So my battery finally gave out after a week of extremely weak starts, the belt turns so slowly a snale is faster. Called AAA for a battery since I was stuck in a Target parking lot. Low and behold,"no we can't sell you a battery because your Jeep is known as a Battery Eater." Makes sense. Leave the interior lights a few hours and there goes my chances of starting. I've let the battery drain completely 3 too many times so I'll take the blame for the bad cell.

Anyhow, what batteries do you guys run?

 

Die Hard here.

 

i hear insterstate greentop batts are good, Theres always optimas as well and im currently running a rural king battery and i gotta say its holding up quite well if not abused. i think its a 2 or 3 year full warranty then 5 year limited warranty at a prorate and i got mine prorated after 2 years and 25 bucks later walked out with a brand new battery.

 

You don't want AAAs battery.

 

I don't know how deep cycling they are, but I know Optima yellow and red tops are pretty popular with the custom car scene for those with lots of aftermarket electronics.

I miss the days of living in AZ where I'd have a life-time full replacement warranty and the AZ sun would kill a 5yr battery in a year and a half. Just walk in with the warranty and walk out with a new one free of charge.

 

The yellow top is a bit much for the budget right now. Although I would like one. And the Interstate Green Tops are glass mat I think. They are meant for more deep cycle's and have better recovery from a depletion. However, they aren't easy to come by it looks like. I am thinking 3-4 years in the future, where will I be, and how easy will it be to get a replacement. As of right now Duralast Gold at $130 is a winner because autozone is close to my house so something does go wrong I can easily exchange it.

 

interstate here. i had a vatozone battery in it since 2012. it’s still good but i figured it was time to replace it in 2016.

 

"no we can't sell you a battery because your Jeep is known as a Battery Eater."

That's kind of funny...

 

Lazy AAA employee. That's all.

 

Major..

 

That's why I never paid my guys by the hour, I always paid a percentage. Don't get in the truck and go do the work...you don't make anything.

 

Mornin General.

 

Did you own a towing company in Arizona?

 

Grew up in it and pretty much inherited one and operated it at my original Ca location before we moved to Az in 01.

 

They get hourly and percentage down here.