Sorry, another "what battery" post.

[Nyogtha]

Other considerations

Sam's Club Group 65
Duracell battery with 3 year warranty (no prorating) $105.53

Sam's Club Group 75
Duracell battery with 3 year warranty (no prorating) $85.87

 

[bbhero]

You all about that Sam's club aren't ya Nygotha

Hope you are doing good man. Always good to see you on here.

 

[Nyogtha]

Thanks bbhero! Just all about not spending more than necessary . . . but if one doesn't already have a membership it becomes a non-issue.

 

[blupupher]

Yup, no Costco/Sams membership. I just would not go there enough to make a difference. Although my wife has been bugging me about it, so maybe it would be an option? Heck, the $55 cost would almost be saved in the price between Costco/Sams and Batteries Plus. Something to think about (or maybe see if my brother in law has one still to Costco, he did a few years ago, but not sure if he kept it). I don't see the CCA listed for it, and that is a part of my buying decision.

Deka being US made does raise it on the bar, which is a part of why I did this thread.
The NAPA is my mom's is a Deka, and has lasted longer than the other 2 batteries she has had, and still seems to be going strong.

 

[Nyogtha]

You have to click on "More About This Item" to see the details

Sam's Group 65 Details

Sam's Group 75 Details

 

[blupupher]

The link you posted just brings me to a "Page not found" on Sams website.

Seems my web filter was blocking a lot of Sam's stuff. When I manually search for it, I was able to find the info.

Group 65 is 850 CCA
Group 75 is 690 CCA

Both higher than what I am wanting.

I just looked back at Walmart's site thinking I will just order them, it is now showing the Group 65 @ $110 (up $16), the Group 75 is still $90.
What the heck!
Screw it, I will just get me a Value Power for the truck (not sure how long I will be keeping it).
Even if it just lasts 2 years, I will buy another and it will still be less than the regular one.
Then get the Group 75 Maxx for my Mom.

 

[dlundblad]

Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
I would go with the Walmart Value Power batteries. And I did: replaced the nine year old Everstart Maxx in my Caddy with one. $49 versus $109 was an easy choice.


How long have you had it so far?

I considered one last April, but I just ended up going with the EverStart since it was only ~$30 more. 5 year warranty too.

 

[Tdbo]

Originally Posted By: blupupher
Yup, no Costco/Sams membership. I just would not go there enough to make a difference. Although my wife has been bugging me about it, so maybe it would be an option? Heck, the $55 cost would almost be saved in the price between Costco/Sams and Batteries Plus. Something to think about (or maybe see if my brother in law has one still to Costco, he did a few years ago, but not sure if he kept it). I don't see the CCA listed for it, and that is a part of my buying decision.

Deka being US made does raise it on the bar, which is a part of why I did this thread.
The NAPA is my mom's is a Deka, and has lasted longer than the other 2 batteries she has had, and still seems to be going strong.



Don't know about your area, but around here Sam's has been running a coupon in Valpak that with any new membership, they are giving a $25 gift card. So in your case, it would be basically a free membership for a year, plus you would still be saving some money.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
I would go with the Walmart Value Power batteries. And I did: replaced the nine year old Everstart Maxx in my Caddy with one. $49 versus $109 was an easy choice.


How long have you had it so far?

I considered one last April, but I just ended up going with the EverStart since it was only ~$30 more. 5 year warranty too.


Just got it-maybe 2 months.

 

[JMJNet]

I would buy it from a store where it is EASILY accessible and getting replacement not too far from your house.
Try to get it to fail before the warranty expired and get a replacement.

 

[blupupher]

Hmm, never followed up with this post I guess. I ended up buying batteries from Walmart for both.
I decided on a Valuepower for $50 for my truck. That lasted 17 months, replaced it with an Everstart (that is on it's way out now, but still under warranty).
For the Saturn, I got an Everstart, but got rid of it about 2 years after replacing the battery.