Battery going out

[jtvang125]

Whenever I think of car batteries I immediately think of Die Hard. I've always had positive experiences with them so I'm thinking of picking one up. It's $95 for one of their Gold series but any other recommendations that are $100 and below and better than Die Hard brand?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Interstate. Excellent quality. Last one I had lasted for 8 years. Most mechanics I know swear by them.

ZV

 

[NutBucket]

I like AC Delco. Also not a cheap choice but they've always worked well for me.

 

[Tyrant222]

haha i will add another brand: Optima. A red top should be 100-130 bucks. Sears carries them.

Personally I had a die hard in my car and it was cheap (compared to interstate and optima) and worked just fine.

Normally though my dad purchases interstate.

 

[steppinthrax]

I go to wal-mart and get the Everstart. I keep the recipt and every 2 years or so I exchange it with a new battery and say the battery is bad. i've done this for 6 years so far with no problems. Your getting a new battyer every 2 years or so.

Really the big killer with batteries is heat. Getting a heat shield or box or moving the battery to the trunk can reduce this greatly and increase battery life a lot. But from what I understand a lot of batteries are rebadged of other brands.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
I go to wal-mart and get the Everstart. I keep the recipt and every 2 years or so I exchange it with a new battery and say the battery is bad. i've done this for 6 years so far with no problems. Your getting a new battyer every 2 years or so.

I hate your kind. Stop scamming, you're screwing over all of us with your disgusting lack of morality.

OP: Any of the batteries listed are pretty good...but honestly, I never had trouble with a run-of-the-mill battery from any auto parts store.

 

[The Stigenator]

I have an exide/energizer battery.. works good on my car the last 2+ years. The original was a motorcraft that ran 5 years.

 

[steppinthrax]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
I go to wal-mart and get the Everstart. I keep the recipt and every 2 years or so I exchange it with a new battery and say the battery is bad. i've done this for 6 years so far with no problems. Your getting a new battyer every 2 years or so.

I hate your kind. Stop scamming, you're screwing over all of us with your disgusting lack of morality.

OP: Any of the batteries listed are pretty good...but honestly, I never had trouble with a run-of-the-mill battery from any auto parts store.

Hey,,,, If they don't check the battery like they are supposed to I'ts not my problem.

 

[Apex]

East-Penn Deka batteries are great. I'd put them a step above Odyssey (former Black Panther Batteries), which is a step above Optima. A few companies OEM these AGM batteries and charge over $200 for them.

http://www.bigcrank.com/motorc...teries.mv?p=BIG-ETX30L