Car Battery Warranties are Still a SCAM! | Buy the Cheapest Battery at Walmart
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ม.ค. 2024
- Walmart Battery Warranty: Everstart Value, Plus, or Maxx?
Which battery should you buy for your vehicle, the cheapest or the one with the better warranty? I'm tired of automotive battery sales tactics Let's talk about it here.
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I was working in the bomb shelter and I developed a fever of 103F so I've been laying around in a fog and then I started to get mad about car battery warranties all over again so here's this! I'll be back with another video very soon!
As long as your wife is featured also. 😁
Missed your last two videos I'll fix that today...
Hope you feel better! Chicken noodle soup, drink lots of water and lots of sleep 😴 works all the time! 👍 also, Butt dancing 🕺 works also I heard!
Your problem isn't warranty batteries. It's that you are getting walmart batteries
Why do OEM batteries last longer then aftermarket? 🤔
The past few years I've been buying the batteries at Costco. Full 3 year warranty for less than Walmart Maxx. No hassle replacement, bring it in, drop on counter and just pay cost difference if current price is higher than original. They don't test them, they just take your membership card and point at the rack for you to grab a replacement. I did it last week for my wife's CR-V and was in and out in 10 minutes.
Walmart makes you put the battery on a tester but they have people that don’t know what they are doing determining if the battery is good or not.
In Sweden it’s always at least 2 years warranty on everything. It’s in something called consumer law and if something is replaced on warranty the warranty resets to at least 2 years or if the manufacturer has promised more! We do have some good laws 😊
Same here in Norway, neighborino, in fact it can be up to five years in Norway on some items!
I’ve never had a problem with the warranty at Walmart
The extra cold cranking is sometimes worth it in cold climates like N Illinois
at first I was wondering why you're going through batteries so often - but when you'd mentioned you're in Arizona - that all made sense... you're spot-on about warranties in general - they're banking on the fact that either you'll loose your paperwork or they can call it on a technicality. oh, and by the way there's only a few manufacturers of batteries so no real reason to pay for a "brand"...
That was surprising when they scanned the h6 battery and found out it was already replaced in 2019 & he was forced to pay for a new one 😢
I thought they would go by the date code if the receipt is lost😮
Ah, the good ol' never start batteries.
Last time I had a battery die on me I was so broke I got the cheapest battery because it was all I could afford. Was supposedly only gonna be good for a year if even....that was in 2014. It lasted until 2019...still had ok charge but the terminals were corroding something nasty. Expensive isn't always better and cheap isn't always crap.
They're fine!
Slap some sealer on the terminals and they do not corrode, even WD40 works.
With hot weather and Jeeps = I stick with sealed AGM batteries. I get around 4 years life. You have to maintain cheapo lead acid batteries in hot weather by topping up the cells with distilled water = pain in the ass.
Put a battery disconnect on the Ford if you don't drive it much. Turn it iff when you're nit going to be driving it. Then occasionally put a trickle charge on it to top it off.
The Jeep I have no advice
Really depends on how long it sits. If it sits a couple weeks at a time, than that's good advice. If you start getting close to a month of sitting.. I highly recommend a smart trickle charger. That's why they tell you not to buy a car battery that's been sitting on shelf for more than a month. The sulfation will start sticking even with no cables attached. It's a slow buildup, but it's still occurring from the moment the acid is absorbed in the plates. The trickle, and the bubbling he heard, help tackle this problem.
"selective OCD" 😂 love your content. You have what it takes. Your comedy, while making a legit point, is good! Keep it up. I find your background in vending fascinating. Man the niches we can occupy for a buck. Looking forward to more content!
Check the acid levels in the cells, basic maintenance. Flooded lead acid batteries will lose their acid levels through evaporation while charging. Proof was in the video when it was bench charged. That boiling sound is evaporation. The plates that are above the liquid level will dry out and split and corrode, thus short out causing a dead cell. I owned a F150 since it’s been new, after ten years the original battery finally gave up. Performed regular checks just like I check everything else under the hood. FLA batteries need to be topped up regularly.
