This just made me wonder if there really was a difference as I know Wal-Mart and other large retailers have models made just for sale in their stores.
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Either way, I bought the gold or premium one which has 3 years free replacement like 20 years ago and have never even made it close to that time before it is replaced. I guess Bing has a similar experience with battery replacement at WM. It was still reading 0 volts and 0 CCA after two hours of charging and testing.
They called me two hours later and told me the battery was dead. Well, I am glad I was with a friend and not waiting for the battery so we went elsewhere. This kind of result told me the battery was dead but they had to do an extended test they told me might take up to an hour. They hooked it to the quick tester and told me it had 0 volts and 0 cold cranking amps. This last one didn’t do anything when I went to start so I took it to Wal-Mart and told them this. Yeah, some of my experience has been that the Wal-Mart batteries last a year and then die. Anyone else agree that the OEM battery is usually of better quality than most aftermarket replacements? He figured 8 years was pretty good out of the factory battery so he went back for another one. The truck can sit for months without being started and it fires right up with the same gusto as if it had just been turned off after a long run.Īnother friend recently had the original battery fail in his 8 year old Dodge Caravan. I wasn’t sure if it was the battery or a slow drain from the truck but battery eventually got to the point I didn’t want to deal with it anymore and bought this battery. It would start great unless it sat for a few days, then it was stone cold dead. This was bought for my 1997 Ford truck which came to me with an older battery that was failing. O’Reilly sells Motorcraft batteries and I purchased one on the suggestion of my friend who used to be a mechanic and is a big Ford guy. This would be like Ford Motorcraft or GM AC Delco and the like. I also have a friend who suggests purchasing the OEM battery if possible. Auto parts stores and Wal-Mart both sell three grades of batteries and I would assume they are pretty much the same across the lines. Yes, they often have specific model numbers just for this retailer. Both of us complain about the quality of the disposable products made just for Wal-Mart. I work on computers and know someone who works on lawn equipment. I am pretty sure the vehicle charging system is fine as I had it tested and even replaced the alternator for good measure as there was a period I went through a battery a year or more. They also make the battery I bought at the parts store that hasn’t had any problems. I looked at who makes these and it is Johnson Controls. I have run through several of the Everstart brand gold models from Wal-Mart and know several others with similar complaints. I always buy the premium or gold grade at the parts store and usually don’t have any issues. I know there are premium batteries like the Concord and such but was curious if there are any run of the mill wet cell batteries that are better than the others.
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