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    Default New car battery, brand or vendor recommendations?

    Need to replace 8 year old car battery.

    Any favorite brands? Any brands to avoid?
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    As an ex-Cambodian Tire employee, I like the Costco ones purely because of the no-hassle warranty.

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    Pretty important is to get it somewhere that has locations that are convenient for you, because if you need a replacement, and aren't near the place that give you the warranty, then the warranty is worthless.
    People seem to like the Costco warranty. Napa has the most locations in smaller towns.

    I have no opinions on quality differences between brands.
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    The guys from Post 2&3 are right. *Sorry - posters... It would be wrong for me to assume their genders.

    Both are right. I'm done with CT batteries. They never last through the warranty period and are a pain to deal with when warranty is needed.

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    I buy a lot from CT, but not batteries unless forced. They make it a hassle.
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    Costco!

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    Another vote for Costco batteries. Every time an OEM battery starts to go it gets replaced with Kirkland after my fair share of issues with CT and autozone batteries.
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    Costco or interstate agm

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    Get an AGM battery

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    Thanks for the comments on this topic.

    Costco seems to only sell AGM batteries that are Energizer brand. Any thoughts on this brand?
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    Go into the warehouse and pick up a Kirkland battery, they don’t list it on the website but lots on the rack in store.

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    No optima or Odyssey lovers in this crowd ?

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    No optima or Odyssey lovers in this crowd ?
    Indeed. I thought Optima was the choice not so long ago.

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    I think optima had the greatest marketing and decent construction at one point. Both have gotten worse.
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    Quad the price for a battery that's 33% better.

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    I don't know if it's better at all compared to other AGM batteries. If so, it's pretty subtle. In any event, not worth the upcharge.
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    Bump...

    Might need a new battery tomorrow...

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    I splurged on the Costco AGM "Energizer" (LoL) battery and it's so noticeably better, I don't think I'll ever go back to a regular battery.

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    I’ve got one as well. Their price for an AGM was great.

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