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Price of battery at Kragen almost doubles!

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In February 2005 (73 months ago) I bought a new battery for my 1997 Mazda 626Lx 4 cylinder coupe with an 84 month limited warranty for $54.99. It won't hold a charge lately and I figure I have ~$3 on the warranty from them. However they tell me the price is now $99.99 for the one with the 84 month warranty. $89.99 if I'll settle for a 72 month warranty. 😱 I bitched over the phone and they said "things have gone up." I go, "that's almost double the price!"

I called Costco and they told me I have to come in to see if they have the battery for my car and find out the price.

I currently use my car relatively seldom, putting on ~1500 miles/year. I keep a float or trickle charger on the battery the last few years to keep it alive and ticking and healthy (I have a couple of different chargers).

Where can I get a reasonably priced battery? Or do I have to settle for a $90 battery?
 
Costco batteries are good and affordable. I'd be very very surprised if they don't have one for your vehicle. Just stop by and look at the application manual...
 
Muse said:
In February 2005 (73 months ago) I bought a new battery for my 1997 Mazda 626Lx 4 cylinder coupe with an 84 month limited warranty for $54.99. It won't hold a charge lately and I figure I have ~$3 on the warranty from them. However they tell me the price is now $99.99 for the one with the 84 month warranty. $89.99 if I'll settle for a 72 month warranty. 😱 I bitched over the phone and they said "things have gone up." I go, "that's almost double the price!"

I called Costco and they told me I have to come in to see if they have the battery for my car and find out the price.

I currently use my car relatively seldom, putting on ~1500 miles/year. I keep a float or trickle charger on the battery the last few years to keep it alive and ticking and healthy (I have a couple of different chargers).

Where can I get a reasonably priced battery? Or do I have to settle for a $90 battery?
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You live under a rock or something? Have you seen the news? Prices have been going up for a while now for nearly everything. :biggrin:
 
$90 for a battery with an 72 month warranty is pretty good. I paid $90 for a battery for my 1991 Miata, which is a glorified lawn mower battery, with a 24 month warranty.
 
LTC8K6 said:
You live under a rock or something? Have you seen the news? Prices have been going up for a while now for nearly everything. :biggrin:
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Dude, going up is one thing, 81.8% increase in 6 years is another. :hmm:
 
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In 2005 the CDN $ was like 62cents compared to the US $ now our dollar is > the US $ and prices have sort of reflected that a little here. I wish I could have bought a battery for $56 then and $90 would be closer to what I payed both then and now

IT wasn't the strength of the CDN$ that did that it was the weakness of the US$ so now you pay the same for Chinese parts that we do
 
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