Its the distilled water in the battery that evaporates! Sometimes the sulfuric acid may splash out and need to be replaced but it's usually just the distilled water that has evaporated that causes a low level! The solution should be tested for specific gravity before replacing because you need the correct mix of distilled water and acid!! 😉
Dead after slightly more than a year is terrible. I think the heading should be "dont buy Walmart batteries". I don't want either one of them at any price or any warranty if they only last 1-2 years. I agree with many of the others that you might want to try some Costco batteries and document the difference with us.
Agree a 100%.
What are you not doing to your batteries? I keep mine clean and topped of with distilled water and charged and they always last 5+ years. Walmart Maxx
FWIW, a buddy in Scottsdale had similar problems with how long batteries last in the AZ heat. He had more success by doing 2 things. First, he installed a trickle charger to keep the battery topped off (he doesn’t drive much). Second, he switched to an AGM (I.e. glass mat) battery. The AGM is tolerating the heat better. I switched to AGM batteries in my diesel truck and have been very happy with them. AGMs also don’t have the corrosion issues that FLAs do.
Yep, desert thing. Here in NC I usually get five plus years no issue.
I've been using battery minders on my batteries for several years and they seem to extend their lives. I don't tend to drive far with my vehicles, so it makes sense to help the batteries this way.
So to be clear...
Your batteries evaporate off fluid due to the summer heat, you don't replace the fluid, and just replace them?
I have 3 batteries (2 in vehicles, 1 spare) that have all been down below 9v. All tested as replace, and will all test as okay after the TLC.
2 of these batteries are ALWAYS on tenders as they are the spare vehicle and the spare battery; but my kid unplugged the minder on the car and it sat for 6 months no charge with up to 105 degree heat. Topped the juices, charged the battery, starts 50% of the time all the time, sometimes it needs a bit of help ( ex. 20 degree temps lately, when it was the daily I'd have to heat the block for it to start, small CCA not the battery problems. Since it was bought for a smaller engined car technically, being broke problems I thankfully don't have as often.)
I bought the spare battery so I could get to work if the minder got unplugged. (Not that that has EVER happened 3 times in 2 week.. dang kids!)
So here is something for you to test. Drain half the fluid off a new battery and have it tested. I know what is going to happen.
Take care of your battery. Clean the terminals at least once a year. Charge your battery every chance you get because short trips really are hard on a battery.
He need to check the fluid levels since he's in the Arizona desert...
That what is boiling the batteries away & he even states that while at Walmart talking to the automotive person testing the batteries 😢
Thanks for the extension support.
😎 My Sears Diehard Battery lasted 12 years in east coast hot summers around 97F and as low as 10F Winter's Parked outside! Also, I think your the first person on TH-cam to trademark ween and Butt dancing! 😂 also I like your sense humor. 👍👏
One summer in Phoenix, I wanted to show my co-workers that I could fry an egg on the dumpster by the smoking area. I went out to my car to get the egg, and it had already cooked from sitting in the car. If the weather report says the temp is 120F, that is in the shade, a car sitting outside gets much hotter here. They have to run adds that your car gets "hot enough to cook a dog's brain"
I don’t know how the new ones are but I had a couple of die hard batteries I bought at sears in the 90s that lasted about that long. Both were still going when I sold the vehicle.
@BD-xz6te I think Advanced Autozone sells Diehard BATTERY'S now, but not sure if they are as good as the ones from 12 years ago at SEARS.
@garysmcdermott That's hot, I guess you can leave your groceries in your car instead of using your oven to make dinner to save money 💰 😆
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Old time mechanic here. Ya know.. back in the days when valve lash adjustments and battery acid level testing was normal maintenance.
Just reassuring you that charging a battery is necessary to test for warranty. I JUST recently explained it in your last warranty video. It's a long read :)
I am curious if your vehicles frequently sit for days at a time.
