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Subject:Re: Wal-Mart and battery stuff
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:44:44 -0700

Same deal with Costco, in my experience, though they no longer carry the
correct size for us.

Karl Wolz
|

|One thing about Wal-Mart. When you return the battery you usually get a
|refund. When you re-purchase the replacement the warranty starts again.
|
|Dennis
|
|
|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|John Rodgers
|Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 5:01 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Wal-Mart and battery stuff
|
|Just replaced an Exide battery with a Wally World battery of equal
|performance. Cost $70 and with a $10 crdit for the old battery the price
|was $60. Had a 36 month warranty. Battery was exact dimensions as the
|one removed and fit into the battery box just perfect.  Wally World has
|had its share of battery failure problems in the past, but they never
|question it. If it doesn't work, dies or whatever, no problem. Take it
|back and get a replacement. They are good about that. It's just
|inconvenient to have to repeat oneself if the battery fails in someway.
|This is my third Walmart battery and two failed before warranty expired
|- one within one week of purchase. But - if you get a good one - it will
|perform and last as good as any.
|
|John Rodgers
|Clayartist and Moldmaker
|88'GL VW Bus Driver
|Chelsea, AL
|Http://www.moldhaus.com
|
|
|
|Al Knoll wrote:
|> Interested in your experiences in returning a battery to WM for warranty
|> replacement.  I had a 48-3 fail just inside the 2yr warranty (Eversnort
|> brand or something like that)
|>
|> FWIW they say a 41 or a 48 will fit and if you remove the seat it will
|and
|> just snugly.
|>
|> Pensionerd.
|>
|>
|>