Get the House battery from Wal-Mart. 2 year free replacement. How? If it
fails in less than 2 years, they actually refund your money. Then you get
another one and the two years starts again. BTW, unless you get a Douglass,
or Delco or Deka, you most likely are getting the same battery.

Dennis

>From: Tim in Seattle <syncrowesty@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Tim in Seattle <syncrowesty@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: costco auxillary battery size (group# and/or costco number)?
>Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:26:17 -0700
>
>Hi Folks -- I've been in lurk mode way to long these days....
>
>I'm done murdering optima yellow tops (discussed in many threads)..... I
>think I'm just going to go with the Costco starting battery as my house
>battery. Does anyone know the costco size I need for under the driver's
>seat? Bonus points if you know a costco size that directly replaces the
>optima yellowtop -- I have the Mark Drillock-style Stancor relay in the box
>with the battery and I'd rather not relocate if I can avoid it. I figure I
>can always do some measuring at Costco and figure it all out
>but maybe someone has done the work for me. ;-)
>
>Cheers!
>
>
>--
>Tim King
>Seattle WA
>87 Syncro Westy/ Suby 2.5