I replaced my wife's yesterday and my truck battery crapped out today. Heated garage didn't save us during the daytime. Going from warm to extreme cold probably doesnt help. Battery manufacturers are loving this cold weather!
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Get a battery tender for each of them. You can get ones that have a cord/cable attachment so you don't have to pop the hood to plug the battery in.I replaced my wife's yesterday and my truck battery crapped out today. Heated garage didn't save us during the daytime. Going from warm to extreme cold probably doesnt help. Battery manufacturers are loving this cold weather!
$90 for my last one at Costco.now car batteries are near 200.
Wait until it's your EV battery and it costs $25,000 for a new one.
I have worked in big box auto parts store before. I can tell you right now and for certain these things last 1 yr a lot of times and they say 2 or three yrs on them. it's getting so bad the auto parts stores are changing how they do warranties. used to be they were good for maybe 5 yrs. now they are lucky to get a yr and half or two yrs tops. do you guys recall 39 dollar batteries at wally world? then they hit 59 and then 79. when they crossed the 100 dollar mark I thought we were in trouble. now car batteries are near 200.
Do you have a herd of them or somethingThanks for reminding me to run my cars. The CRV barely start and the Accord has a dead battery now.
Do you have a herd of them or something
Do you have a herd of them or something
It was the OEM battery. 2019 Ford F-150how old was the battery?
from my experience I can get 5-7 years out of them
I need to tear 2019 truck battery
I, too, have an Accord and her name is LaFondaThanks for reminding me to run my cars. The CRV barely start and the Accord has a dead battery now.
true, but the cranking power required in winteractually heat is harder on batteries than the cold…
I have witnessed this in Texas heatactually heat is harder on batteries than the cold…
Pic of your wife?I replaced my wife's yesterday and my truck battery crapped out today. Heated garage didn't save us during the daytime. Going from warm to extreme cold probably doesnt help. Battery manufacturers are loving this cold weather!
I helped my buddy replace his yesterday on his old piece of shit Chevy Colorado. $248.I have worked in big box auto parts store before. I can tell you right now and for certain these things last 1 yr a lot of times and they say 2 or three yrs on them. it's getting so bad the auto parts stores are changing how they do warranties. used to be they were good for maybe 5 yrs. now they are lucky to get a yr and half or two yrs tops. do you guys recall 39 dollar batteries at wally world? then they hit 59 and then 79. when they crossed the 100 dollar mark I thought we were in trouble. now car batteries are near 200.
I helped my buddy replace his yesterday on his old piece of shit Chevy Colorado. $248.
He is pretty sure his alternator is toast too and buddy doesn’t have much money. He gave me an ounce of shrooms for helping him yesterday.That's crazy. I remember when a battery cost about half as much as an alternator. Now a battery is more than double the price of an alternator.
He is pretty sure his alternator is toast too and buddy doesn’t have much money. He gave me an ounce of shrooms for helping him yesterday.
We replaced the battery yesterday but it’s already not charging.If the car is running and you pull off a battery terminal and the car keeps running the alternator is usually good. If it doesn't is probably not good.
He is pretty sure his alternator is toast too and buddy doesn’t have much money. He gave me an ounce of shrooms for helping him yesterday.
Those were the days. I used to get all of my car batteries at Wal Mart.
I still do. My BMW's chew through batteries in roughly 3 to 4 years (which nowadays for more modern vehicles is roughly normal) - BMW's are notorious for being this way given the amount of electrical demands they have.
But one of my boat batteries crapped out on me in October, and the date sticker on it was 2015 (my trolling motor battery's sticker is 2016 and it's still doing fine)! Bringing in my boat batteries from sitting outside all winter (and doing a 2 amp recharge every 3 months) definitely extended the lives of them.
The thing vehicle owners have to realize nowadays is the electrical demands on modern vehicle batteries has climbed massively in recent years - so batteries are simply going to wear out quicker because the technology for them really hasn't changed all that much as far as your average ordinary lead acid battery is concerned.
Think of all the modern vehicle electrical demands...heated seats and steering wheels, power seats and windows, power rear hatch lift and side doors, heated power mirrors, all the instrument cluster and radio/infotainment gizmos, cell phone chargers, sunroofs...let alone all the electrical engine/transmission management they use on modern vehicles to squeeze out both power and MPG in them.
Yet the same old lead acid 12 volt batteries...
