TimTaylor751647545500 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Still have the original battery in my car and as of late, with the cold, it's showing it's age. The cranking power has been going down hill for a while now and I think it's time to replace it finally after 104k miles and nearly 7 years of use. I'm not really looking to go crazy money-wise so I'm not really looking at the Optima batteries, but any other suggestions would be great. Personal experiences are definitely encouraged. Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 My Interstates have never let me down. I've always had good luck with the basics, so I've never felt the need to spend a lot on a high-end battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 optima and interstate are my favorite's napa battery are good to. just exide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vander Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I work at AAP on Hamilton RD, I can get you a good deal on a battery. I will check tomorrow and see what batteries we have available for your vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Exide and interstate seem fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbospec29 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 The last battery I had was a Duralast, autozone brand. It seemed to turn my car over better than the new Optima yellow I have now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 614Streets Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I wish I had purchased Interstates for my s10 and Nova. I have cheap autozone silvers, they arent that great , better than an optima though IMO , I dont care for Optimas they dont like a heavy charge. Never had luck with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TA In Progress Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I've actually had great luck with the Autocraft Titanium batteries from Advance (I started buying them when I worked there). I've had one in my TA for over 5 years, and it sits for all of the winter, and I have them in all of my driver cars. Also had good luck with the red top Optima, I have one mounted in the trunk of the '51, had it for over 4 years, and it sits most of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 My Interstates have never let me down. +1...cost me $25 bucks for mine. Plus the store is on Westerville rd by International Auto Parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimmel1647545512 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 My Interstates have never let me down. true same here and most of them have that sweet neon green top :woowoo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s13 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Interstates and Diehards, but dont expect a diehard to jump very well once its died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 So it's been a few weeks since I picked a new Interstate battery (following many of your suggestions). Had something like 150 cc amps left. Since the install, I've noticed that without changing any of my audio settings as well as listening to the same music via the same formats, the low frequency levels are drastically increased. I'm assuming this is due to the increased amount of voltage being supplied to my amps, but I didn't really anticipate such an increase. So much so that I believe I'll need to make some adjustments on the amp levels as my Eclipse CD5435 has the bass set at the lowest setting. Can't imagine what it'd be like if I had a better sub than my single 12w6v2. Just wanted to say thanks for all the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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