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Electrical
Optima batteries $99 at Pep Boys
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<blockquote data-quote="Dreman" data-source="post: 809703" data-attributes="member: 61303"><p>I don't even buy the duralast, I buy the valucraft. And they all seem to have gone up in price, since the last one I bought was 39.99 two years ago. Now they seem to be 74.99 and up. As far as how long they last, the last battery I had that lasted 9 years was a Sears Diehard, from back when they actually lived up to their name. I didn't think any battery would last 9 years nowadays.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Back when I was in college I worked for a car parts place for a few months. We saw a lot of one and two year old diehards coming in needing replacement, but the three year old and up were still going strong. They changed to a new style about then, and everybody followed suit. After that, it didn't seem to make any difference which battery you bought, it would only last three or four years tops.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe that has changed. I've only bought three batteries in the past 12 years anyway, for three different cars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dreman, post: 809703, member: 61303"] I don't even buy the duralast, I buy the valucraft. And they all seem to have gone up in price, since the last one I bought was 39.99 two years ago. Now they seem to be 74.99 and up. As far as how long they last, the last battery I had that lasted 9 years was a Sears Diehard, from back when they actually lived up to their name. I didn't think any battery would last 9 years nowadays. Back when I was in college I worked for a car parts place for a few months. We saw a lot of one and two year old diehards coming in needing replacement, but the three year old and up were still going strong. They changed to a new style about then, and everybody followed suit. After that, it didn't seem to make any difference which battery you bought, it would only last three or four years tops. Maybe that has changed. I've only bought three batteries in the past 12 years anyway, for three different cars. [/QUOTE]
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