But yes, Everstart prices have indeed gone through the roof. I recently replaced one of my BMW batteries after darn near exactly 4 years (which is what I've been averaging over 11 years ownership).
The prior Everstart for it was $120...this one $180. And yes I checked out other retailers and they were all priced pretty much exactly the same if not much much more.
I still do. My BMW's chew through batteries in roughly 3 to 4 years (which nowadays for more modern vehicles is roughly normal) - BMW's are notorious for being this way given the amount of electrical demands they have.
But one of my boat batteries crapped out on me in October, and the date sticker on it was 2015 (my trolling motor battery's sticker is 2016 and it's still doing fine)! Bringing in my boat batteries from sitting outside all winter (and doing a 2 amp recharge every 3 months) definitely extended the lives of them.
The thing vehicle owners have to realize nowadays is the electrical demands on modern vehicle batteries has climbed massively in recent years - so batteries are simply going to wear out quicker because the technology for them really hasn't changed all that much as far as your average ordinary lead acid battery is concerned.
Think of all the modern vehicle electrical demands...heated seats and steering wheels, power seats and windows, power rear hatch lift and side doors, heated power mirrors, all the instrument cluster and radio/infotainment gizmos, cell phone chargers, sunroofs...let alone all the electrical engine/transmission management they use on modern vehicles to squeeze out both power and MPG in them.
Yet the same old lead acid 12 volt batteries...
But yes, Everstart prices have indeed gone through the roof. I recently replaced one of my BMW batteries after darn near exactly 4 years (which is what I've been averaging over 11 years ownership).
The prior Everstart for it was $120...this one $180. And yes I checked out other retailers and they were all priced pretty much exactly the same if not much much more.
But one of my boat batteries crapped out on me in October, and the date sticker on it was 2015 (my trolling motor battery's sticker is 2016 and it's still doing fine)! Bringing in my boat batteries from sitting outside all winter (and doing a 2 amp recharge every 3 months) definitely extended the lives of them.
Thanks Joe but apparently the alternator is indeed toast. He is a dasher so he needs that truck to make money. Gonna try to get it to our shop to get it changed.Option for your buddy, to make it thru winter (if alternator is working - likely that works, his battery is just super weak - he could use this also to charge in a garage vs a battery tender)
If alternator is dead, this won't help him
www.amazon.com/Schumacher-SJ1330-Jump-Starter/dp/B0789DLKB5
Smaller 600 CCA one is $55
Beast 1000 CCA is $75 w/ the coupon
Keep it stored in the house so it's warm, and top off with charge every night (I think they need a 2-prong extension cord, as the one I have has a pop out 2pin plug only for charging).
Yes, a pain to pop the hood every time to start, but it'll get you moving, and hold enough charge for several starts during the day. Just have to make sure you turn it off when done using AND bring inside to recharge daily.
I don't believe these are meant for charging a vehicle, just to jump it.Option for your buddy, to make it thru winter (if alternator is working - likely that works, his battery is just super weak - he could use this also to charge in a garage vs a battery tender)
If alternator is dead, this won't help him
www.amazon.com/Schumacher-SJ1330-Jump-Starter/dp/B0789DLKB5
Smaller 600 CCA one is $55
Beast 1000 CCA is $75 w/ the coupon
Keep it stored in the house so it's warm, and top off with charge every night (I think they need a 2-prong extension cord, as the one I have has a pop out 2pin plug only for charging).
Yes, a pain to pop the hood every time to start, but it'll get you moving, and hold enough charge for several starts during the day. Just have to make sure you turn it off when done using AND bring inside to recharge daily.
You could plug this in, in your garage, and then turn on & attach the terminals to your battery to work as a "tender".I don't believe these are meant for charging a vehicle, just to jump it.
Battery tenders for the BMW's might also extend their life, if you aren't driving them regularly in winter or summer. Batteries like to be near capacity, and low charge starts to build up the sulfates on the lead plates.
I believe you can also trickle charge them at 0.2A up to 15-16V to assist with desulfation. I use the little devices that send higher frequency, higher voltage pulses to blast the sulfates off, and seems to do the trick for batteries not too far gone. But disconnect the battery from the car, as I doubt those desulfation pulses will do good things to your vehicle electronics.
I just did an alternator on a 2010 toyota sienna, $260 rebuilt , but I bet rock auto would have been way cheapThat's crazy. I remember when a battery cost about half as much as an alternator. Now a battery is more than double the price of an alternator.