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Subject:Re: COSTCO's - Kirkland group 41 battery
From:Chris S
Date:Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:57:23 -0400

You're using four UB1220 batteries under the driver's seat?  Do you have
pics of the setup?

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Chris S.
"Beware the Subie Vultures"

2008/7/31 Karl Mullendore <groups@westyventures.com>

> 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.
>