Battery in my Mom's car is old and dead.

"TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!" (theloudmusic)
12/02/2013 at 17:31 • Filed to: Helplopnik, queston, oppo help

Whats my best bet for a replacement battery?

I've heard a lot of good about an Optima, but also a lot of bad. Also, they are out of my price range.

Old battery in car is 6ish years old and OEM.

Derp edit: Car in question is an 08 Civic 1.8 5mt.

DISCUSSION (18)

offroadkarter > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 17:32

What kind of car?

Nothing beats OEM IMO. My factory motorcraft battery lasted 9 years

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > offroadkarter
12/02/2013 at 17:33

08 Civic 1.8 5mt.

UserNotFound > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 17:35

Take the old battery to NTB, get a new battery, put it in the car.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > UserNotFound
12/02/2013 at 17:36

NTB???

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 17:37

Definitely OEM. My bro's Jetta's got the standard battery for the past 9 years we've had it. It's about time we get a new one.

UserNotFound > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 17:37

National Tire and Battery. Guess what they sell? haha.

That's where my family goes for new batteries. Never had a problem and I think the prices are pretty good. And they'll take your old batteries for you (but I don't think you get money for them, not sure).

http://www.ntb.com/

carcrasher88 > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 17:38

OEM would be the best option, but after searching around, it seems Walmart's EverStart MAXX line is the best for value batteries, and apparently AutoZone's Duralast Gold is also very good.

offroadkarter > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 17:39

are factory batteries expensive?

lepie > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 17:39

The optima in my jeep hasn't died yet ... that's about all i have to say lol.

lepie > offroadkarter
12/02/2013 at 17:48

usually

offroadkarter > lepie
12/02/2013 at 17:49

A group 65 motorcraft for my car is like 105 dollars, a napa equivalent is about 85.

lepie > offroadkarter
12/02/2013 at 17:51

I think battery quality is not as important if you live in a warmer climate. Most battery brands will be good enough unless you live somewhere cold. So unless you live in canada or something, it's not worth the extra money. Just my two cents.

desertdog5051 > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 18:53

A new one.

VincentMalamute-Kim > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 19:34

What carcrasher said. That info comes from Consumer Reports testing the crap out of 50 or so different brands/types of batteries. The ratings vary with battery group size but Walmart's house brand was pretty much near the top of the lists for the the cheapest. I don't remember Autozone's brand exactly but it probably was second best like carcrasher said. Sears Diehard brands were all over the map, some top, some near the bottom depending on group size. The AGM type were also up and down and way more expensive. There's only a few battery manufacturers (like Johnson Controls I think?) and these 4 or whatever make the batteries for all the different brands and stores.

NaturallyAspirated > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 19:41

Almost all OEM and store brand batteries are manufactured by Johnson Controls nowadays. So I just get the cheapest one that has a decent warranty. My last few cars have used Costco "Kirkland" store brand batteries, and I have had great luck with them.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!
12/02/2013 at 22:04

Batteries Plus has good cheaper batteries

JEM > UserNotFound
12/03/2013 at 15:57

Not sure about their batteries but the markup on their brake parts is absolutely ridiculous, would not go based on that.

JEM > carcrasher88
12/03/2013 at 15:58

I'll second the Duralast ones, that's what I usually put in and have always had good luck with. Seem fairly reasonably priced too.