Take a peak at my post to your other video. It may save ya money in long run.
JK underhood security is sad in these days and times. Too many stories of people losing expensive underhood parts to crooks. I was on a JK forum for a while and way too often someone would talk about it, even so far as losing a radiator and hoses, or alternator, etc. I invested in simple locks that go in place of the stock spring latches. Not that I ever had a problem, but I did not live in that great of a neighborhood in my city, so cheap insurance! My battery in my current vehicle (not a Jeep) is the original from 2016, but I live in a pretty mild place, never freezes and never super hot, just kinda "meh" all year round. 😆
Oh crap! My 2015 F150 is still running on its original battery, just started the truck without plugging it in in -25C. What the heck do you do to batteries down there…..
The water boils away during the Arizona summers and he neglect to check the fluid level
Thank you for the information herb!
I buy an Interstate at Costco, $99 to about $199 depending on the vehicle, cheap and a three year warranty that's not as heavily prorated as most.
I'm going to try the costco batteries next!
@@HerbOMatic Costco is good. No battery check or anything. They just give you a refund; depending on how long it can even be a full amount. Leave the battery and here's your money now get out of our faces.
Agree, always had a good luck with Costco batteries.
@@HerbOMatic Also in keeping with the Herbness of things, I have a stockpile of old batteries from my stockpile of old cars I should get rid of... And you can trademark Herbness for yourself :)
Just bought a 2nd vehicle, an old truck, and put a fresh battery from Costco. They always last me 4-5 years in the Phoenix heat. Also when warranty, they never tested, just replaced/prorated.
So what I got from this video was don’t buy batteries just steal them 👍🏻
Your theory on batteries is flawed.
ABOUT TIME... thank you 😊
I had the same type of battery mine lasted 2 years 6 months. Took it in got another one. It was a 10 to 20 minute process. I now have a 01/24 battery in my ride.
Same
I've probably replaced about 10-20 batteries when the extreme cold weather started here in Georgia, so extreme temperatures definitely kill them
So you got the big battery twice for the price, and got 4 yrs for your money, which make it actually a better deal, by a little.
Can't wait to see u do more bunker stuff
Warrantees are setup based on the expected life of the part will last just past the coverage period. Even worse are extended warrantees. As long as less than 50% of the parts go bad, the store and manufacturer has made free profit. (source: I used to sell warrantees and extended warrantees on electronics.)
With the heat your dealing with in the summers, there is no way to get a battery that lasts longer. I replace my battery every 4 years, no matter how it's behaving. I live in the upper Midwest, I don't want to get stranded somewhere when it's -20F outside.
I also don't like dealing with battery warranties. There is only like 3 battery manufacturers, all those brands you find are just stickers on someone else product. The units that test high get say a die hard label, the lower ones testing lower on the scale will be sold as a different brand. So you do get a better battery buying a known name, also true buying a higher priced battery like the one for your jeep. However as you know, that doesn't mean shit if the heat has destroyed it.
I watched your last video about batteries Wednesday and bought a new battery Thursday. I did go up one from the cheapest to get 550 CCA vs 500, because it is going to be below zero all weekend.
BigTown mall in Mesquite, Texas was the first indoor mall in the Southwest.
It sat vacant for around 5 or 10 years; then when Katrina hit New Orleans, they bussed hurricane refugees in for shelter and reunification.
Mesquite borders the eastern city limits of Dallas…so that was a rather odd site to see.
They leveled the entire mall just a couple years after that.
It's puzzling to me as to why you are having these failures. I live in OK. Our weather is tough on batteries with temperature extremes..though maybe not quite as drawn out as you mentioned.
I just replaced a WalMart battery with a 3 year warranty at exactly 7 years of service. All others I have had have gone past their warranties.
Same here. Love Walmart EverStart.
Arizona desert boils those batteries and if left unchecked, well he already knows
I do warranty’s on anything with moving parts.
