Interstate batteries
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I wouldn't go out of my way to buy them new. Shops seem to push them because of a high profit margin but I've found more dead newer ones in cars I've bought than other brands.
I heard they're not as good as they used to be 
Instead, get any battery made by East Penn/Deka.
Instead, get any battery made by East Penn/Deka.
Overall, they are nothing remarkable.
However, the ones purchased through Costco are somewhat of a value.
Warrantied longer (through Costco) and priced well.
I'm running two of them right now.
One went bad (after a year.) Was given a full refund without hassle and purchased the replacement.
For the Costco price, they are good. However, I wouldn't buy an interstate elsewhere.
However, the ones purchased through Costco are somewhat of a value.
Warrantied longer (through Costco) and priced well.
I'm running two of them right now.
One went bad (after a year.) Was given a full refund without hassle and purchased the replacement.
For the Costco price, they are good. However, I wouldn't buy an interstate elsewhere.
That's pretty much all I buy; Costco has that 3 years "no questions asked" warranty. They are about $105 at Costcos around here.
I put an Interstate battery in my Civic and it was replaced with another Interstate battery. The last one made it 5 years and I considered that pretty good since the new one cost $109 at Costco. I think there are only about 3 or 4 battery manufacturer's and it's a throw of the dice on batteries. The original Ford battery in my F-150 lasted over 7 years. I would buy an Interstate battery with confidence for your BMW.
My EverStart AGM H7 battery bought at WM failed in less than 3 months. After waiting for several weeks for a replacement none came due to out of stock issue. So, I got my full refund. Then I headed to NTB which sells Interstate and one thing I noticed is there is a small hologram at the side which the WM AGM didn't have. It looked to me it was etched at the battery factory not by NTB. When I started the car, it started right up. One thing I noticed is, there's a lot of power than WM's AGM H7 although both were made from the same factory.
I’ve run them in my last 3 vehicles and more than likely will replace the factory Toyota battery in my Sequoia with one. Every one I’ve had lasted at least 4-5 years before I sold the cars. Never an issue and always started, even at -35* on a snowmobile trip.
The EverStart batteries at Walmart if they are East Penn are a better battery.
Remember Interstate is a brand not a manufacturer. They source most but not all from JCI now Clarios.
You are likely to get the freshest battery at Walmart as they go through them quickly.
Remember Interstate is a brand not a manufacturer. They source most but not all from JCI now Clarios.
You are likely to get the freshest battery at Walmart as they go through them quickly.
I got a Duralast Gold from AZ. It had good reviews. If it goes out while under warranty and I'm out of town, there's usually at least a couple of Autozones in every town.
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