Michael, I never understood that logic either! I just bought three of the Group 41 batts from Walmart. Have had good service from them in the past. Now with three vans instead of one, it seems I'm going to have lots of batteries on hand, even if I have to do the swappy-swappy thing to keep at least one van running. The Walmart battery in my daily driver was on it's last legs, and the two new(to me) vans had dead batteries from sitting for ten years - so, the battery change for all three hit at once. In my experience - with the history of prior good service - I just opted for three new ones just like in my daily driver. I will add this however. I have bought a Walmart battery, only to have it fail completely by the time I got home with it. Internal failure of some sort. Battery would not charge. Evidently something inside came loose or broke once the battery was subjected to road vibration - which indicates it was faulty to start with. Road vibration finished it off. Back at Walmart, a quick swap took care of the problem, and the replacement lasted well over three years. So you never know,. John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 11/12/2010 10:35 AM, Michael Sullivan wrote: > I like Interste batteries,,,but f you call the delaer they are more expesive > than if you buy the same one at Firestone. Doesn't make any sense that > going to the source is more expensive than a retailer with the same product. > But what do I know. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' > > |
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