I see your point about warranties, I never fully realised the replacement item would have a warranty only as long as the remaining time the old one had. I guess you could use your experience with the first item to estimate how long its replacement might last. I suppose that's why extended warranties cost money.
There's a lot to consider here. If you did get a free battery from someone's Jeep you're taking a chance that it might be just as dead as your own, plus you don't know if the original owner has already claimed the warranty replacement. And asking might be a bit awkward.
My go-to the last decade has been home depot. 3 year warranty for the same price as walmarts 2 year. They never check the battery when it goes bad. They just swap it out.
There is a video somewhere on here that showed which batteries were the same and made by the same company, but relabeled. With some being more expensive and having a longer warranty. So yes, people pay for dearly those warranties sometimes when they aren't any better than having lesser ones on "cheaper" batteries. I usually go midrange with a good brand.
Dude. You know what. Ive probably bought 30 warrenties in the last 5 years and never used 1. Youre absolutely right. Thats probably over 1k in warranties. 500 anyway. Wholly crap.
Arizona seems to be hard on batteries and tires.
Farm implement stores have seven year batteries with a three year, free replacement. NOT ONE CENT if it dies in less than three years. They prorate them up to seven years. At the six year mark I buy a new seven year battery and put the used one in one of my John Deere garden tractors. I have four, each has a different special setup.I have had some of those still start the John Deere at nine years of age.
Enjoying watching someone else with battery problems. Our golf cart just quit working and I had it picked up, just got the call a few minutes ago and cost to replace batteries, 48 volt= 6-8volt batteries. Drum role please $1500 for new batteries plus a wireing harness. Toys are great, in a perfect world batteries would last forever.
Just go with what 4 -12Volt Marine Batteries .... Series them up & roll !! 😊
@@waylonmccrae3546
I’ll remember that in 4 years.
My 2016 Toyota 4runner limited has had no issues since brand new, even the battery is original and still tests good!! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
I just went through this a few months ago on the wife's hoopty. Same thing wal mart battery warranty is a complete scam.
I’ve had great luck with Everstart batteries. One in my 71 GMC was 9 years old, went ahead and replaced when I upgraded the engine. Got 7 years out of another one. But I’m not in Arizona either. Climate is much milder in NC.
I've got a Maxx series battery date code 2014! It's finally showing it's age.. 24F size that's about 730 CCA
But it doesn't get boiled like the original poster s hot Arizona summers.
Wonder if he checks the fluid levels (if the caps are removable) because in his climate, heat kills them
I had to replace one in my 2002 Tahoe. It was a 1 year from Orielly's that lasted 3 years so I got another one. Due to the age and 324k Tahoe is 1 accident from being totaled. It cost well over $100. The next one up was over $200.
Those walmart no maintenance batteries are garbage. I switched back to batteries i can add water to. Distilled water and an old fashioned non electronic battery charger keeps batteries healthy for 10 years.
Definitely the warranty is a scam to try and scare people into paying more out of fear of being caught holding the bag. Ill either buy a cheap regular battery, or if I can swing it, one of the AGM type (like an optima) because they have always lasted significantly longer for me when I use that type. But I couldn’t care less about the warranty.
Last battery that died for me at Walmart had a 5 year warranty on it. Lasted 5 years to the month.
Will add the only difference between the 1 year, 2 year and 3 year warranty is the sticker they place on the battery. Actual battery is the same, just the sticker is different. The bet the sellers take is that most people will buy the 3 year warranty, but lose the receipt, or forget they have a warranty, so will buy new again when it fails within warranty. Just removing the top sticker, and finding the filler caps under it, so you can add water when needed, is a lot better value, as the reason most fail is because they get boiled dry, and thus killed. you often also find a heat shield cover between battery and engine, which is often tossed away, making the battery run hotter. Vehicles with a battery remote, like in the cabin, or in the rear, you often get 5 years out of that cheap battery, just because it runs cooler in summer.
seems a good idea in high heat areas and batteries lasting only 2 years, keep battery changing brushes, tools etc in HANDY location..
