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Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|Ken Wilford
|Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:17 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
|
|Jack, I have been using the Wal-mart batteries for years now just of the
|reason that they seem to hold up pretty well and if I have a problem I
|can just swap them with no hassle.  I will probably start a flame war
|but the batteries I take out and junk the most are Die Hard the irony of
|which is not lost on me :-)  They should be renamed Die Easy and I when
|I see one in a van now I automatically cringe.  Thanks for the tip on
|looking at the build date, I would have never thought of that.
|
|--
|Thanks,
|Ken Wilford
|John 3:16
|www.vanagain.com
|Phone: 856-327-4936
|Fax: 856-327-2242
|
|
|
|On 11/9/2010 8:04 PM, Jack R. wrote:
|> Just sharing a recent battery shopping experience... as winter is
|> approaching, some of you on the list may be in the market for a new
|battery
|> for your Vanagon.
|>
|>
|>
|> I just picked up a battery at Wal-Mart for my 2000 Volvo XC70, group 48 -
|-
|> 825 Amp / 700 CCA... Everstart Maxx - 3 year full replacement warranty
|for
|> $77!  (Dealer charges over $300 for OEM).  The Wal-Mart batteries are now
|> made by Johnson Controls... and are typically very "Fresh" this one had a
|> date code of 10/10.
|>
|>
|>
|> So, checked on the cost of a Group 41 (Size for Vanagon)... and
|discovered
|> that they had the basic "Everstart" with a 1 year full replacement
|warranty,
|> also by Johnson Controls, 780 Amp / 650 CCA for only $67.00  Not bad, if
|you
|> are on a budget and need to keep your vanagon going through the winter.
|I
|> know other batteries have more amps... but for that price, hard to turn
|> down.  The data code was on the Group 41 in front of the rack was 1/09.
|> However, when I looked to the back and they had fresher batteries.  It is
|> worth pulling the old batteries off the rack, and digging for the
|freshest
|> one.  The warranty is 1 year from date of purchase, so keep your receipt.
|>
|>
|>
|> Just as an FYI... be careful to also check the manufacturer name printed
|on
|> the battery... They have some old Exide-made batteries, which are not as
|> good as the Johnson Controls batteries.
|>
|>
|>
|> Jack R.
|>
|> 84 Westy
|>