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Optima Batteries
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,294
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From: Neptune Beach, FL
HAHAHahAHah...
North Dakota? Aren't you the guys who tried to change your state name?
Yeah that would prove a problem. What about shipping? LOL.
North Dakota? Aren't you the guys who tried to change your state name?
Yeah that would prove a problem. What about shipping? LOL.
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
This is off the topic here, but you know what really bothers me(rhetorical of course)? Is when you have a 2.00 part and shipping is 15.00. I hate that crap. Talk about a racket.
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Neptune Beach, FL
I called the company up and told them they were a bunch of retards and Best Buy would now get my order.
How does 10 USB cables cost $85 to ship?
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jan 2007
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I would submit that while there may be better batteries available on the general market, When one is not in a major city, WalMart simply cannot be beat. Available in just about any town over 5000 population, and usually come with at least a 1-2 year free replacement warranty.
Are WalMart batteries the best battery one can buy? Probably not. But what good is "the best" when one cannot source it without spending $200 (or more) on shipping? And given that many WalMart SuperCenters are open 24/7, there are many times when I'll give up some quality to be able to get ANYTHING back into the truck to get it out of a problem area.
Just make sure you buy them both (i.e. both batteries).
-blaine
Are WalMart batteries the best battery one can buy? Probably not. But what good is "the best" when one cannot source it without spending $200 (or more) on shipping? And given that many WalMart SuperCenters are open 24/7, there are many times when I'll give up some quality to be able to get ANYTHING back into the truck to get it out of a problem area.
Just make sure you buy them both (i.e. both batteries).
-blaine
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 10,626
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
Are WalMart batteries the best battery one can buy? Probably not. But what good is "the best" when one cannot source it without spending $200 (or more) on shipping? And given that many WalMart SuperCenters are open 24/7, there are many times when I'll give up some quality to be able to get ANYTHING back into the truck to get it out of a problem area.
everything that you have said, thankfully I have never been put into a situation where that has been needed to have been done. I cannot afford(not exactly monetary, but time and ability) to have to be put into that position especially. Before I got to a long distance horseshow, I go thru a(what I think of anyway) nitty gritty inspection of everything and if anything looks like it's on the way out, I go get a new one. Thinks happen of course, but I catch the big things. Not doable in all circumstances, but it does catch things 98% of the time.
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Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 6,757
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From: Corvallis, OR
I actually bought a set of Walmart batteries before getting Interstates, they didn't fit right. The vent caps were in a different location and the stock battery cover on the driver side wouldn't clip down all the way.
Elder User
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 604
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Interstate SUCKS
We used to stock Interstate batteries, we DO NOT stock them anylonger, nor would I recommend them. I wouldnt even put them in my own truck, and we get them cheaper than most. I would say that for every 10 good batteries we would have 2-3 that were junk. And these batts were rotated weekly by the Interstate truck. There quality has gone downhill seriuosly in the last 3 years. Just my opinion. They would also try to weasel their way out of any warranty they could.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 990
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From: North Pole Alaska
Sears has a gell battery I think it may be made by the Optima folks. It was cheaper at Sears than the optima. I like the gell because its better in cold weather than a wet battery. Same cranking amps at -40'F as +40'F.
I put a pair in my truck
I put a pair in my truck
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,078
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From: Kansas City/Breckenridge
<3 mine. Have had them for 2 years now. Still cranks like the day I bought them. Also have listened to music for 6+ hours and she'll start right up.