I remember when the average battery used to last 5 years...
some do , my experiences in oregon
And didn't cost almost 200 bucks.
I have a diesel, so 2 batteries to replace. Double the fun every few years.
Heat and vibration kill expensive batteries just as fast as cheap batteries. You are in Phoenix...
I have got 12yrs out of a walmart lawnmower battery. That or exide from homedepot are in everything I own. Wtf on the 3yr warrenty only being on the original battery. That dosnt seam right
Did they at least give you a complimentary reach around?
I buy the most expensive with the best warranty, in my personal experience, or they last the stated warranty or 6 months to a year more. I have never had the bad experience that you have with batteries...
Check your vehicle for a parasitic draw, your charging & starting system....
Also, if the vehicle spends most of the time parked or not used or little used, the battery will go dead.
The computer is always on, even when it's on sleep mode it sill will draw power from the battery.
So, on vehicles that don't get used enough, use a battery tender.
And, yes excess heat will damage the battery.
BTW a dead battery loses its resistance to not freeze. When it freezes it is toast.
Even if you get it to charge it will fail in a couple of months!!
Even those "Neverstarts" should last longer than two years. Check the voltage output on your alternator-it should be between 13.9 and 14.7 volts. Also, check for a parasitic current drain. Turn everything off , let the computer time out, and check for more than 50 milliamps (0.05 amps) between the negative post and the disconnected negative clamp. Not running a car at least every other day AND long enough to charge it is very hard on a battery and will shorten its life, even if you put a charger on it now and then. I use Battery Tender Jr. maintainers on my vehicles that aren't daily drivers. I have gotten good long lives (10+ years) from AGM batteries if they are kept charged up.
For boating I always preach cheep batteries. The high temps and extremely high temps in the engine room, most batteries don't last. I get the cheap walmart batteries and just change them as needed. No fancy AGM or 5 year prorated warranties you pay a fortune for! 🤠👍
The lifespan of the Jeep battery was probably reduced because it's a black car, vs the white truck. It probably got a lot warmer than the other one. It's also pretty dependent on how the car gets parked.
All in all, for things like batteries I definitely agree, warranties aren't worth it. You (should) get a basic warranty for production defects anyway, so those warranties really don't give you much.
if you can get cheap battery with same cca do it they all last same iv tried about every battery there is just dont put 600 cca in car needs a 800 cca its bad on starter go by cca not brand or warranty
The same?
My time and travel expenses are added costs (x2).
Plus, I will never be caught shopping any Walmart.
Fail 👎🏼
I go to Interstate batteries directly, they have a shop / warehouse a mile from my house I bought there refurbished battery for about $55-$60 and they don't require any information or a receipt for warranties, just the dead battery and have always gave me a free battery (3 minute exchange )regardless of when I purchased it.
Little known fact, creamy peanut butter prevents battery terminal corrosion.
Crunchy or plain? Organic free range gluten free? Lol
Its true
The mice and squirrels love it.
Yup I do hate the battery prices and yes the popular sizes are always the most expensive.
I’ve literally seen reps with blank batteries and rolls of stickers with the different brands/price points. They most likely are the exact same battery in a lot of cases.
Costco has been great, 3 years non prorated no questions asked.
Get a 16v 500F supercapacitor and a solar panel to keep it topped off, and never replace the battery again. If you do need some reserve capacity use a deep cycle agm and mount it remotely in a cool spot with thin gauge wire.
Where do you get your t shirts ?
I also live somewhere with very hot summers and the lowest end batteries tend to only live a year or two. My experience is if I spend the extra money on an Interstate they tend to live closer to four or five years. BTW that battery charger sounded rather quiet. Isn't there a fan on the side of that model that is supposed to be spinning to keep it cool?
I live in Phoenix and in my experience most batteries last one hot summer, then they are done. Maybe we are getting extra cosmic rays when the heat thins out the atmosphere...
