Replacement battery
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Replacement battery
I have a 2005 C6 with the origional battery. Time for replacement. I looked at Checker Auto Parts and they have one for about 100 bucks. It has 640CCA. Does that sound good or any advice?
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I'll be replacing mine on my 5 year old C6 (31,000 mi) soon, also. I've decided on the OE Delco, or possibly 1 step up. Just can't bring myself to put Sears, Interstate, etc. brand names under my hood. Let us know what you choose.
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Dang. That hundred dollar whatever you were looking at sounds about right to me.
There was a pretty extensive discussion about batteries on the C5 forum. Very informative from what I remember. I'll post a link to it if I can find it.
Would you guys consider like a Walmart battery?
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I just replaced mine with the OEM AC Delco battery. I purchased it from the dealer for $99. Heck, the original AC Delco lasted nearly five years and 66,000 miles. How bad can they be? 
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Holy farts man. I just called "Advanced Auto Parts" near me in Jersey. $185.89...
Dang. That hundred dollar whatever you were looking at sounds about right to me.
There was a pretty extensive discussion about batteries on the C5 forum. Very informative from what I remember. I'll post a link to it if I can find it.
Would you guys consider like a Walmart battery?
Dang. That hundred dollar whatever you were looking at sounds about right to me.
There was a pretty extensive discussion about batteries on the C5 forum. Very informative from what I remember. I'll post a link to it if I can find it.
Would you guys consider like a Walmart battery?
Buy once and buy right try Amazon this battery will last more then twice as long. Cost is $140 on there website free delivery probably no tax. If you live in the Northeast you put the car away on a trickle charger. Do that with a OEM battery and it goes to crap after a while. The optima does not and will hold up much better.
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For the C6, I think the reserve capacity is more critical than the CCA, especially in Arizona. I would make sure the reserve capacity is as high or higher than the OEM battery.
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So, if your current battery lasts say another 2 or 3 years, you'll put in a 3 year old battery
Most non-boy scouts would probably just wait until their battery died, then buy a new one.
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You're not the norm. You can almost set your clock for 3 years on the factory battery.
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So...
Autozone has a 7 year warranty battery, with 3 year NON-PRORATED, so if it dies, at less than 3 years, they just give you a new one... if it dies at 3 1/2 years, you get 1/2 off new batery.. for about $100 it does not seen too bad... fits and works great. 
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Buy once and buy right try Amazon this battery will last more then twice as long. Cost is $140 on there website free delivery probably no tax. If you live in the Northeast you put the car away on a trickle charger. Do that with a OEM battery and it goes to crap after a while. The optima does not and will hold up much better.
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I've got the red top. Perfect fit. BYW, I just saw that Hinson has a steal on Optima batteries. $140 shipped. You can't beat that. I paid $175 local last year.
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Optima Red Top is best choice (IMHO)......type 25 is the recommended replacement from the Optima website & if you do a "Google search" you'll find couple of vendors (including Amazon) priced around $140-$145 with free shipping & probably no sales tax. Can't beat that.
The Red Top at Costco is the type 75/25 which is NOT the correct size & the Yellow Top is the deep discharge type which is not recommended by Optima for automotive starting.
The Red Top at Costco is the type 75/25 which is NOT the correct size & the Yellow Top is the deep discharge type which is not recommended by Optima for automotive starting.
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(The disadvantage of a yellowtop would be that it'll be noticeably heavier - deep-cycle batteries have thicker lead plates)
Last edited by Harlequin; Nov 3, 2009 at 04:05 PM.