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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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I pulled my 99 convertible out of the barn today pulled off my battery tender plus and parked it in the driveway. About an hour later I went to pull it into the garge and the battery was dead. I searched many threads and I think I decided to replace it with a AC Delco Professional Battery. I went on line to find a price and all my local auto part stores do not list AC Delco as a brand they carry. Is this a dealer only item? Let me know where you purchased yours.

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Go here:
http://www.acdelco.com/index.jsp

and in the upper right corner, enter your zip code. Call a few to make sure they have the Professional series. Not all do.

If you can't find one for under $120, you might want to check out a Costco Kirkland battery. They represent a great bang-for-the-buck.

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Yeah 78-6YR/7YR Series Professional should run around $100 with a 30/50 month free replacement.
That's the GM dealer price.

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Dave & Jet-Jock,

Thanks for your help. I'm sure I'll be on the road by noon.

Have a great weekend.

Matt
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 10:20 AM
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Just returned home and installed my new 78 series AC Delco Professional battery with a 6 year warranty. $98.67 out the door. Car started right up.

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...seems like price went up in the last 18 mos, still not bad deal at all.



Enjoy the spring weather!
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