I'm gonna be getting a new battery soon and want to know if a diehard battery from advanced auto parts would be any good?
if not what are other good relatively cheap AGM batteries?
if not what are other good relatively cheap AGM batteries?
Are Diehard batteries any good?
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X2 Power is a northstar brand. Very popular and a solid agm battery. CCAs are high and has a 2+ hour reserve time.
This is what I went with a few weeks or so back, mine was $314 from a local battery shop.
OP
I used an orielly's ever start agm, lasted 5 years (damn near exactly). I think I paid just over $200 for it, not sure what their price is now
I want to say I paid 290 for mine late last year. They've gone up a touch. I could only find north star brands at Batteries Plus
deadbeat son
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EastPenn makes a few inexpensive AGM batteries that should be suitable. See this thread:
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/napa-agm-battery-on-sale.18636/#post-302171
I think the Duracell from Sam’s Club is priced competitively and is an EastPenn battery.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/napa-agm-battery-on-sale.18636/#post-302171
I think the Duracell from Sam’s Club is priced competitively and is an EastPenn battery.
I don't, costs have gone up across the board. I had originally budgeted $250 for a battery
I just did a quick search, it looks like the right group batteries are $250+. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=group+34+agm+battery&crid=9I08LSW10TV8&sprefix=group+34+agm+ba,aps,196&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_15I don't, costs have gone up across the board. I had originally budgeted $250 for a battery
The "northstar 34/78" there is the sister of the X2 @tworley and I have. Funny enough, I didn't know he had that one when I got mine.
Interstate makes a good battery, with different price ranges. Same company that makes Interstate make Duralast Gold.
Buy your fluids, brake clean, misc. supplies from Autozone and score points (better deal than other parts stores), then get your $20 points bonus and apply it toward your battery. You need to be clever about the points, you get one for every twenty bucks spent but only one when you spend over twenty on the same receipt, make the system work for you. Duralast has different levels of batteries.
Just because it’s more expensive, it still doesn’t like to get slammed around off road, don’t overspend on standard lead batteries.
Buy your fluids, brake clean, misc. supplies from Autozone and score points (better deal than other parts stores), then get your $20 points bonus and apply it toward your battery. You need to be clever about the points, you get one for every twenty bucks spent but only one when you spend over twenty on the same receipt, make the system work for you. Duralast has different levels of batteries.
Just because it’s more expensive, it still doesn’t like to get slammed around off road, don’t overspend on standard lead batteries.
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deadbeat son
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The Group 34 AGM Duracell (same as Deka Intimidator AGM, Napa AGM, O’Reilly AGM, and Autozone Duralast Playinum AGM) is $169 right now, and you can get it in single or dual terminals (34/78) at that price. It’s price has went up since I bought mine, but still reasonable.
For what it's worth the NAPA legend AGM in my Jeep was bought in 2010 and still works well.
Back then it was just under $200.00.
Back then it was just under $200.00.
JKP
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They were a decent deal when you could use the coupons on them, but nearly all of them now exclude the diehard batteries.
Have one in my YJ that has been fine since 2017.
Not the same as interstate dealer batteries… there are only 4 battery manufacturers and they are just put in different color plastics
Getting mine from Walmart today. The current battery has lasted 6 years . Half the price of Advance Auto.
Got a Super Start Platinum 34 from O'Reilly for $200 two years ago. Made in USA.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/br...q/v/a/18684/automotive-suv-2006-jeep-wrangler
https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/br...q/v/a/18684/automotive-suv-2006-jeep-wrangler
I put the Diehard from Advanced Auto in the wife's Bug last yr. And we had a really cold winter last yr, it did fine starting that little diesel..
Paul Land
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Why absorbed glass mat (AGM) are you planning to be upside down. Just get the cheapest Lead-Acid with matching CCAs to your old batt. 3-5 years is all you'll get at any price today. Read about my 17 year old Optima Red batt still starting my Jeep. But that tech, is over new red tops last 4-5 years. I paid $160.00 New red top $225.00 not the same owners.