Battery on its last legs.....

Budke · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:27 pm

Well, the time is near. My battery will be meeting its demise here soon. It struggles when it starts up and I've already had to be jumped once about a week ago. I'm looking to find a good battery, but not an expensive one.
I've already looked at optima's and those are way to expensive for me.

I've been looking at duralast batteries. Probably the Duralast gold, instead of the red topped one. Or maybe an Everlast from walmart since those are cheaper and I get a 10% discount there.

Any suggestions?

tjkoen01 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:22 pm

i'd go for the duralast gold, i've yet to have one fail on me.

Hood297 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:03 pm

Budke wrote:

Well, the time is near. My battery will be meeting its demise here soon. It struggles when it starts up and I've already had to be jumped once about a week ago. I'm looking to find a good battery, but not an expensive one.
I've already looked at optima's and those are way to expensive for me.

I've been looking at duralast batteries. Probably the Duralast gold, instead of the red topped one. Or maybe an Everlast from walmart since those are cheaper and I get a 10% discount there.

Any suggestions?

and the everstart max gives you up it 800CCA and 875CA not too shabby, plus a 3 year warranty with exchange at any walmart, which are many aplenty so if it fails take it in and there you are with a new battery, free...

Budke · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:06 pm

Hood297 wrote:

Budke wrote:

Well, the time is near. My battery will be meeting its demise here soon. It struggles when it starts up and I've already had to be jumped once about a week ago. I'm looking to find a good battery, but not an expensive one.
I've already looked at optima's and those are way to expensive for me.

I've been looking at duralast batteries. Probably the Duralast gold, instead of the red topped one. Or maybe an Everlast from walmart since those are cheaper and I get a 10% discount there.

Any suggestions?

and the everstart max gives you up it 800CCA and 875CA not too shabby, plus a 3 year warranty with exchange at any walmart, which are many aplenty so if it fails take it in and there you are with a new battery, free...

Didn't not know that. Might have to go with that one then!

KJ04 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:30 pm

X 2....I got one last year too, couldn't pass it up for $68.00.

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:34 pm

i got a redtop for 2 reasons

got it for $75 bucks (dads business used optimas on forklifts) and to piss him off because he said they suck

love it so far, and sears die hards are amazing, i had that in my range rover for years and it was undersized for what i had

AZKJ · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:37 pm

STINGN wrote:

i got a redtop for 2 reasons

got it for $75 bucks (dads business used optimas on forklifts) and to piss him off because he said they suck

love it so far, and sears die hards are amazing, i had that in my range rover for years and it was undersized for what i had

Why did you say that? I had one in my TJ for a little over 6 years when I sold it, which is outstanding here in the desert southwest. I just bought one for my KJ and JK. The Red Top outlasted any battery I have ever owned....

Budke · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:44 pm

I wish I had the money to afford a nearly $200 battery.

Hey, Stingn, wanna get that redtop deal for me?? :wink:

tjkoen01 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:12 am

Hood297 wrote:

Budke wrote:

Well, the time is near. My battery will be meeting its demise here soon. It struggles when it starts up and I've already had to be jumped once about a week ago. I'm looking to find a good battery, but not an expensive one.
I've already looked at optima's and those are way to expensive for me.

I've been looking at duralast batteries. Probably the Duralast gold, instead of the red topped one. Or maybe an Everlast from walmart since those are cheaper and I get a 10% discount there.

Any suggestions?

and the everstart max gives you up it 800CCA and 875CA not too shabby, plus a 3 year warranty with exchange at any walmart, which are many aplenty so if it fails take it in and there you are with a new battery, free...

the duralast gold is 1000ca and 900cca, 3 year free replacement and an 8 year pro-rated warranty. I think they are about $80.

STINGN · **Posted:** Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:09 pm

Budke wrote:

I wish I had the money to afford a nearly $200 battery.

Hey, Stingn, wanna get that redtop deal for me?? :wink:

doubt i could, if you can afford shipping haha, a 70lb battery for shipping, your better off buying it near you

Just get a sears die hard

tomsjeep · **Posted:** Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:04 pm

I'm 5+ years on the redtop in my TJ... no issues at all, and expect to get another several years out of it (but I have a solar trickle charger on it, too, the Solargizer like the Army uses).
That said, I'd always presumed I'd be getting an Optima for my KJ when it was 'due', but was looking at WalMart's Maxx whatevers tonight... $80 or so and it's kind of a deal. The biggest plus I see to the Optima's is the ability to flop your Jeep and not douse battery innards all over yourself and your engine compartment... it's bad enough with oil dribbling out everywhere when you do that.

Budke · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:53 pm

Well it turns out the duralast that was in there was only 2 years old. So I took it to auto zone and got it replaced for half price of a new one since it was under warranty. But it wasen't a free replacement warranty since my dad didn't get it. Total was like $44. So I got a brand new redtopped duralast.

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