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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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Need new batteries

Its time for some new batteries. Does anybody have experience good or bad with the Everlast from Walmart?
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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Every few years, Consumer Reports does a battery test. Sears Diehard, Interstate, and Autozone Duralast are always duking it out for the top spots. I buy Duralast.

Wal Mart batteries are cheap for a reason.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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Duralast here too. Always did me well.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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About three years ago the battery in my Pathfinder died on a Saturday afternoon in a Walmart parking lot. Not to many choices there, so bought a Walmart battery. Much to my surprise it is still working just fine with strong starts even on a relatively cold morning.
Now that I have said that, it will probably die this week.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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I had them in my mower, one of my bikes and my tractor and never had a problem with them. The tractor was a ":*&^% to start too.

Go get a couple. If they fail Wal-Mart will take anything back...
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 11:15 PM
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I have them in my truck. The test results I've read in Consumer Reports usually rates them highly. I also have one in my wife's Tahoe. No problems with them whatsover.
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:54 AM
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Put Diehard Platinum from Sears in the truck...really like them. Truck fires right up no issues.
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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I don't have any experience with the Everlast. I did just put a set of 7YR-65s from AC Delco in my truck. 50 month replacement, with prorated warranty to 7 years. Figure I couldn't beat that.
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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I don't much about Everstart. I think they are an Exide (Johnson Controls) Product. I just bought the Interstate Mega Tron Plus, last week. I just Interstate doesn't make an Optimus Prime Plus. Interstate has never let me down.
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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Got Duralast's in my rig right now...so far so good.

Michael
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:28 AM
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i would suggest optima red tops. have had them for 5 years without any issues. use to use them to jump start the john deere tractor i used for snow plowing in the mid west.
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by big bubba
i would suggest optima red tops. have had them for 5 years without any issues. use to use them to jump start the john deere tractor i used for snow plowing in the mid west.
X2 on the Optima - run them in both my trucks for last 8 years+. Camper and plow trucks
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