Time for a New Battery

Time to buy a new battery, I've had it tested twice and it failed both times. The truck is still starting and running just fine, but I don't want to push it to where I'm stranded somewhere. I've found 2 decent priced batteries. first one is from Oreillyauto, and the other is from Auto zone.I'm leaning towards auto zone, since I now have one of theirs that's lasted 7 years. I don't need any heavy duty extra power for my stock truck

Anyone using either of these batteries and opinions.

• Super Start Extreme Battery Group Size 24F

Super Start Extreme Battery Group Size 24F
Part #
24REXT
Line:
SSB



$159.99 Each
Plus Core: $18.00

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Duralast Gold Battery 24F-DLG Group Size 24F 750 CCA
4.7
(601)
4.7 out of 5 stars. 601 reviews
Part # 24F-DLG
SKU # 832327


Notes: Alternate Fit. *** 750 cold cranking amps (935 cranking amps) ***. 130 reserve minutes. OE manufacturer used various size batterie...

$159.99

 

That price seems super high to me but what do I know.

I run blemish batteries in our stuff, $35.99

 

Well that's the going price here in my area of the world, and they sell higher priced ones. Please inform me brother, where you are finding and buying a blemished battery that meets the criteria for that cheap. Enlighten me.

 

Batteries and tires are 2 things I never use until they fail. Batteries get replaced every 6 years...no matter the warranty or how good they appear to be working. Pep Boys has good sales on batteries right now, 25% off. All their batteries are made by Johnson are are usually good quality. Just replaced the one in my wife's Venza with this Champion battery last week. https://www.pepboys.com/champion-agm-battery-group-size-24f/product/2071574?quantity=1

 

Southern battery in Kernersville.

 

@six5creed , thanks dude, you must not live to far from me. Winston-Salem is about 40 minutes from my house. thanks for the info.

how reliable has their batteries been for you.

 

Those blemished batteries are most likely used batteries. Either been defected out and actually tested good or sat on a shelf for more than 18 months somewhere and turned into a used/blemished battery. Also the batteries pep boys, duralast, excide, any many more who made by Johnson controls are now named clarios and is 1 of the main 3 battery manufacturer in the world! Interstate makes their own, clarios and then there’s another that I can’t remember. Honestly most batteries are the same on the market. Also Optimas are made by Clarios now and I have a red top 35 group in my 1st gen

 

I just go surakarta gold becasuse auto zones are everywhere and usually have replacement batteries on hand.

 

Crap... meant Duralast Gold...

 

Also, I end up out in the middle of nowhere on hunting trips and just like to have that piece of mind that I have a good fresh battery. Cheap insurance on my book rather than the blems.

 

Don’t blame you there, nice to know you have a brand new battery when you need it and don’t have to worry about it.

 

They’ve been good for us, have them in vehicles and tractors

 

Just got back from Interstate $157.
30 month free replacement.
They’ve been good to me. I brought a battery out of my in-laws Volvo that they purchased 2 yrs prior. No questions asked replaced for free

 

I have been running East Penn Manufacturing seconds 1989 when I moved not far from the plant and Factory store .

The smallest case blemish will cause a battery to be a second.

Not like they can`t completely recycle a defective battery

Most of my battery failures are caused by forgetting to pull the battery from a project it goes dead and freezes and cracks

Mine last as long the full priced batteries

 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStar...MI7KCPm9jA6wIVGW-GCh3W7Ak1EAQYASABEgI7qvD_BwE

 

I've been getting 6-7 years out of the Duralast batteries I've been using in my '96 Tacoma. I use the step down from the gold.

 

After working at AutoZone changing out batteries a bunch in south tx where batteries last 3 years I feel like I'd chime in

Walmart batteries don't last for shit most I swapped out were less than a year old

The ones that supposed me the most were made In Japan Panasonic batteries

That and made in Germany bmw and mercades batteries

 

I replaced my battery with Duralast Gold. It’s only been 2 months but I expect a couple years out of it.

 

I’ve had good luck with the wm ever start maxx batteries. Used them in multiple vehicles and all lasted many years.