Battery brand reco
#16
12-11-2016, 01:48 PM
This truck i'm considering buying has a weak battery - they've had to jump it both times i've test drove it. Guess an alternator check wouldn't be a bad idea.
They've offered to include a new battery in the deal.
What brand do you guys prefer?
I'm leery of Walmart's but maybe they've improved the last few years.
I thought Interstate was bulletproof but they might have slipped in quality from what i've read.
They've offered to include a new battery in the deal.
What brand do you guys prefer?
I'm leery of Walmart's but maybe they've improved the last few years.
I thought Interstate was bulletproof but they might have slipped in quality from what i've read.
It sounds like the dealer did nothing to the truck so plan on checking and changing a lot of the fluids. My F150 had 121K on it so I changed them all just so I new they were good, along with new brakes, idler pulleys, belt, fuel filter and a bunch of other maintenance things. I knew the pulleys were bad because I could hear them.
Denny
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12-11-2016, 01:58 PM
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12-11-2016, 04:06 PM
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Well, it's a really sweet truck. Kind of a rare breed actually. I'm thinking with a new battery it could be tested for voltage draw while off and see if it's outside the norm.
If was just your run of the mill truck, i'd do like you and walk away. Like i said before, if it can't be solved i won't buy it.
If was just your run of the mill truck, i'd do like you and walk away. Like i said before, if it can't be solved i won't buy it.
dealer should be doing this.
my gut is not happy with this salesman... and I never met him.
Buyer Beware. regardless of truck. its the dealer that can bite you.
like i said... your money,
43 years as an auto mechanic.. I can rebuild anything except the frame.
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12-11-2016, 04:20 PM
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If i can't find a mech who can test it to my satisfaction i'll not buy it. Maybe i can't.
I moved to this backwater from Dallas years ago and you have to temper your expectations with these people. Ineptitude is the order of the day around here - not necessarily evil. They're honestly just lazy good ole boys who only do what they absolutely have to do - and change an obviously old battery before they're have to isn't high on their list.
I moved to this backwater from Dallas years ago and you have to temper your expectations with these people. Ineptitude is the order of the day around here - not necessarily evil. They're honestly just lazy good ole boys who only do what they absolutely have to do - and change an obviously old battery before they're have to isn't high on their list.
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12-11-2016, 06:01 PM
I would use a Red Top for a starting battery. Did you buy them from a dealer or off the internet, before I bought our last set I got on the internet and read their warranty and it states in red that if you buy one off the internet there is no warranty from Optima, you have to buy them from a authorized dealer. I think that somehow internet sales sites are getting hold of rejected batteries from the plant in Mexico.
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