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No one has made this comment so I'll start.....I would be replacing it with exactly what is in it now especially since it's lasted 16 years?? You're just now replacing the first, original battery in an 08'? I have an 08 and thought I was doing good with only replacing it once and it lives on a Ctek .
I don’t know how you can make that statement. A lead acid battery can leak but the odds of that happening are very slim. I don’t know how many of these batteries I have had in my lifetime but never had a failure in cars, trucks, boats, atvs. So I continue to use them with 100% confidence.
And I've had 3 that leaked. Two from the positive post cracking (94 Sonoma, 2005 John Deere 5205 tractor) and one from a case seam crack (1970 Torino). As they say, **** happens. I'm running an AGM in my Vette for the extra insurance.
All the battery threads I have read on this forum always go down the same rabbit hole. The great debate of AGM or lead acid. It matters not to me what people buy as it is their money. I use a lead acid like I stated previously and will continue to do so.
Currently have a AC Delco that is 4.5 years old and going strong. Yes I keep it on a tender.
Living in Arizona, our summer heat kills batteries. The "average" life span of a battery here is between 18 and 30 months. That's the average....the battery in my wife's Genesis has been doing well for 3 years now (Auto Zone), and the last battery in my O7 LS powered narrow body has lasted 2 years (so far). It's a Walmart battery. Had Optima's in both of my Viper's and the longest one of them lasted was 3 1/2 years. So I believe that "where" you live makes a big difference.
Extreme cold and extreme heat both kills batteries. So, as it has been said in this post, buy what works for you. I chose a Walmart battery as they have great reviews, and they have 4,720 locations in the US. Easy to find if you need a replacement on the full 3 year warranty.
I went with an AC Delco OEM looking battery, not because I thought it was actually better, but because it looks like it belongs in the car. I admit not the most rational reasoning, but I don't think it is a bad choice.
All the battery threads I have read on this forum always go down the same rabbit hole. The great debate of AGM or lead acid. It matters not to me what people buy as it is their money. I use a lead acid like I stated previously and will continue to do so.
Currently have a AC Delco that is 4.5 years old and going strong. Yes I keep it on a tender.
Just sharing my personal experience, which is somewhat contrary to yours. Everybody makes choices for themselves and lives with the consequences. I'll personally pay a little more for an AGM battery that I know won't leak on electronics and potentially ruin something expensive.
I make a similar choice in tires. I buy runflats because I don't want to get stranded in the middle of nowhere on a long road trip. Others are fine with risking they will be able to fix a flat with plugs, Slime, and a DC compressor. And most of the time they will be fine.
Just sharing my personal experience, which is somewhat contrary to yours. Everybody makes choices for themselves and lives with the consequences. I'll personally pay a little more for an AGM battery that I know won't leak on electronics and potentially ruin something expensive.
I make a similar choice in tires. I buy runflats because I don't want to get stranded in the middle of nowhere on a long road trip. Others are fine with risking they will be able to fix a flat with plugs, Slime, and a DC compressor. And most of the time they will be fine.
Well said, but think we need to emphasize the cost/benefit. One might be a better battery, the other a better value. Just because your LA battery lasted 45 years in Alaska doesn't mean that's the norm... And im sure the failure that destroys a wiring harness and ECM is probably rare-ish, but man would suck.
Say: we didn't need insurance to drive on the roads, would you risk it? i know i wouldn't. Too big of a loss, and i have the money to comfortably spend on full coverage right now. If that changes, so would maybe my point of view but imo battery is the same. If you are the guy throwing 3k and a Kooks full exhaust instead of a speed engineering but still buying Lead acid battery over AGM you might want to rethink priorities.
With the battery inside the rear cubby in my '13 GS 6M, I go with AGM batteries. Recently replaced what in my mind was a pretty new battery that when I checked was actually 5 & 1/2 years old. I put them in my truck, bikes and boats too. Even my off grid cabin solar system. Those were replaced after 15 years and were as good as the day they were put in service. But we increased the capacity 8 fold so I wanted all new identical batteries.
Hi, I just bought a 2009 Corvette, it has a Interstate Battery, used the Amazon NOCO Genius 10 Battery Charger to bring it to full charge, I would recommend the NOCO 10 to anyone.
Going to put in a new AC Delco 85G at sometime...
The AC Delco can sometimes be had at dealers cheaper than anywhere else.
This true, don't overlook this option. I recently replaced the battery in my z06 and the OEM replacement battery from my local dealer was the cheapest option, even compared to Autozone and Walmart brands. And the AC Delco has the vent port so you can connect your factory vent hose.
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