Now that Sears is dead...where to buy a battery?

[ist dwa]

I have been buying Die Hard batteries since day one. Now that sears is gone I lost my supplier. I actually rode my electric scooter one time to my Sears to get a replacement battery because mine was dead and I lived that close to one.

Not a fan of Autozone batteries, any suggestion where I can buy one local?

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

I bought my battery from Walmart in 2010. Still using the same one.

9 years is a long time to get from one battery. I highly recommend their Maxx brand.

 

[Mello]

They are all about the same quality wise. Besides Interstate who make their own batteries, all the others are manufactured by Johnson Control or GNB. Wal-Mart batteries are Johnson Control. I would buy the battery that's the best value ($ per year rating). Battery maintainers will extend life beyond the year rating.

 

[ThunderChild]

Costco, or batteries plus/batteries and more. Kirkland batteries are pretty darn good, otherwise I'd go with odyssey or optimas, or just buy kinetik power cells to use as batteries. I use them all the time for sound system builds and they work awesome, might use one on my next car build as a main battery.

 

[dustyboner]

costco has good prices on batteries but you have to have (or have access to) a membership card.

I have 2 optima red top that have lasted for almost 10 years. They are easy to ruin if you don't know how to charge them and they are hella expensive. They were only $120 when i bought my first one, now they are about 2x that.

(never mind ThunderChild basically said the same thing and got it posted before me)

Costco, or batteries plus/batteries and more. Kirkland batteries are pretty darn good, otherwise I'd go with odyssey or optimas, or just buy kinetik power cells to use as batteries. I use them all the time for sound system builds and they work awesome, might use one on my next car build as a main battery.

+1

 

[AWD-Tony]

Advanced is real close to me and I got batteries from them for my other two cars. I got high cca batteries for about $80 with coupons. No issues. My wife and I both work from home so don't drive much. I probably have some coupon codes but I have to check. Text me if you want them.

 

[m_0ney_pit]

Napa legend batteries are deka and very high quality

 

[Mauispyder]

Walmart, got 8 years out of a 7 year battery and still going

 

[Crackerman]

Or... Walmart value batteries. Work great for 50 bucks.

 

[ThunderChild]

not that i havent used them or currently have a couple as spares, but walmart batteries dont have the greatest history with me and mine. seen a couple explode and brand new ones fail. if they work and its what you can afford, no reason to change really. i deal with battery and charging issues every day all day with customer cars, so i have a bit of a thing about getting quality batteries.

anyone looking for good quality batteries should seriously take a look at Kinetik power cells. theyre high quality, sealed and generally quite high output. you can get them in standard group sizes, or alot of them you can get as mini sized.

 

[dustyboner]

For all the people that like to know things about stuff, batteries in this instance, i suggest checking out batteryuniversity.com (and if your like me, and can't remember shit, bookmarking it for future reference)

For all you lazy people that aren't gonna check it out, here is some interesting battery related info (that you probably don't know) quoted from the batteryuniversity.com site:

-- A battery kept in the trunk of a car lasted one year longer than if positioned in the engine compartment.

-- To keep lead acid in good condition, apply a fully saturated charge lasting 14 to 16 hours. If the charge cycle does not allow this, give the battery a fully saturated charge once every few weeks.

-- A fully charged starter battery is kept at 14.40V (2.40V/cell) while driving and this can lead to overcharge. The recommended float voltage is 13.60V (2.27V/cell).

-- Sulfation occurs when a lead acid battery is deprived of a full charge. This is common with starter batteries in cars driven in the city with load-hungry accessories. A motor in idle or at low speed cannot charge the battery sufficiently.

-- While regular lead acid batteries need a topping charge every six months to prevent the buildup of sulfation, AGM batteries are less prone to sulfation and can sit in storage for longer before a charge becomes necessary. The battery stands up well to low temperatures and has a low self-discharge.

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[luv2rallye]

Just in a Batteries Plus store today and saw Diehard car batteries there - couldn't believe my eyes. For non-Diehard, Interstate is a reputable car battery store.