Walmart MaXXX is the only one for me unless I was going to sell my vehicle in the coming year. The Max battery was and probably still is from EAST PENN which are very good batteries.
Which battery to buy from walmart lineup? - Best Value?
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I buy the mid-tier Ever Start Plus. I pick the freshest date on the shelf and install it myself. Maybe I’ve just been lucky but never had a bad one.
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I think Duracell are rebranded East-Penn, so probably a fine choice.
All 4 vehicles in my sig are powered by Walmart Maxx batteries. Never an issue, and 3 are way past the 5 year warranty provided to me. That being said, I’m that guy who always is waiting for the shoe to drop. Lately, the Group 35 Maxx is never in stock or available online. Hopefully when the time comes to purchase another, that will be rectified.
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Just this past weekend I had to replace the 8 year old battery in my wife's BMW 323i. I compared the WalMart battery with the Sam's club battery in the size of H7 and the Sam's club Duracell battery was $129.xx while the WalMart battery was $149.xx. I had gotten 8 years out of my last Sam's club Duracell (East Penn) so that is what I went with. The battery at WalMart was made in Spain so I don't know who made it but the Duracell at Sam's was USA made. They both have 3 year free replacement warranties and I've been happy with the Sam's batteries. I don't have a Costco membership so I don't know what they are offering.
Amazingly, the WM Value Power in my wife’s xB just passed FIVE YEARS OLD! I run East Penn (Duracell, discontinued Meijer Platinum, AAA, NAPA, & Deka) in most things, but the F-450 does have 2 four year old Everstart Maxx ones too. The biggest thing seems to be keeping the cells topped off with distilled (if removable) & keeping them charged with a solar maintainer. Seems to work for me.
What is that? A 300 CCA lawn mower battery? I bet the xB would start with that…
Walmart batteries around the east coast are East Penn. The serial number starts with "EP". Obviously that may not hold up across the entire country.
Your local Walmart may not have all 3 flavors of a given group size and/or recent MFG dates for a given group size.
South east Sams Duracell should be East Penn, it will say East Pen right on it.
I used to get the Maxx.
Now I go with Interstate.
Now I go with Interstate.
I live in NC too, and I have WalMart's Ever start AGM Batteries in two vehicles so far. Zero complaints, but it's only been a couple years. Hopefully they stand the test of time. Similar AGM batteries from Auto stores are double, or sometimes even triple the price...
This. Quoted for truth.
Out of 6 Walmart batteries that I have purchased for multiple vehicles, only one of them did not have to be returned under warranty. All tested defective. That stat even goes way back before the current names assigned to their battery lines. I'm talking back in the day when their best battery was labeled under the Champion name. I used the warranty twice on the Champion.
Only batteries besides the one in our former '06 Odyssey that I did not have to return under warranty were the U1's that I put in my tractor. Those tend to be good for 3-4 years.
I am of the opinion that the highest CCA is not always the best choice, even though the marketing tends to be good/better/best in that regard. People could answer your question better if you give more details (vehicle, climate, driving habits, etc.).
I buy AAA batteries because they have a long warranty, and I'm thinking they don't want to sell crap batteries because that would result in them making more trips to replace them.
I've had not so great luck with NAPA and Duracell batteries which some people have on their "best choice" lists so going by common opinion doesn't seem to work for me anyway.
A guy on here once said that the best battery is the largest, lowest CCA one you can get. He said by packing ... something... into a smaller package to yield higher CCA's, the resulting battery was not as durable. I don't know if he was correct but it's stuck in my mind.
I buy AAA batteries because they have a long warranty, and I'm thinking they don't want to sell crap batteries because that would result in them making more trips to replace them.
I've had not so great luck with NAPA and Duracell batteries which some people have on their "best choice" lists so going by common opinion doesn't seem to work for me anyway.