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How reliable Wal-mart battery compare to Sears auto?.
Wal-mart auto centre, charge $40, 2-year warranty
Sears, charge $60-70, 5-year warranty, but no time, got replaced from wal-mart, how good is this?. Does anybody have any idea?. |
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Ya get what ya pay for normally....
Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's wrote: > > Wal-mart auto centre, charge $40, 2-year warranty > Sears, charge $60-70, 5-year warranty, but no time, got replaced from > wal-mart, how good is this?. Does anybody have any idea?. |
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On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 06:28:16 +0000 (UTC), Edward Strauss
> wrote: wrote: >> Wal-mart auto centre, charge $40, 2-year warranty >> Sears, charge $60-70, 5-year warranty, but no time, got replaced from >> wal-mart, how good is this?. Does anybody have any idea?. > > >Nothing wrong with the $39.95 one. Not a whole lot of differences in >these chain store batteries. Most of them made by the same suppliers. >If you have a 24 hour Wal-mart close to you look at it this way. You >will be able to get any warranty issue taken care of any time of day >or night... I don't know who makes batteries for K-Mart, but that's where I buy my replacements, and IMO they're every bit as good as OEM, although they are =not= inexpensive. My next car battery is going to come from K-Mart, whenever the time comes. Lg |
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there is only several lead acid battery manufacturers.
here's a Brand list and the dealers that use them http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/batbrand.htm -- Remove *flaps* to reply > wrote in message ups.com... > Wal-mart auto centre, charge $40, 2-year warranty > Sears, charge $60-70, 5-year warranty, but no time, got replaced from > wal-mart, how good is this?. Does anybody have any idea?. > |
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> "JP White" wrote:
> IMHO all you are paying for is the warranty. The quality of most batteries > is not too great and I see it as a gamble as to if the battery is capable > of giving long service or not. Most warranties are pro rated after the > first year anyhow. > > Rather than bother with 'gold' or big warranties, I look at cranking amps, > and prefer to spend the money there instead. Good point. Around here in central valley of CA, my car's batteries only last 2 years and it doesn't seem to hinge on the warranty label. I replaced three Wal-Mart batteries (Super Cranks) in one year on a motorcycle. They were pro-rated at 90 days so it almost felt like I was buying a new one ever time it went south. The Sear's Die-Hard made it 1 1/2 - 2 years before they gave up from heat. I've had far better longevity out of Optima dry-cell batteries (4-5 years) although they cost around twice as much. B~ |
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Same luck here with Diehard motorcycle batteries. Wal-Mart batteries
wouldn't last through the winter motorcycle storage season. Now I'm on my third year with the same Diehard motorcycle battery still in excellent shape... and the Diehard brand in this battery size is only about $10 more than Wal-Mart. "B. Peg" > wrote in message ... > Good point. Around here in central valley of CA, my car's batteries only > last 2 years and it doesn't seem to hinge on the warranty label. I > replaced three Wal-Mart batteries (Super Cranks) in one year on a > motorcycle. They were pro-rated at 90 days so it almost felt like I was > buying a new one ever time it went south. The Sear's Die-Hard made it 1 > 1/2 - 2 years before they gave up from heat. |
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> wrote in message ups.com... > Wal-mart auto centre, charge $40, 2-year warranty > Sears, charge $60-70, 5-year warranty, but no time, got replaced from > wal-mart, how good is this?. Does anybody have any idea?. What does the guarantee really cover? Will Sears replace the battery at no charge for the entire 5 years period, .....or, do you have to pay a fee which increases greatly as the warranty period progresses? The subject of battery quality has been discussed a number of times on this group, and the general opinion is that battery quality, across the board, is not as high as it once was. There may be some exceptions, but as usual mostly anecdotal accounts rather than hard data. |
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