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donbrown

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What is a fair priced basttery lasting a while?

Need a group 78 battery.

Seems all the batteries I buy at $100 last 3 years or less and die.

 

AKSNOWRIDER

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donbrown said:

What is a fair priced basttery lasting a while?

Need a group 78 battery.

Seems all the batteries I buy at $100 last 3 years or less and die.

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Don from years of selling battieries in my shop , and trying them all..go buy a interstate megatron...they normally cost 5-10 bucks more then the average battery but they will normally go 5-7 yrs as long as you dont let them freeze in the winter...they are a far better battery then the others out there as far as construction and quality....

 

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Well I know nothing of the group sizing, I've been running the same Optima red top in my truck for 7 years here in MN. It's seen 100F and -40F and hasn't missed a beat yet. Plows a little snow now and then too (when the weather cooperates )

 

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They cost alot, but I love my optima

 

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• Jul 12, 2009

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AKSNOWRIDER said:

Don from years of selling battieries in my shop , and trying them all..go buy a interstate megatron...they normally cost 5-10 bucks more then the average battery but they will normally go 5-7 yrs as long as you dont let them freeze in the winter...they are a far better battery then the others out there as far as construction and quality....

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Yep interstate batteries are the best. Never kill your batteries they will only come back to about 85-90 percent. I am very particular about mine.

 

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• Jul 19, 2009

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I sell several brands of batteries--with Interstate I rarley have any warrenties, the rest seem to last 2 or three years before I have to adjust them.