I don't like our Autozone very much but I like Advance Auto alot less. Which is too bad the store LOOKS like it ought to have all kinds of good/cool stuff, it just doesn't...
Anyway on the subject of batteries I used to be stuck on the idea of Diehard as the way to go. Then when the battery in my 240D was conking out just as I was getting rid of it I put in a $60 (vs $140 for the diehard I put in my 300TD) which is still going fine 2 years later (I know the guy who bought the car). Heck I could buy the AZ battery twice as often and still be money ahead. Marshall contends they're probably the same battery with different names and I tend to agree. The AZ battery was marked with "Made by Johnson Controls". -Curt Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:46:35 -0400 From: "archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Warning on Autocraft Titanium A battery from Advance Auto To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Tom Hargrave wrote: > Modern car batteries are "fill & forget". And because of this, the younger > guys & gals at the auto stores don't have a clue. They just test & > replace. Gerry: That seems to be the case, but some stores will give you the benefit of the doubt and let you show them why a part is defective. > I suspect that you purchased a battery that had been spilled or > incorrectly > filled and the problem probably did not occur at Advance Auto. The > batteries > are manufactured under contract & are just branded with their name. G: Probably so. However, If I had bought a Bosch alternator, put it on the shelf, and then two months later found that it was missing the diode, I would expect them to replace it with one that had a diode. If a battery is missing electrolyte I expect them to replace it with one that was not missing electrolyte. There are stores that will do that sort of thing. The store which Advance Auto bought out (Discount Auto) would have. > It's also possible that your charging system is over charging & the dry > cells cooked off first. The timing is about right. G: Actually, my charging system is undercharging (I just put in another diode) but maybe the cells cooked off anyway. I usually buy one of Consumer Reports higher rated batteries. Should have gotten a jump at the store and the next day at home and then went and bought a NAPA which was the top rated battery. Duh! Live and learn. Gerry --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
