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2000 Cr-v many need new battery
I took it to Honda for the routine oil change. It was about 92 degrees
and the air was running right before I got in there. He tested my battery and said it was around 320 and should be around 420. Original Battery. I'm ok with changing it. Honda has a 100-month warrenty battery for $85 installed. Are there any other options worth looking into for batteries? I heard interstate isn't very good and Sears diehard has gone down hill. thanks Kubie |
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Was this the original battery? If so, I'd say you got your money's worth out
of it, especially if you live in a warm climate. Plus, it's better to replace before it dies completely, since a dying battery can wear on the car's alternator. People here in the past (like the past ten years!) have generally strongly recommended Interstate for Hondas. (The OEM battery might even be an interstate one.) There are others people like, but I think this one comes up the most. At Firestone last Fall I paid $85 (this included tax) for an Interstate battery for my 1991 Civic. This is my Civic's fourth battery. I don't think the warranty was for 100 months, but it may be for at least 72 months. (I think it's printed on the battery and I'm too lazy to go out and check.) Sounds like a good deal your dealer has. The OEM battery and a Sears Die Hard I had in the car lasted 4.5 years each before dying. The third battery I installed (another Diehard) was going on 4.5 years when after some checks I decided to replace it pre-emptively. > wrote > I took it to Honda for the routine oil change. It was about 92 degrees > and the air was running right before I got in there. > > He tested my battery and said it was around 320 and should be around > 420. Original Battery. > > I'm ok with changing it. Honda has a 100-month warrenty battery for > $85 installed. > > Are there any other options worth looking into for batteries? I heard > interstate isn't very good and Sears diehard has gone down hill. > > thanks > > Kubie > |
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Elle wrote:
> The OEM battery and a Sears Die Hard I had in the car lasted 4.5 years each > before dying. The third battery I installed (another Diehard) was going on > 4.5 years when after some checks I decided to replace it pre-emptively. The last battery I had in my '93 Accord was a Sears DieHard that lasted only 4 years, although I had expected to get 5 years out of it. The original Panasonic battery lasted almost 8 years. It currently has a Honda-branded battery which, according to my mechanic, should last about 5 years up here in central Canada. Anybody know who actually makes these batteries, if it is not Honda? |
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