OT: Best value car battery?

[muz]

Originally Posted by Ken Robb

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?

Ha! My other wagon read 330K when the odometer died 7 years ago, still going strong.

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by muz

In my case it was a Varta battery made in Germany, installed by MB roadside tech, looked identical to the original battery.

What did the battery and service cost?

[muz]

Originally Posted by Ken Robb

What did the battery and service cost?

This was a couple years ago, so I don't remember the exact figure, but around 50% more than the cheapest option. The battery requires venting, so not too many options (e.g. Costco doesn't carry one). They basically come to your car and install the battery for the same price as buying from the dealer parts counter.

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by muz

This was a couple years ago, so I don't remember the exact figure, but around 50% more than the cheapest option. The battery requires venting, so not too many options (e.g. Costco doesn't carry one). They basically come to your car and install the battery for the same price as buying from the dealer parts counter.

COSTCO doesn't carry a battery for my MINI either but we have been so pleased with AAA for our last two batteries I will use them again.