What other batteries do you think are made by the same people who make interstate? Theres only a few companies in the US who make batteries
@@BS.-.- I don't think it is so much about who is making them, but rather how they are being made. Some batteries are built to the lowest specs because having the lowest price without failing inside of the warranty period is the only factor that is important to them. Other brands charge a premium price for an upgraded product. This isn't to say that paying more gets you more. I don't think there is much, if any quality difference, in a house brand from Walmart or Autozone in their base and premium offerings.
It is the same for car tires. Tires coming out of the same factory, some with the same name, some with other names, do have major differences in how they are built. These differences translate to not only to how well they perform, but how long they last.
I also used to work at advance auto parts and them testers are crap I've seen it say several batteries were good that were not it is rigged thankfully we have a pretty good wm that don't really ask any questions.
it's the Never Start battery is the scam, not the price.
I get a name brand battery for $60 more than your premium never start battery, comes with a 3 year no questions ask warranty included, no extra cost and the battery last 10 years.
the Engine Bay is the killer of batteries, the hottest place on the vehicle.
I go upstairs to Sam’s Club and get a Duracell car battery with a three year warranty. Battery always lasts more than three years. I replace the battery automatically at three years. The old battery is still good.
Man here in Wisconsin I have gotten 11 years out of a battery before. Average seems to be 7 years or so.
In aus the warranties are actually worth it as the companies can't easily worm their way out of it.
I do get the more expensive batteries on big cars, like my diesel 1hz landcruiser only because it has alot more CCA (the difference between a cheap and expensive one is their CCA hence how they can offer more years of warranty on the "same" battery, if your vehicle needs 400 CCA to start, the cheap one may have 480CCA and 1 year warranty as they expect itll die just after that, the 3 year one might have 550 or 600CCA).
Ex mechanic so had more experience with vehicle batteries than id care admit
You can buy a bigger battery with the same v amps and as long as it fits in car and wires reach to battery did it on caravan
Christown Mall had Farrells Ice Cream and the Cinema 6.
wow, my last battery lasted 12 years before I had to replace it... and I bought it with the car so who knows how long it had been in there before
Must not get too hot where you're at, do you have your car in a garage?
@@HerbOMatic yeah we do sometimes get a few hot days in the summer, but nothing compared to your kind of temperatures, climate is pretty moderate here. and no, car was outside all the time back then, nowadays... it still sits outside cause my wife's car is in the garage. also, it's just a normal European car, so the comparably tiny engine doesn't put as much strain on the battery ;)
Honestly it was news to me to hear of such short failure times for batteries... I bought my car 2nd hand in 2017 and never had any issues so far (temperate NZ weather, unusual to get hotter than 30-35c). I only hear of batteries dying due to people leaving their lights on :D
Battery warranties are pro-rated. Just like tire warranty.
Also, when you se a warranty described as "Limited Lifetime Warranty" yes it for life, but, it's also "Pro-Rated".
Wait their's more, The difference between Guarantee and Warranty. Is in a warranty you need proof of purchase. When it a Guarantee, no proof of purchase is needed.
Some brands, like these Walmart batteries, are now just doing limited time free replacement warranty 😢
Same issue, they don't make mine at the basic model. The new scam lol
These never start batteries are just junk. Heat isn’t the issue, I’ve bought them before and they are junk in a year or two. I have a Napa battery in my Jeep and it’s just starting to fail after 8 years. It was cranking slow the other morning when it was -10 degrees out. Napa batteries aren’t very good batteries but they beat the hell out of the Walmart ones. The Rolls batteries in the engine room of the tug I work on are 15 years old and still in great shape. They are baking in 120 degree plus heat and they have lasted a very long time. If you just add water to the batteries once in a while, float them at the correct voltage for the current temperature and equalize the cells when the specific gravity is starting to show a weak cell a quality battery will last 10-20 years regardless of whether it’s baking in 120 degree heat or not. Cheap batteries don’t last even if you maintain them properly. But buying expensive high quality batteries is a waste of money if your not going to maintain them properly.
