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From: me on 23 Jul 2007 13:44 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? What brand/model car battery IS good?
From: Steve on 23 Jul 2007 14:00 > Anyway..... I bought a replacement battery from > Walmart cause it was an emergency (no time to shop > around). > > Are their batteries any good? Who knows. They're made by some battery company, probably Johnson Controls or Exide. Those two (especially Johnson) make lots of "store brand" batteries, including the Sears Diehard. > > What brand/model car battery IS good? Best on the market is Optima, but they cost 3x a conventional battery. Best of the conventional tech batteries is a tough call because they're all so similar. I've had reasonable luck with Interstate, rotten horrible luck with Exide.
From: dahpater on 23 Jul 2007 14:26 On Jul 23, 1:44 pm, m...(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? > > What brand/model car battery IS good? They're fine.
From: me on 23 Jul 2007 15:14 Steve <no(a)spam.thanks> wrote: >Who knows. They're made by some battery company, probably Johnson >Controls or Exide. Those two (especially Johnson) make lots of "store >brand" batteries, including the Sears Diehard. Understood. It says the Exide made the Walmart battery I bought. Well Exide distributed it anyway I cant seem to get any more than 3 years out of a battery now days!
From: John S. on 23 Jul 2007 16:11
On Jul 23, 1:44 pm, m...(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? Of course not! WalMart has managed to stay in business all these decades by selling nothing but junk batteries that produce no electricity. I do have a question though. Why are you asking this question after buying the battery? > > What brand/model car battery IS good? Go ask at your local auto parts store if you are worried (which it sounds like you are). Some batteries require a special vent and in that case I would go with a battery from the car dealer. I needed such a battery for a late model Volvo and the dealer price was the same as the local auto parts store and not a whole lot less than the discount store. |