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Costco.
I believe ther is only a couple companies making batteries anyway. They just get re-branded and sold in different colors. I'll second that.... Costco replaces batteries within the first 3 years with no questions asked...so every 33 months or so, I take it out of the vehicle in the parking lot and have it replaced with a new one, no charge...have one in each of our 5 family vehicles.. If I'm reading that right, you're a thief.
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I've had good luck with Interstate in the Dodge Diesel and Diehard in the Wife's various cars.
Had terrible luck with Vatozone batteries in everything we tried them in years ago. No mas.
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Costco.
I believe ther is only a couple companies making batteries anyway. They just get re-branded and sold in different colors. I'll second that.... Costco replaces batteries within the first 3 years with no questions asked...so every 33 months or so, I take it out of the vehicle in the parking lot and have it replaced with a new one, no charge...have one in each of our 5 family vehicles.. If I'm reading that right, you're a thief. Actually not. If the company policy is that way, thats what they've set themselves up for. They get what they asked for.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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One thing you will find out is now the only warranty you get is free one year replacement.
I did not check Costco, but Autozone, Advanced, Napa, Sears Die Hard,Pepboys,O'Rileys, all the same. I've no issue with that. After a year I"ve obviously used some of the lifetime of it. Wished I could get 100% free replace on tires if an issue arose in a year....the heck with treadwear.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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If the optima starting batteries are as good as their trolling batteries they are the best.
Eating fried chicken and watermelon since 1972.
You tell me how I ought to be, yet you don't even know your own sexuality,, the philosopher,,, you know so much about nothing at all. Chuck Schuldiner
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How long do they last?
Thats gotta be a key when you are spending way more than a walmart battery.
And most all walmart ones are running 5 years plus for us. Thats working out typically to 20 bucks a year or so.
How many years would you have to run an optima to get 20 bucks a year?
And if they are that much better I'd consider them, other than the fact that w'eve had to replace a few on trips at times... and that sucks looking for a certain brand dealer...
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Costco.
I believe ther is only a couple companies making batteries anyway. They just get re-branded and sold in different colors. I'll second that.... Costco replaces batteries within the first 3 years with no questions asked...so every 33 months or so, I take it out of the vehicle in the parking lot and have it replaced with a new one, no charge...have one in each of our 5 family vehicles.. If I'm reading that right, you're a thief. Actually not. If the company policy is that way, thats what they've set themselves up for. They get what they asked for. Legal or not it's a bullchit, weasel dick thing to do. I want nothing to do with a shiesty ass thief like that. Total bitch move.
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I generally go to Optima batteries, when I replace - especially on the diesels.
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Costco.
I believe ther is only a couple companies making batteries anyway. They just get re-branded and sold in different colors. I'll second that.... Costco replaces batteries within the first 3 years with no questions asked...so every 33 months or so, I take it out of the vehicle in the parking lot and have it replaced with a new one, no charge...have one in each of our 5 family vehicles.. If I'm reading that right, you're a thief. Actually not. If the company policy is that way, thats what they've set themselves up for. They get what they asked for. It is not the company policy to replace good batteries, it is their policy to replace any FAULTY battery, no questions asked. Which makes Seafire a thief AND a liar.
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I generally go to Optima batteries, when I replace - especially on the diesels. Price of batteries is getting expensive. But it sure is nice when stuff starts up on a cold morning without a jump. First cold night always lets you know when it's time to replace battery.
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Legal or not it's a bullchit, weasel dick thing to do.
I want nothing to do with a shiesty ass thief like that.
Total bitch move.
Don't hold back Sam!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Total ignorant company move. Why not require a test? While its not somethign I'd do, its damn sure one of the dumbest company moves I've seen.
Just like not requiring a receipt for a refund of returned merchandise etc...
The country, both consumers and companies gets dumber by the day.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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That is my nice, toned down internet voice!
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It is not the company policy to replace good batteries, it is their policy to replace any FAULTY battery, no questions asked.
Which makes Seafire a thief AND a liar. [/quote]
This makes more sense. And nothing wrong if the battery doesn't hold up, and they feel it should for 3 years.
But no test? NO reciept?
It does piss me off that Walmart quit having the envelopes on the batteries to drop the reciept proof of purchase in.... but then they don't require a reciept for stuff anymore... which is also stupid.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Seafire probably lurks around waiting for the new dumb guy at Costco(?) before he makes his big move and returns a good battery for a new one. Blows my mind that people are so petty. Who in the phizzuck keeps track of 5 different batteries and takes them all in every 3 years just to never have to buy a battery? Seafire must have been trolling, no way is that for real.
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She's a fine Christian....
bragging 'bout smoking somebody....unreal.
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NAPA Gold have been doing well for me over the past decade or so. They have lasted a minimum of 6 years in our vehicles.
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Well Sam, you might stop speakin' to me.
One of the supermarkets have a policy of an item being free if the register price is higher than the shelf price.
By sheer happenstance I bought a jar of grape jelly that rang up high.
I took the checkout women to the isle to show her he shelf price, free.
So, the next time I'm in that store, I go straight to the grape jelly.
Same price.
After several trips, we had a few years supply of grape jelly, and I stopped that.
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