Date:         Tue, 4 Feb 2020 06:57:39 -0800
Reply-To:     vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
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From:         vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Group 41 Battery? As house battery, under Driver Seat?
Comments: To: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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It is getting harder all the time for me to find a Group 41 at retail
stores.

The W_marts near me don't carry that size anymore. I wasn't buying them
there anyway since the quality and warranty issues seemed headed the
wrong way several years ago.

The various P_boys near me just discontinued them also. They had been
stocking a Bosch branded 41 that seemed to last well and that fit the
compartment better than most.

I was helping a friend fix his misbehaving aux battery setup a couple
weeks ago and the only place we could find that had size 41 in stock was
a nearby A_zone but when we got there the "freshest" one of the 4 on the
shelf was over 1 year old and the others were up to 2 years old.

At some point I may have to settle for one of the slightly smaller sizes.

Mark

Richard Koerner wrote:
>  After reviewing my records, my "6 or 7" years is no good.  More like 11 or 12 years...my...how time does fly.  Still, that Walmart group 41 battery keeps chugging along.  Mostly laptop computer to watch DVD's, and of course internet communication; modest interior lighting; and to recharge the cellphone appropriately.  Nothing fancy like feeding a Chinese Diesel heater glowplug or anything like that.  It would probably be wise for me to go ahead and get a new Walmart battery though while it is easy; I mean, $100 bucks or so isn't the end of the world.  Solid service these last 11 or 12 years.  Easy now at home base; crummy to do when on a roadtrip.
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> Rich
> San Diego
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