YACT: Car battery. Sears Diehard "Weatherhandler" or "Gold" extra $20 worth it??

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf

Originally posted by: KingNothing
Get the extra warranty. Should your alternator go out and kill your battery, you can get the battery replaced for free.

You wouldn't need to replace the battery.

But you can, is my point.

 

[ScoobMaster]

Thanks for all the responses and info. I got the Gold for $43 + tax (used all my discounts - got to Sears at 6:30Am and waited in a line, but I got my $10 gift card!!!!!) I paid the $13 for installation an charging system diagnostic (I can't believe I paid to have a battery installed, but I had NO time this weekend, don't have a garage, and it it wicked cold outside!) Total came to $61 and change. Their battery test confirmed the earlier result I got from my test from Monro (was part of a FREE oil change 🙂 ) - the original battery was not in good shape.

I now don't have to worry about my wife getting stranded with a dead battery (good timing on my part I guess, it is 3 degrees here in upstae NY with a -20 wind chill tonight!!!!)

 

[virtueixi]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Is the normal lifetime for a car battery 5-6 years?

4-5.

 

[cmdrmoocow]

Originally posted by: Daaavo
FWIW.

Very informative.

I'll save that for later.

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: virtueixi

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Is the normal lifetime for a car battery 5-6 years?

4-5.

I'm going on 7 years/70k miles on my current Interstate battery with a full aftermarket sound system :thumbsup:

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: virtueixi

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Is the normal lifetime for a car battery 5-6 years?

4-5.

Anyone else?

 

[Kelemvor]

I always got Diehards before but on my last car I got the ones they sell at Sams Club. They were much cheaper and still had huge warranties on them.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
I always got Diehards before but on my last car I got the ones they sell at Sams Club. They were much cheaper and still had huge warranties on them.

Those used to be a good deal when they used Johnson Controls as their OEM. (The same OEM as Sears Die Hard) Unfortunately, they've switched to Exide. (Sears used Exide for a few years, and switched back to Johnson Controls a year or two ago--they said they had a lot more problems with Exide Die Hards than Johnson Controls Die Hards.)