Just what I needed...
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 74
From: Arnold, MO
04ChevyBoy sorry for your problems. I'm sure I'll need a battery soon. Happens every time I buy a used car.
So I'm guessing your temp gauge is one of them that is screwy, hey 100k now a days is nothing! lots of vehicles are considered low mileage around here with 120k for cars and 150k for some older trucks like 97-04 is considered low by local dealers here seems kinda sad
And yeah dealers price is way to high for me to ever buy!my dads 3 cars have well over 160-240k miles on them and they still run like they are braught off the assembely line. i think it is all about mantenence of the vehicle. i have seen some that has the same and look great but run poor. i think it is a flip of a coin on the vehicles out there but it is most of what we car lovers do to keep them in prestene running order to our liking
lol
Monte Of The Month - February 2010
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 11,981
From: Pittsburgh, PA
That's a NAPA battery right? I had a new one like that installed in my Monte when I bought it due to having a dead cell in the battery that was in the car. That was after having to get it flat bedded back to the dealer after only about 5 days or so.......
Monte Of The Month -- March 2013
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 8,442
From: michigan
We have an Interstate Battery here and they sold scratch and dent battery's for 30 to 40 bucks depending on the size. I don't think they sell them to walk in customers anymore tho. So the last 2 battery's I've bought have been duralast gold's.
Monte Of The Month -- August 2012
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 6,074
From: Seattle
The Fall/Winter weather tends to expose batteries and alternators that are borderline. The lower temps put a greater demand on them. If you need to replace your battery and thinking about the Optima brand you'd be better off with a Yellow top versus a Red top - especially if you have high demand components like an audio system. They can handle the constant demand and charge/discharge cycles better than the Red top. If you run multiple batteries the Yellow top is also a better choice.
The Fall/Winter weather tends to expose batteries and alternators that are borderline. The lower temps put a greater demand on them. If you need to replace your battery and thinking about the Optima brand you'd be better off with a Yellow top versus a Red top - especially if you have high demand components like an audio system. They can handle the constant demand and charge/discharge cycles better than the Red top. If you run multiple batteries the Yellow top is also a better choice.
This is true,but holds but other plans for my monte,grrr...
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