Replacement truck battery suggestions?

[DAB]

Originally Posted by BOTY

Absolutely , hot there often ?

gets to 90s in summer

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by DAB

gets to 90s in summer

So none of that crazy 100's for months, that just eats batteries.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by BOTY

So none of that crazy 100's for months, that just eats batteries.

no.

truck is kept in the garage, so it's partly heated in winter (50F), and in summer, while it might get to 90-95F on a warm day, as soon as the sun sets, the temp drops about 20-25 degrees overnight. and the garage doesn't get that hot either.

[JRD77VET]

I go bigger ( more CCA ) for my vehicles and purchase from Auto Zone. Identical CCA rating / warranty was $150 at AZ and almost $300 at the local NAPA

Plus the AZ installed it for free

[Rodnok1]

I switched from Optima batteries (overpriced and no better than 99% out there now ) as Johnson controls sold battery division, used to be the best around. Now i get Walmart battery for under 100. I had 2 Optimas fail under 3 years. I figure I'll get 4 to 5 out of Walmart battery and be money ahead...

[bill_daniels]

I just replaced two Walmart batteries for my diesel truck. A lot of the electrical was wonky, and then the batteries started dying overnight. Walmart claimed they were both good. The Dodge house says, 'both batteries bad,' Well, a couple of new Mopar batteries solved most, but not all, of the electrical gremlins.

The batteries replaced? Less than 2 years old. No warranty because Walmart said they were fine. Grrrr.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

I just replaced two Walmart batteries for my diesel truck. A lot of the electrical was wonky, and then the batteries started dying overnight. Walmart claimed they were both good. The Dodge house says, 'both batteries bad,' Well, a couple of new Mopar batteries solved most, but not all, of the electrical gremlins.

The batteries replaced? Less than 2 years old. No warranty because Walmart said they were fine. Grrrr.

That is exactly why I go to AutoZone for batteries instead of dealing with the mutants at wallyworld.

I had my wallyworld fiasco with a marine battery about 15 years ago.

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

That is exactly why I go to AutoZone for batteries instead of dealing with the mutants at wallyworld.

I had my wallyworld fiasco with a marine battery about 15 years ago.

I've had very good luck twice with having Walmart replace bad batteries. They didn't even test them, just handed me a new one both times.

[Rodnok1]

I mainly went with Walmart for battery since travel so much and if an autozone/advance isn't handy I'd be stuck getting a new battery. Seems walmart is everywhere. I got boned over an Optima when place wouldn't replace nor prorate and it wasn't 2 years old. No vaseline either...