I've been using mostly Sears Diehard unless the car was bought with
something else in it. Haven't had a battery failure in either car for
over 35 years. That includes 15 years in Endicott and Woodstock, New
York where 25-30 F below 0 is not uncommon and 10 years in Boca Raton,
FL where it's summertime heat for 6 months out of the year. But I have
to admit to a particular strategy for the past 10 years or so. If the
battery's warranty period is coming to an end during the upcoming winter
I will change the battery in the fall before the cold weather sets in.
The cost of a lost 4 or 5 months of possible good service on a 5 or 6
year warranty is trivial in comparison to the cost (and aggravation) of
a service call when you're stranded in a snow storm.
Chuck Norcutt
Darin wrote:
> I haven't tried an Optima yet, maybe someday. However, I've had very good
> luck with Sears Diehard Gold. I've been using them for over ten years now,
> only had one failure (probably my own fault for not having it properly
> secured in the 4x4) and they pro rated the replacement. They cost around $90
> and will last well beyond their 3 year free replacement warranty and have a
> 100 month pro rated warranty. Plus, it's hard to beat 875 CCA and 145 min.
> Reserve Capacity.
>
> Darin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:49 PM
> Subject: [OM] Semi-OT Battery Rant
>
>
>
>>When a fellow drives way out in the boonies in a gear-laden 4WD SUV, it is
>>best to have a dependable battery. The second Energizer 12V battery in
>>less than two years, it being the replacement for the first one, is
>>crapping out again in the OM-4Runner.
>>
>>The absolute best automotive battery, of course, which I should've bought
>>two years ago instead of trying to save a buck at Pep Boys, is the Optima.
>>Sunday, I ordered an Optima 34 on line from 1st Optima Batteries in
>>Nebraska for $139.95, with free Fed-Ex ground shipping. It was sitting by
>>my front door just before noon today when I returned from running some
>>errands and doing a bit of ride-around and looking cool in the most
>>excellent weather we're having today.
>>
>>While I was out, I stopped at the neighborhood Pep Boys to pick up a
>>couple of small doohickeys, and while there, I decided to see what they
>>were getting for an Optima 34: $169.95! Add the 6% sales tax, which I
>>don't pay on an out-of-state purchase, and it looks like I've saved myself
>>over $40.00, not even counting the convenience of having it brought right
>>to my door.
>>
>>Now, if the Fed-Ex guy would only have stayed around to install it.
>>
>>Walt
>>
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