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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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Bought my 06 in July of that year and the battery has started failing. Went out today to crank and dead! What is everyone using for a replacement that has a good fit?
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I like DIEHARDS or INTERSTATE"S is the car a daily driver? if not you may just need to charge it every so often, 3-5 amps 48 hrs
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The Sears DieHard Platinum is a great battery with a 4-year free replacement, 100 month prorated warranty - a bit pricey, but IMO, worth the cost.


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called service, they said would replace it free under the bumper to bumper warranty. All Right!!!! That was unexpected.
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Thank goodness...I could not stand another "what is the best battery?" thread.
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I have an Optima YellowTop.
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Batteries manufactured by Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc have proven to be durable and high quality. Look for their name on the battery because their batteries are branded by other companies (for example Ford Motorcraft, Sears, Wal-mart, AutoZone Duralast, Optima and many others).

Although they make Optima's Red and Yellow top batteries, their conventional lead-acid batteries have proven more durable based on actual owner surveys
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