What Mark said!

On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 9:57 AM vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:

> It is getting harder all the time for me to find a Group 41 at retail
> stores.
>
> The W_marts near me don't carry that size anymore. I wasn't buying them
> there anyway since the quality and warranty issues seemed headed the
> wrong way several years ago.
>
> The various P_boys near me just discontinued them also. They had been
> stocking a Bosch branded 41 that seemed to last well and that fit the
> compartment better than most.
>
> I was helping a friend fix his misbehaving aux battery setup a couple
> weeks ago and the only place we could find that had size 41 in stock was
> a nearby A_zone but when we got there the "freshest" one of the 4 on the
> shelf was over 1 year old and the others were up to 2 years old.
>
> At some point I may have to settle for one of the slightly smaller sizes.
>
> Mark
>
> Richard Koerner wrote:
> >  After reviewing my records, my "6 or 7" years is no good.  More like 11
> or 12 years...my...how time does fly.  Still, that Walmart group 41 battery
> keeps chugging along.  Mostly laptop computer to watch DVD's, and of course
> internet communication; modest interior lighting; and to recharge the
> cellphone appropriately.  Nothing fancy like feeding a Chinese Diesel
> heater glowplug or anything like that.  It would probably be wise for me to
> go ahead and get a new Walmart battery though while it is easy; I mean,
> $100 bucks or so isn't the end of the world.  Solid service these last 11
> or 12 years.  Easy now at home base; crummy to do when on a roadtrip.
> >
> > Rich
> > San Diego
> >
> >
>
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