Mikey
Well-Known Member
Does battery brand or where you get it, really matter, as long as it has a decent warranty?
Everyone says "Optima" but, really? $160? I can go to O'reillys and get one of their batteries, with 725CCA and a 3-year warranty, for half the price. Hell, I can get an ACDelco battery, with a 2-yr warranty, from work, for $75.
Deep cyclye Yellow-Top or 720CCA Red-Top, 3-yr warranty...$160
O'reilly SuperStart Premium 550CCA, 2-yr Warranty...............$76
O'reilly SuperStart Extreme 725CCA, 3-yr Warranty...............$86
Tell me why, except for the name, that the Optima would be the better choice?
Ive had Interstate and DieHard, and both crapped out on me. The DieHard was in my 4G and it lasted maybe a year. The Interstate is what came in my 6G and it's lasted me 16 months.
The Wal-Mart batteries Ive had lasted me longer than that. And if/when they did crap out, they were still under warranty and had free replacement.
So, why wouldnt a battery from O'reillys be the same?
If a battery has a 2 or 3 year, free replacement, regardless of brand, why should it matter?
Everyone says "Optima" but, really? $160? I can go to O'reillys and get one of their batteries, with 725CCA and a 3-year warranty, for half the price. Hell, I can get an ACDelco battery, with a 2-yr warranty, from work, for $75.
Deep cyclye Yellow-Top or 720CCA Red-Top, 3-yr warranty...$160
O'reilly SuperStart Premium 550CCA, 2-yr Warranty...............$76
O'reilly SuperStart Extreme 725CCA, 3-yr Warranty...............$86
Tell me why, except for the name, that the Optima would be the better choice?
Ive had Interstate and DieHard, and both crapped out on me. The DieHard was in my 4G and it lasted maybe a year. The Interstate is what came in my 6G and it's lasted me 16 months.
The Wal-Mart batteries Ive had lasted me longer than that. And if/when they did crap out, they were still under warranty and had free replacement.
So, why wouldnt a battery from O'reillys be the same?
If a battery has a 2 or 3 year, free replacement, regardless of brand, why should it matter?