Beware of this battery! - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
网页2015年2月18日 — Maintenance/Repairs. VDCdriver February 18, 2015, 7:45pm 1. Periodically, Consumer Reports will do an interim update of an earlier test, and they recently did that with their evaluation of car batteries. They reported the extremely poor performance of AutoZone’s most expensive batteries–the ones …
Best battery for 2017 Subaru Outback - Car Talk Community
网页Lee_T May 8, 2020, 7:11pm 7. There’s a lot of Interstate batteries out there because they make it very convenient for service stations and repair shops to stock them. If you check CR you may find that they recommend Interstate for your group and/or for SE. 1 Like. VOLVO-V70 May 8, 2020, 7:14pm 8.
Any battery brands better than the others? - Car Talk Community
网页2014年2月19日 — Visit your local public library and find the most recent Consumer Reports article on car batteries. They found in their testing the preferred battery varies by what group (size) your car needs. Last time I purchased a battery for my Corolla, I think it takes group 35, CR said at the time the Kirkland brand was the best.
Kirkland Batteries Vs Interstate Vs? - Car Talk Community
网页2016年4月12日 — Consumer Reports has a battery rating report they publish once a year or so, and in the last one I think they said which battery brands was best depended on what group-size of battery your car used. Kirkland was best for certain groups, but other brands topped the list for other groups. Suggest to read that report before purchasing a new battery.
When to replace car battery - Car Talk Community
网页2016年11月11日 — 1) Weaker and weaker cranking giving you some warning the battery is going away so you can replace it. Or 2) All of a sudden it no longer starts the car, won’t even turn on the interior lights and can’t be jumped. I learned which of my cars did 1) and which did 2) - the hard way.
Auto battery warranties are slowly changing - Car Talk Community
网页2018年6月2日 — The pro rate charge is simply the retail price divided by the months in service. For example, if an AC Delco battery has a published retail price of $124.00 with a 6 year warranty, you pay $1.72 for every month of use. So if that battery fails at 62 months you get a new one for 62X1.72=$106.64.
When to replace car battery - Page 2 - Car Talk Community
网页2016年11月14日 — Consumer Reports test about 150 car batteries year in and year out, generally 15 models every six months. For our tests, we buy five units of each battery at multiple stores. All testing is done in a lab, not in vehicles.
Battery group size - LETTER meaning - Car Talk Community
网页Mustangman March 14, 2018, 3:43pm 3. The N or C is a performance parameter. 75 is the group number which defines the physical size of the battery. In your case the N means a reserve capacity of 95 amps at 90 minutes discharge. The C battery you have installed is rated at 25 amps at 90 minutes reserve.
Has the quality of car batteries gone down
网页2013年1月19日 — Maintenance/Repairs. GSragtop January 19, 2013, 5:46am 1. I have been having a problem finding good car batteries. It seems like the quality have gone down over the last few Years. I was told a while ago that really only two or three companies make batteries and they just put different stickers on them depending who sells them.
Toyota Tercel vs. Toyota Paseo - Car Talk Community
网页2010年10月25日 — Consumer Reports: New and Used Car Reviews and Ratings - Consumer Reports. Research new and used cars, save money with the Build and Buy Car Buying Service, and read the latest in recall and auto news from Consumer Reports.