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I did an Advanced Gold series battery. It has a three year warranty where they'll just replace it if there's a problem.
I bought one several years ago, it worked flawlessly. One day car wouldn't start, push started my way to there to get the battery tested - it tested "OK" but they replaced it anyway since the car wouldn't start. I then replaced ignition coils on my car, which fixed the actual problem. Wound up with a new battery even though it probably didn't need one. Which was nice. |
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I think the one on the left was made by Gilera (Italy) and the one on the right, Puch (Austria). Some of the better Sears bicycles were also made by Puch.
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The Sears we went to in the early 70s had the most amazing candy counter. All the good stuff on the first floor - candy, tools, hardware, sporting goods. Toughskins on the second floor.
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I have no idea what battery i have but i was pleasently suprised when i started the car today after storing it 6 months ago. Im sure this is not that uncommon but i had prepared for the worst. It looked so neglected and filthy :/
But it started with a second of turning the key Now for the spill under the car... hopefully just a loose coolant hose or similar :/ |
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When the battery gave out on my Mercedes wagon, it turned out it was the original with 13 years and 160K miles. So I replaced with another OEM battery.
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used one off of craigslist
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In SD AAA is a good supplier of batteries to members. They come to you, test your battery and charging system to see what is needed. If it's a battery they install a new one for about $130 and haul off the old one. The new battery is Guaranteed (not pro-rated replacement) for 3 years. I don't know what they might do for a non-member.
The funny thing is:the battery in my 2004 BMW lasted 10 years and my 11 year-old MINI still has its original battery. Our 2014 MAZDA battery died at 38 months. OTOH the MAZDA has a lot more electronics than the older cars so there is more demand on the battery. |
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My pal has a BMW repair facility and he says the original German batteries are amazingly long-lived but the ones sold in the USA are made in the USA and not nearly as good. He sells Interstate batteries instead because he thinks they are a better value than so-called OEM from BMW.
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Walmart has batteries-
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This was the lower of their two Steyr/Puch-built road models from 1968. The better one was "Ted Williams" branded, just like my barbell set Circa '68. It's a great-riding bike, even with steel rims. I took this picture after swapping out the bar and stem: Last edited by dddd; 04-24-2018 at 08:36 PM. |
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Probably was a good German battery if it said "Varta". OTOH if you already have 160,000 miles on the car how many more will it go for you? 3 years might be plenty? How much did the Varta cost?
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Hey, I've seen ice in the canyons before 7am on a few mornings. Of course heat is a battery killer too.
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