Date:         Tue, 5 Aug 2003 13:53:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Frisbee <sfrisbee@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Frisbee <sfrisbee@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Costco vs. diehard batteries
In-Reply-To:  <43.208173b9.2c61658a@aol.com>
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I was very pleased with my Walmart battery.  They had
the right size(group 41), good CCA rating, good price,
good warranty, and it lasted from 1996 to this month.

fris


--- Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM> wrote:
> Hello all--
>
> My bus needs a battery. Anyone run a Costco battery
> and have experience and
> know the cost?
> I've got a die hard in there which lasted about
> three years--and the one
> before that last about three years.
>
> I use the bus sporatically so the battery sits idle
> for weeks at a time and
> use the camping stuff off the same battery which I
> think limits the battery
> longevity a bit as well.
>
> Does the Optima red top fit in the battery
> compartment and are there
> advantages to the $99 price (that's the costco price
> for the red optima)?
>
> Any advice or other leads for "the greatest battery
> I've ever put in my
> campmobile" appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA


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