Re: NEVER BUY WALMART'S BATTERIES OR YOU WILL BE SORRY
 

I thought I needed a battery for one of my cars this fall, but it
turned out to just need water. It's a Costco Kirkland fitment #3
battery, with a 100 month warranty. It's been at least 120 months
since I put it in the car and it still works great. I only add
distilled water.

Anyway, when I thought I needed batteries I priced them. K-Mart
wanted $80, Walmart wanted in the high $60s and Costco's 100 month
battery was $54 and if they are still as good as they were ten years
ago I would recommend the Costco battery.

I use International DieHards in my 300 TDT Benz. I did have one go
bad, but they replaced it free with a full warranty on the
replacement. They stand by their warranty, no questions asked.

Re: NEVER BUY WALMART'S BATTERIES OR YOU WILL BE SORRY
 

heav wrote:

> I use International DieHards in my 300 TDT Benz. I did have one go
> bad, but they replaced it free with a full warranty on the
> replacement. They stand by their warranty, no questions asked.

Sears in NW Phoenix tried to cheat me out of a warranty on a battery
that was only a year old. It showed low voltage at no load and a dead
cell with a hydrometer. The dead cell stayed at zero volts even after
charging, but Sears wouldn't replace the battery under warranty
because their automatic testing machine indicated that it was OK, and
Sears insisted on going by the machine exclusively. So I went back to
Sears the next night, about five minutes before closing, and got a new
battery for about $10.

Re: NEVER BUY WALMART'S BATTERIES OR YOU WILL BE SORRY
 

heav wrote:

> I use International DieHards in my 300 TDT Benz. I did have one go
> bad, but they replaced it free with a full warranty on the
> replacement. They stand by their warranty, no questions asked.

Sears in NW Phoenix tried to cheat me out of a warranty on a battery
that was only a year old. It showed low voltage at no load and a dead
cell with a hydrometer. The dead cell stayed at zero volts even after
charging, but Sears wouldn't replace the battery under warranty
because their automatic testing machine indicated that it was OK, and
Sears insisted on going by the machine exclusively. So I went back to
Sears the next night, about five minutes before closing, and got a new
battery for about $10.

Re: NEVER BUY WALMART'S BATTERIES OR YOU WILL BE SORRY
 

larry moe 'n curly <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> writes:

> Sears in NW Phoenix tried to cheat me out of a warranty on a battery
> that was only a year old. It showed low voltage at no load and a dead
> cell with a hydrometer. The dead cell stayed at zero volts even after
> charging, but Sears wouldn't replace the battery under warranty
> because their automatic testing machine indicated that it was OK, and
> Sears insisted on going by the machine exclusively. So I went back to
> Sears the next night, about five minutes before closing, and got a new
> battery for about $10.


What was the ten dollars for, assuming that you got a replacement battery
under warranty? Did they charge you for labor, even though it was warranty
work?



Geoff

--
"If it rains after a liberal washes his car, they say
it's a right-wing dirty trick." -- Ann Coulter

Re: NEVER BUY WALMART'S BATTERIES OR YOU WILL BE SORRY
 

larry moe 'n curly <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> writes:

> Sears in NW Phoenix tried to cheat me out of a warranty on a battery
> that was only a year old. It showed low voltage at no load and a dead
> cell with a hydrometer. The dead cell stayed at zero volts even after
> charging, but Sears wouldn't replace the battery under warranty
> because their automatic testing machine indicated that it was OK, and
> Sears insisted on going by the machine exclusively. So I went back to
> Sears the next night, about five minutes before closing, and got a new
> battery for about $10.


What was the ten dollars for, assuming that you got a replacement battery
under warranty? Did they charge you for labor, even though it was warranty
work?



Geoff

--
"If it rains after a liberal washes his car, they say
it's a right-wing dirty trick." -- Ann Coulter

Re: NEVER BUY WALMART'S BATTERIES OR YOU WILL BE SORRY
 

Geoff Miller wrote:

> larry moe 'n curly <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> writes:
>
> > Sears in NW Phoenix tried to cheat me out of a warranty on a battery
> > that was only a year old. It showed low voltage at no load and a dead
> > cell with a hydrometer. The dead cell stayed at zero volts even after
> > charging, but Sears wouldn't replace the battery under warranty
> > because their automatic testing machine indicated that it was OK, and
> > Sears insisted on going by the machine exclusively. So I went back to
> > Sears the next night, about five minutes before closing, and got a new
> > battery for about $10.
>
> What was the ten dollars for, assuming that you got a replacement battery
> under warranty? Did they charge you for labor, even though it was warranty
> work?

It was pro rata charge. This was one of their cheapo batteries, not a
Diehard, and the no-charge replacement period was just 90 days.

Re: NEVER BUY WALMART'S BATTERIES OR YOU WILL BE SORRY
 

Geoff Miller wrote:

> larry moe 'n curly <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> writes:
>
> > Sears in NW Phoenix tried to cheat me out of a warranty on a battery
> > that was only a year old. It showed low voltage at no load and a dead
> > cell with a hydrometer. The dead cell stayed at zero volts even after
> > charging, but Sears wouldn't replace the battery under warranty
> > because their automatic testing machine indicated that it was OK, and
> > Sears insisted on going by the machine exclusively. So I went back to
> > Sears the next night, about five minutes before closing, and got a new
> > battery for about $10.
>
> What was the ten dollars for, assuming that you got a replacement battery
> under warranty? Did they charge you for labor, even though it was warranty
> work?

It was pro rata charge. This was one of their cheapo batteries, not a
Diehard, and the no-charge replacement period was just 90 days.