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Subject:Re: COSTCO's - Kirkland group 41 battery
From:Karl Mullendore
Date:Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:51:35 -0400

C'mon, Frank! You're not still using a starting battery for the fridge are
you? Get some UB12220's (four) and stuff in there and forgetaboutit.
Interstate MTP-91 also fits, 88 a/h but not deep cycle.

Karl

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:55:48 EDT, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:

>        Well.......that's all fine  EXCEPT !  --------  There's no SEARS in
>MEXICO.    So.......when the aux battery goes belly up after months on the free
>beach  powering the beer fridge we don't want to drive up to Yuma or some
>other  stateside city where the SEARS store is to get the FREE replacement.
>COSTCO and WALL MART are the only viable options or COSTCO was !  WALLY  still
>has a group 41 or other similar batteries for replacement  options.
>
>    What we really want to know here is if COSTCO,  Canada, USA & Mexico are
>gonna completely get out of suppling a battery that  will fit in a Vanagon,
>under the seat position.  The policy may differ from  country to country so if
>anyone is near a COSTCO go check out this little story  and make a report.  I
>do know some of the COSTCO stores in the US had group  48 batteries that fit
>and the COSTCO stores here in OTTAWA that I have been in  never did have that
>group 48.