Walmart Car Battery: 15% heavier for double the price. Worth it? (PIC)

[Midwayman]

There are only a few major battery makers in the US anyways. The rest all are relabels. If you have winter you should just buy the highest CCA. Sucks to go out to your car and have the engine barely turn over to save $50. I know sears batteries regularly get good reviews and aren't horribly expensive. I have one of their AGM batteries in my car.

 

[Subyman]

I usually relate the cost of the battery to the warranty on these things. I'd jump for the 5 year warranty if you are going to be keeping it for awhile. I've had those "value" batteries go out too quickly.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I'd go with the "MAXX" battery option, but, I plan to keep my car 5+ more years, and I'd rather pay more up front and deal with problems later in the future rather than sooner.

 

[bamx2]

By the Maxx or one at Sams Club or Costco

 

[bryanl]

Walmart prices don't always correlate with size, and I've seen size 35 sell for more than size 24, and I remember size 27 costing less than some smaller batteries with 100 fewer CCAs. Some cars can take larger sizes, at least if you remove or cut open the battery cover, and I've used 24F in place of 35.

 

[marvdmartian]

Years ago, the factory battery in my Nissan Frontier 4x4 died, after 5 years (pretty amazing, for here in Texas!).

I replaced it with one of those Maxx batteries, and it lasted me until I got rid of the truck, at 11 years old. First crank start, every time, from sub-freezing north Texas winter mornings (say, 20-25 degrees) to hot as hell summer days (hundred and teens). :thumbsup: