New battery

[gregnash]

Lated.... I'm with you. Doesn't $85 for mine and its great. What's with the $200 give or take battery?

Well batteries are just like anything you buy, you get what you pay for. So buying a cheap, no name battery will more than likely result in it leaving you hanging when you need it most.

My dad taught me that when it comes to most things in life, paying the extra money for a top quality product is well worth it in the long run. For us that means brakes, oil, batteries, tires, etc. because those really are the things you should not skimp on.

Enersys has been proven to be a top quality producer of batteries, they last thousand of hours, have a good company backing and have top quality control methodologies. To me, that paying $220+ for a battery that I know I will be able to rely on for probably at least a decade is well worth the money (rationed out to $22/yr) vs. purchasing a Rayovac or Duralast battery that MAY last me that long but if it did it would be more the exception than the rule.

Then add on it that I live in adverse conditions (can get as cold as 0*F here in the winter on cold years with averages in the low teens to twenties and then averages in the 90s in the summer with the odd hot summer where we hit 100+*F) these are made to take that kind of abuse in stride. I doubt your cheap battery would last more than a few years with abuse like that. Then add to that the guys that live way north and hit the NEGATIVE degrees in the winter and their DH Plats still fire just like they were brand new.

Again, it is all perspective. I research the F*^& (as my wife says) out of everything to ensure that I am spending my money well so this was a no brainer to me (along with Interstate Batteries, no longer Optima though).

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Well batteries are just like anything you buy, you get what you pay for. So buying a cheap, no name battery will more than likely result in it leaving you hanging when you need it most.

My dad taught me that when it comes to most things in life, paying the extra money for a top quality product is well worth it in the long run. For us that means brakes, oil, batteries, tires, etc. because those really are the things you should not skimp on.

Enersys has been proven to be a top quality producer of batteries, they last thousand of hours, have a good company backing and have top quality control methodologies. To me, that paying $220+ for a battery that I know I will be able to rely on for probably at least a decade is well worth the money (rationed out to $22/yr) vs. purchasing a Rayovac or Duralast battery that MAY last me that long but if it did it would be more the exception than the rule.

Then add on it that I live in adverse conditions (can get as cold as 0*F here in the winter on cold years with averages in the low teens to twenties and then averages in the 90s in the summer with the odd hot summer where we hit 100+*F) these are made to take that kind of abuse in stride. I doubt your cheap battery would last more than a few years with abuse like that. Then add to that the guys that live way north and hit the NEGATIVE degrees in the winter and their DH Plats still fire just like they were brand new.

Again, it is all perspective. I research the F*^& (as my wife says) out of everything to ensure that I am spending my money well so this was a no brainer to me (along with Interstate Batteries, no longer Optima though).

............ NAH, you covered it well enough G...

J

 

[Lated]

Well batteries are just like anything you buy, you get what you pay for. So buying a cheap, no name battery will more than likely result in it leaving you hanging when you need it most.

My dad taught me that when it comes to most things in life, paying the extra money for a top quality product is well worth it in the long run. For us that means brakes, oil, batteries, tires, etc. because those really are the things you should not skimp on.

Enersys has been proven to be a top quality producer of batteries, they last thousand of hours, have a good company backing and have top quality control methodologies. To me, that paying $220+ for a battery that I know I will be able to rely on for probably at least a decade is well worth the money (rationed out to $22/yr) vs. purchasing a Rayovac or Duralast battery that MAY last me that long but if it did it would be more the exception than the rule.

Then add on it that I live in adverse conditions (can get as cold as 0*F here in the winter on cold years with averages in the low teens to twenties and then averages in the 90s in the summer with the odd hot summer where we hit 100+*F) these are made to take that kind of abuse in stride. I doubt your cheap battery would last more than a few years with abuse like that. Then add to that the guys that live way north and hit the NEGATIVE degrees in the winter and their DH Plats still fire just like they were brand new.

Again, it is all perspective. I research the F*^& (as my wife says) out of everything to ensure that I am spending my money well so this was a no brainer to me (along with Interstate Batteries, no longer Optima though).

I've never owned a vehicle long enough to outlast the battery so I can't comment much on longevity but it routinely drops well into the negative teens out here on the plains for a few weeks every winter and I've never had a problem with whatever brand NAPA sells. I have also been very impressed with the Interstate that was in my Jheap when I bought it. Battery was at least 7 years old before it started having cold weather (under -10) issues. Interstate is the route I plan to go for my next purchase, I was just curious about the DieHard Plat since the only other battery I've heard anyone pay close to that much for was an Optima.

 

[gregnash]

Well when you do need a new on look at the new Interstate AGM battery. Today a lot of the higher priced batteries are AGM, which is made for higher output with the demands of vehicles with multiple accessories.

And believe me I know about the cold Colorado winters, my SIL/BIL live in Steamboat Springs and have reported -30 to us last week (i think it was) with multiple days starting in the negatives. That is when you need a good battery to ensure you are going to start.

Really it just depends on the manufacturer of the battery and their QC. Optima was great up until recent years when they moved production from the US to Mexico and then began having quality issues. Enersys (who produces the Odyssey and DieHard Platinums) has proven track record of being great batteries and produces in Japan and the US only (if I remember correctly).

 

[Super77]

I hear you can get a smoking deal on some slightly used 787 batteries.

 

[Elbert]

I hear you can get a smoking deal on some slightly used 787 batteries.

Ah yes...literally...