Best car batteries

I have to disagree with you guys not all batteries are the same. They all last a minimum amount of time others handle the
adverse better.

Exide is a good middle of the road brand.
 
Replaced battery in my wife's car in February 2016. Willard. The battery lasted 10 years and 9 months.

The Willard in my 4 x4 was replaced last year September. That one was 8 years and 4 months.
 
Dunno. Just got my battery replaced under BMW maintenance. Got a feeling it is going to be replaced soon as well seeing as I got the same warning again.
 
jphegers said:
Is there not anyone who knows anything about Durecell automotive batteries?
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A battery is a battery.

There is no magic formula that makes one better than the next. Treated right any car battery should last years.

The biggest difference in brands comes down to warranty.
 
I have always used Willard batteries. In the olde dayes, battery maintenance was very important, nowadays, most maintenance issues have been removed from your hands with sealed batteries. I will see if they actually are better than the older types. I always kept accurate SG charts for each battery and knew when a battery was going to start giving trouble long before it failed.
 
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That is exactly why i am particularly inquiring about a Duracell because they have a thirty month warranty compared to the rest of the makes who all carry a twenty four month warranty.
 
silver calcium bateries will underperform in a old car due to the lower float voltage
 
I just replaced the battery on my beemer. Lasted 10 years - always go OEM!
 
Just a quick question, does Audi do coding on a battery not bought from them? Apparently my battery must be coded or else the car will still treat it as the old battery that is "dead"
 
Mvu said:
Just a quick question, does Audi do coding on a battery not bought from them? Apparently my battery must be coded or else the car will still treat it as the old battery that is "dead"
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Give Battery Mania in Landsdowne or Deltec Power in Parden Eiland a call. They both do Varta batteries which I am told are Audi and VW OEM batteries. They would be able to tell you.
 
Mvu said:
Just a quick question, does Audi do coding on a battery not bought from them? Apparently my battery must be coded or else the car will still treat it as the old battery that is "dead"
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This depends on the model. The coding is sometimes just a matter of turning on the lights and turning the wheels a certain way and other times it needs to be done with a diagnostic machine.

what model is it? I'll see if I can find out.
 
Madman88 said:
This depends on the model. The coding is sometimes just a matter of turning on the lights and turning the wheels a certain way and other times it needs to be done with a diagnostic machine.

what model is it? I'll see if I can find out.
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2009 A4
 
Magandroid said:
Give Battery Mania in Landsdowne or Deltec Power in Parden Eiland a call. They both do Varta batteries which I am told are Audi and VW OEM batteries. They would be able to tell you.
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Thanks buddy will give them a try
 
Exide lasts me 5 years on the old merc. Willard lasted 5 years. SABAT lasted 5 years.
 
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