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TeriAnn,
BTW- Your book looks great. We look forward to receiving our copy.=20
We have had good luck with Interstate as well. Very good batteries. =
Often used on big trucks and vehicles that need to start under bad =
conditions.
Truthfully, most auto manufactures put very high quality batteries in =
new cars. Interstate is also a very high quality battery and they are =
an OEM supplier for some makes.
If you think about it, most new car batteries last many years without =
trouble. Then when the original battery goes, people put in aftermarket =
batteries and most of them do not last very long. I have 7 year OEM =
old batteries in my diesel truck and it starts in below zero weather =
with no issues. In fact it started on a 10 degree below zero day last =
week after sitting out for a month without being run. No issues. We =
have tested them every fall for the last 3 years and they still test =
good. There are a lot reasons for this that I will not bore everyone =
with. The bottom line is that not all batteries are made the same and =
most OEM batteries are built to a high specification.
Another option for people, if you know what size that you need, would be =
go to a GM dealer and buy a high quality battery from them.
It is just another option for people. I have over 35 years experience =
in the automotive industry and there have been many tech bulletins =
written on this subject and why most aftermarket batteries do not last =
as long. Interstate excluded from the list that do not last well. They =
are a good battery.
Paul Ricco
> On Feb 15, 2021, at 10:18 AM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman via Fot =
<fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> On 2/15/21 7:29 AM, ralph hansen via Fot wrote:
>> I've been using Optima's with great success for about 25 yrs now. A =
bit pricey, last much longer, got 10 yrs out of 1 and worry free.
> I have been using several Optima yellow tops for a second battery. The =
ones I've had would go bad over a winter of often teen nights. Come =
spring I would go to my local NAPA, they would test it and replace it =
for free. last time they said this was my last free battery (I think it =
has been 6 or 7 now). They just don't seem to like being frozen for a =
few months at a time. But if you have warmer weather the Optima might =
work well for you.
>=20
> For a starting battery, I've had good luck with interstate.
>=20
> TeriAnn
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Canada <http://overlandtravel.us/>=20
> 2 years to write and 38 years of travel and camping to learn what to =
write
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> Because the world beckons and life waits for no one
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class=3D"">TeriAnn,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">BTW- Your book looks great. We look forward to =
receiving our copy. <br class=3D""><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We have had good luck with Interstate =
as well. Very good batteries. Often used on big trucks and =
vehicles that need to start under bad conditions.</div><div class=3D""><br=
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Truthfully, most auto manufactures put =
very high quality batteries in new cars. Interstate is also a very =
high quality battery and they are an OEM supplier for some =
makes.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">If you =
think about it, most new car batteries last many years without trouble. =
Then when the original battery goes, people put in aftermarket batteries =
and most of them do not last very long. I have 7 year OEM =
old batteries in my diesel truck and it starts in below zero weather =
with no issues. In fact it started on a 10 degree below zero day =
last week after sitting out for a month without being run. No =
issues. We have tested them every fall for the last 3 years and =
they still test good. There are a lot reasons for this that I will =
not bore everyone with. The bottom line is that not all batteries =
are made the same and most OEM batteries are built to a high =
specification.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Another option for people, if you know what size that you =
need, would be go to a GM dealer and buy a high quality battery from =
them.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">It is =
just another option for people. I have over 35 years experience in =
the automotive industry and there have been many tech bulletins written =
on this subject and why most aftermarket batteries do not last as =
long. Interstate excluded from the list that do not last well. =
They are a good battery.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Paul Ricco</div><div class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Feb =
15, 2021, at 10:18 AM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman via Fot <<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">
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<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 2/15/21 7:29 AM, ralph hansen via
Fot wrote:<br class=3D"">
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<blockquote type=3D"cite" =
cite=3D"mid:2058605550.1478709.1613399397046@mail.yahoo.com" class=3D"">
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Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">I've been =
using Optima's with
great success for about 25 yrs now. A bit pricey, last much
longer, got 10 yrs out of 1 and worry free.</div>
</div>
</blockquote><p class=3D"">I have been using several Optima yellow =
tops for a second
battery. The ones I've had would go bad over a winter of often
teen nights. Come spring I would go to my local NAPA, they would
test it and replace it for free. last time they said this was my
last free battery (I think it has been 6 or 7 now). They just
don't seem to like being frozen for a few months at a time. But if
you have warmer weather the Optima might work well for you.<br =
class=3D"">
</p><p class=3D"">For a starting battery, I've had good luck with =
interstate.</p><p class=3D"">TeriAnn</p>
<div class=3D"moz-signature">-- <br class=3D""><p align=3D"center" =
class=3D""><a href=3D"http://overlandtravel.us/"; class=3D"">Book - The
Essential Guide to Overland Travel in the United States and
Canada</a>
<br class=3D"">
2 years to write and 38 years of travel and camping to learn
what to write<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
<b class=3D"">Because the world beckons and life waits for no =
one</b></p>
</div>
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