and charge it. Put it back in the trailer and it dropped to 10 volts in a week and a half. It wasn't hooked up so it couldn't drain. Took it back to Wallymart, got another one. This on holds a charge for 2 weeks before dropping to 10.5 volts.
Wouldn't put one of these in my Corvettes.
Took it back, got another new one, put it in the Silverado to drive around for a week and charge it. Put it back in the trailer and it dropped to 10 volts in a week and a half. It wasn't hooked up so it couldn't drain. Took it back to Wallymart, got another one. This on holds a charge for 2 weeks before dropping to 10.5 volts.
Wouldn't put one of these in my Corvettes.
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Originally Posted by CeeFour
Bash me if you will, but I have had the $29.93 WalMart cheapo battery in my Vette going on 4 years. No problems.
Seriously though... I use nothing but Walmart Everstarts. They have the same warranty as the Optima batteries at a third of the cost. They are much easier to deal with than any other company too.
I had a sears battery in a previous car. It took a crap on me and sears wouldn't replace it because of my 'high power' 100 watt aftermarket stereo!!!
I had a Walmart battery take a crap and somehow ruined my ignition... Walmart gave me a new battery and the corporate office reimbursed me for the new MSD box and wires!!! It was over $400 in items I replaces and some of them just because... but Walmart paid for it all!!!
You can't beat that service!!!
Melting Slicks
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From: Salem Oregon
Originally Posted by JCD
randy, does that include the wal-mart brand? I just got an all yellow wally-world battery, it had better ratings than the current battery and also carried a decent warranty.
Yup
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by randy814u
ahem, I make all of those for a living, and i can tell you they are all the same, except the sears gold, which has a heavier strap in the case connecting the groups. The only difference, in the rest is just the case. Randy
Surely it's more than just a placebo effect.
Melting Slicks
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From: Salem Oregon
Originally Posted by skateparkdave
Randy, does this also include Interstate and Optima?? They sure seem a whole LOT better!
Surely it's more than just a placebo effect.
Surely it's more than just a placebo effect.
randy
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Originally Posted by vsocks
I don't know how you convinced Walmart to pay for consequential damages! I can't believe they did any more than replace the battery. That must have been a fluke! 
A week later I had a check in the mail with an appology letter. That was more than I had asked for. I didn't expect them to reimburse me for that... but they did on their own accord.