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Old 12-21-2016, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jedijeb
Deka seems to be a good battery for me so far. USA made also. Local battery shop here sells them now instead of Interstate batteries. They also sell golf carts so they handle a ton of batteries.
Napa 7534. Been about 3 years now in a stock '00. No issues yet. Napa batteries are just rebranded Deka's.
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Originally Posted by mdtobe
Just did the research as I thought I needed a new battery (turns out it's the starter), and what I found makes me think that as of now the best choice is the Sears DieHard Advanced Gold 50734 (on sale right now for $147.89).
FYI: Since that's such a good price I figured I would drop by and pick one up for my Gladiator, and the price on it in the store was $174. If you want the $148 price, you have to order it online and either have it delivered OR have it held for pickup.
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Originally Posted by extrashaky
FYI: Since that's such a good price I figured I would drop by and pick one up for my Gladiator, and the price on it in the store was $174. If you want the $148 price, you have to order it online and either have it delivered OR have it held for pickup.
Thanks for the info - good to know. I had a similar situation with Napa concerning a Taurus Starter. Looked it up online, went to the store to buy it (without pre-ordering online) and it was going to be a whole lot more. Tried to "pre-order" it with my iPhone but 3G reception was so bad by the store I had to drive home, order it, drive back and pick it up.
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Originally Posted by mdtobe
Thanks for the info - good to know. I had a similar situation with Napa concerning a Taurus Starter. Looked it up online, went to the store to buy it (without pre-ordering online) and it was going to be a whole lot more. Tried to "pre-order" it with my iPhone but 3G reception was so bad by the store I had to drive home, order it, drive back and pick it up.
That's unfortunate! My NAPA has a tablet so you can place in-store pickups right at the counter and get the discount.
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That's unfortunate! My NAPA has a tablet so you can place in-store pickups right at the counter and get the discount.
My NAPA could learn something from your NAPA!
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DieHard Gold. Ive had one in my '99 for the last 8-10ish years. We get MANY nights when its -20 here and it RARELY gets above 0 for 3-5 weeks in January/February. NEVER had a problem with it starting. You couldn't convince me to buy anything else.
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Appreciate the info.

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