From: me on
"Scott Van Nest" <JohnDoe(a)cox.net> wrote:

>I have been concerned how long this battery will live for the last year or
>two.

That's been the problem with batteries in my
experience... i.e. that they fail with no warning and
unexpectedly
From: me on
Ashton Crusher <demi(a)moore.net> wrote:

>After reading this thread the only thing I can conclude is no one gets
>the same result even when the use the same batteries!!

agree

weird
From: me on
"Noozer" <dont.spam(a)me.here> wrote:

>I think it's sad. These days my purchases are based more on how long I'll
>have a warranty instead of the lowest price or company reputation.

DEFINETLY agree

sad
From: me on
"M.M." <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote:

>It was working fine, no hint of a problem,
>and it died at a gas station when I went to leave after gassing
>up...Click!, zero...stone dead. Wouldn't even light the dome light.

same as happened to me last Sunday!!
From: Bob Urz on


aarcuda69062 wrote:

> In article <q6q9a3hbqvp5pos596c2tn3dd54kbahugo(a)4ax.com>,
> me(a)privacy.net wrote:
>
>
>>My battery in my Mazda died the other day.
>>
>>Strange, I've never had a car battery die in the
>>summer. Its always been the winter when low temps and
>>load is present.
>>
>>Anyway..... I bought a replacement battery from
>>Walmart cause it was an emergency (no time to shop
>>around).
>>
>>Are their batteries any good?
>
>
> Walmart has their vendors build to meet a price point, this is
> usually accomplished thru substituting cheaper materials.
>
> I've seen a number of Walmart batteries fail when less than 1
> year old. All were bought based upon price.
>
>
>>What brand/model car battery IS good?
>
>
> I have an Interstate workhorse in my 'cuda that's been in there
> for over seven years. Some winters during storage, it doesn't
> even get disconnected. Great battery so far and I'm NOT a big fan
> of Interstate batteries.
> My wife's Intrepid has an Optima red top for 4 years, three of
> those her drive to work is less than 1 mile. No trouble so far.
> My Dakota pick-up has a NAPA version Exide that surprisingly
> after 4 years is still doing fine considering that the truck gets
> a lot of short trip usage.
>
>
> My preference to sell is East Penn. Very high quality, test way
> over their rating. Haven't had any premature failures.
>
> I've routinely seen Delco batteries last over 10 years although
> there were some instances a few years back where they had
> problems with leaking side post terminals.

There are only a handful of US battery OEM's that make the batteries
anyway. With i believe Johnson controls being the biggest.
With Exide, Enersys, Interstate and delco being in the mix too.

There are some interesting names in the pacific rim though:

http://www.autoparts.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Car-battery/a/9000000087711.htm

Bob

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