From: Jeff Polidoro (willys@vgernet.net)
Date: Wed Jul 24 2002 - 08:40:30 PDT
Well you are definitley doing something wrong somehwere along the battery
trail. :)
There are not a lot of battery manufacturers, so most are made for somebody
by someone else. IMO, Delcos are the best by a wide margin.
I also don't believe there is any difference between a 3 year and a 5 year
battery. I think they just take more of your money up front so that they
are willing to warranty the same 3 year technology for 5 years with your
upfornt money. They know count on the fact that you'll probably sell the
car or lose the paperwork before they ever have to give you a nickel back.
I always buy the biggest (physical size) battery that will fit in the
battery box/tray but the cheapest model, meaning 3 yr. vs 5 or 6 and can
always get 5 years from those even abusing them.
JP
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To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] 14 year old 3 year battery
> I haven't had a battery last the length of it's warranty in fifty
> years. The brand doesn't matter, Interstate, Sears DieQuick
> (I mean Hard), NAPA, Exide, Deka... All the same in my book.
> $90. a year for a Harley brand battery wore me out. At least a
> Sears motorcycle battery lasts two years. The first time a Harley
> battery failed on my '89 Springer (bought new), I complained to
> the dealer that the batt only lasted two years. He said: "Two years?
> Man, they usually only last a year." He was so right. I usually get
> three years on a five year warranty car battery that's in almost daily
> use. I agree, charge them and keep them charged to make them last
> longer, but it doesn't seem to work too well for me. I'd only get two
> years out of the very expensive, very big, 12 v. batteries I'd put in my
> truck-tractor. This truck ran every day, sometimes seven days a week
> year 'round. No real load on the battery, only when starting.
> Joe Young
>
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