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[08URJ200]

I wouldn't say that Truestart is made by Interstate, rather the company that manufactures Truestart also manufactures Interstate and likely a bunch of other well-known brands. Clarios who purchased Johnson Controls also manufactures Optima for example.
I got the battery from the parts counter. There was no mention of me installing the battery voiding the warranty but that would also be ridiculous if it were the case. I just kept the receipt plus they asked for my info and pulled me up in the system as I have purchased many parts from them before. I would imagine that all that is saved in the system for them to pull it up in the future. Just guessing though.

 

[FrazzledHunter]

Thought I'd throw this out...
I just replaced my Toyota TruStart with a Deka 727FMF.
It's been great so far.

However, this brand came up as the ultimate battery replacement even in place of a flooded lead acid (FLA) while talking to a vendor about an electrical mod I'm making on my LC:
LITHIUM BATTERIES, MICRO-STARTS - https://antigravitybatteries.com/

This would be a drop in replacement for a 200 series LC according to the Antigravity website:
Group-27 Lithium Car Battery - https://antigravitybatteries.com/products/starter-batteries/automotive/ag-27-rs/

I like the idea of a lithium for a starter battery and I'd probably try one if I hadn't just replaced my battery with the Deka.
I'm not sure about charging voltages on the lithium but the folks I talked to said they're designed to work fine in stock LC's that had stock FLA batteries. So maybe they have some kind of built in charging management. Dunno.

 

[32cls6speedmt]

The interstate battery from Costco. Less than 3 years old. Has started leaking. Will replace with another one from Costco. Will clean terminals.

 

[PDoyle]

Don't forget to clean your battery tray. Acid kills

 

[slipkid13]

I plug my batteries (200 and motorcycle) into a battery tender every day. Keeping the battery charged greatly extends its life. I get 5-7 years out of my motorcycle batteries and that is with it sitting from Dec-Apr. I never used to charge my charge batteries but started about 4 years ago when I got my LX.