That what this guy is failing to mention or do...
He knows his area cooks the batteries in the Arizona desert and yet forgets to mention to top up the fluid level with distilled water or battery electrolyte
i don't know how long batteries in the US hold in average, but i use mine (Austrian) for 5 years now. but i only drive 2x ~30km every workday. and we had 43° max last year. that is ~104° in colonial units.
Was macht ihr mit den Batterien? Meine ist 10 Jahre alt und funktioniert einwandfrei.
I got a cheap batterie from Oreillies(spelled wrong but to lazy to look it up) and it's like 5 years past warranty and still working fine so far. $75 I think it was.
Awesome outro 😂😂😂
A couple months ago I replaced the battery in the wife's mercedes. It was basically the battery from a sikorsky CH-53, which is awesome. Also, it's directly under the passenger seat. Just like Herb, I curled that 400lb monstrosity out of there, and all the girls swooned. Perfection.
My dad always got recycled batteries ever since he realized warranties are a scam, them recycled batteries last 4+ years 90% of the time
Peanut butter? Whatever! 😂😂
“Needing an extension is nothing to be embarrassed about” says the man who spent a year trapped in his bomb shelter…
how do you kill a battery in 12 months? I have never had a battery last less than 3 years in Chicago winters.
He's in the Arizona desert... So those batteries gets boiled and if you don't check the fluid level, they'll die sooner
Neverstart batteries just don’t last. One winter a few years back I had 7 of them fail across 5 vehicles. None were more than 2 years old.
By the end the local Wally World was giving me a hard time and insisting on multiple attempts at charging them.
They had one battery for 3 days.
I finally pitched enough of a fit that they just refunded my money on that one and I went up the road to the auto parts store.
As the rest of those Neverstarts died I switched to buying one step up from the cheapest auto parts store in house brand.
I don’t think I’ve gone through 7 batteries in all the years since. The only one I’ve had did in under a year was for a battery I had to get in a hurry and Walmart was my only option.
They replaced it but the new one didn’t last much longer.
The one I bought at the auto parts store has been on there since 2019 and is still going.
Super expensive batteries aren’t worth it but neither are Walmart batteries.
I dont know if you have an Auto Zone in your area. My battery was 17mnth old it wet dead. Took it to the zone they tested it right there it took a minute. They gave me another battery free of charge.Thats why i always buy Auto Zone batteries. it had a 2yr warranty. it cost me $150 for the first battery it wasnt the top of the line.
The batteries at Costco are better than Walmart. The Costco battery is made by Interstate.
"Buy a 10 speed" One without gears may be CHEEPER!! ??? Hope you get to feeling better soon.
We all have are opinions but yes both crap batteries ( were call gold series ) wouldn't warrenty after 1 year saying it still good the problem was it had a slow drain. I have bin more success with cheapest battery. I both a motorcycle battery on Amazon for 28$ it last 4 years. Better then paying 135 and lasting 2 summers.
you're not taking into consideration that vehicles today don't actually shut off when you turn them off. there' s always a computer and radio that need power to retain memory and then you a security system that armed. these lead acid batteries haven't changed much in technology since the 1950's. plus look how much more computerized vehicles have become over the decades . every system on a car requires a draw of voltage still from a single 12 volt battery. the simple answer is that batteries are doomed from the beginning because they are constantly overloaded just from normal use. even our battery powered tools are 18 -36 volts and that's only a single tool . vehicles should have either a 24 volt systems or at least two isolated batteries. cars now have wifi, lane avoidance complete navigation systems more lighting than ever before, abs system. traction control, sports / paddle shifting electronic fuel injection Backup cameras not to mention some vehicles that may have up tp a dozen separate power ports. Oh! yeah forgot all the vehicles that are equipped for towing as well as most of them still draw off that single battery in the vehicle.
I would normally agree with you but the cheapest battery at Walmart is absolute garbage that will only get you a few months or that's been my experience.