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Posted: **Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:04 pm**

prices have really jump up in replacement car batterys .i guess just like everything else .
i need to replace 2 of them .one for my 2002 saturn vue
one for my ford f-150 v-8

any brands to stay clear of now a days
and any brands you would buy .
been looking around and seeing some only tell you the exchange time but not the pro-rated exchange dates ~

Posted: **Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:15 pm**

Optima's are the way to go

Posted: **Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:38 pm**

I always buy Interstate for daily drivers.

This is what I had in the trunk of my chevelle for a battery.

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Great power and helped with traction.

Posted: **Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:07 pm**

i was going to go out and buy a delco battery today for my saturn . till i realized the replacement delco battery didn't have that glowing ion that delco's use to come with. when did delco battery's do away with that feature on them ?
anyway im still trying to decide on replacements .more then likely will just get interstate replacements. went to wally world and the service guy said dont buy one of theres. the girl up front didn't know the answer to my question .she only could tell me they had came with a 2 year replacement. but not what the prorated warrienty was on the batterys and ask the guys in the garage. sure was glad he was up front about how bad there batterys really have become. said he get a lot of them going bad after 25 months old or just out of the even exchange point.

Posted: **Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:21 am**

Have always used Interstate or Optima Redtops if I needed a sealed Battery. I have run anything from 1 Redtop to 12 depending on the application and have never ever had a single issue with any of the few hundred I have either installed or personally used.

Posted: **Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:40 am**

i dont see anything wrong with wal marts everstart batteries i have one in my car for 2 years and its still going strong.

Posted: **Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:33 pm**

I just wait for a sale & buy one wherever. Then I replace it in 3 years. Never had problems. But yeah, Interstate & Optima are the way to go.

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:34 am**

I too have been using Walmart batteries for years in several cars with no problems.
The one in my Mustang is over 8 yrs old, has been drained dead several times during storage (until I got a battery maintainer last winter) and is still good.

Posted: **Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:30 pm**

Yes, oddly enough the Walmart batteries typically test better/last longer than most other batteries... including Interstate and DieHard.