'Heat kills batteries'
Amen and X2. The most batteries I changed were always in the summer here in Texas, we looked at every 100 degree day as a battery day. Maybe 3 or 4 to 2 ratio as compared to winter.
I learned early on my cars to yank any fancy battery 'detail cover'; it makes problems worse and worse until culminating in the Focus, where it melts the battery cables to burn the car down to the ground. The cables are too small in gauge to save Ford money on copper and they melt easily, toss the battery cover and they live MUCH longer.
Checking a RECYCLED battery today after charging, starts the Tempo fine and now almost EIGHT years old and I bought for around $30. O'Reilly branded one until the labels got stripped off.
You guys pay well over $100 a battery if you want, I don't and never get stranded. 3 year warranty on an Optima? It's a joke compared to the price. I got plenty of other things to use that cash on.
Amen and X2. The most batteries I changed were always in the summer here in Texas, we looked at every 100 degree day as a battery day. Maybe 3 or 4 to 2 ratio as compared to winter.
I learned early on my cars to yank any fancy battery 'detail cover'; it makes problems worse and worse until culminating in the Focus, where it melts the battery cables to burn the car down to the ground. The cables are too small in gauge to save Ford money on copper and they melt easily, toss the battery cover and they live MUCH longer.
Checking a RECYCLED battery today after charging, starts the Tempo fine and now almost EIGHT years old and I bought for around $30. O'Reilly branded one until the labels got stripped off.
You guys pay well over $100 a battery if you want, I don't and never get stranded. 3 year warranty on an Optima? It's a joke compared to the price. I got plenty of other things to use that cash on.