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Originally Posted by johnbt
Which end your truck got hit and how hard? A jarring impact can break plates or otherwise damage the interior of a battery, so don't be surprised if you take it and it fails the next time you hit a big pothole.
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I was hit from behind on the highway and the damage is all to the back of the truck. The old battery appears to be working fine and I don't believe there's any damage to it but it's a good point, thanks.
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Originally Posted by nglayton
Just tell them the wrecked battery started to leak and you had to properly dispose of it before the environmental goons came after you.
They won't miss it unless they specifically checked it out before the offer was made.
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They have already inspected the truck to determine both it's value and the cost to repair which is how they came up with how much they will give me for it. How much they will penalize me for it being gone is a good question which I'll ask before I turn it in.
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Originally Posted by Bumbo
Some of the information in this thread is a little funny...
Age of the battery matters... I sure as hell would not take a used Interstate over a new Duralast.
Duralast is just an AutoZone private label. More often than not, its made by Johnson Controls, who is the same company that OEMs for many, including Walmart EverStart Maxx (yellow) and that is a fantastic battery.
AutoZone has also been known to buy from East Penn and Exide for their Duralast line.
Johnson Controls makes a 3 year and 5 year warranty version of that battery. The 5 year warranty is about as good as it gets for a regular car battery.
Costco who sells interstate went to the cheaper 3 year warranty battery and is no longer as good as the older 5 year variant which they used to have.
The grade of the battery matters, and is directly tied to it's expected service life and overall quality. How you treat the battery also has a massive impact in how long it lasts. If you are constantly running it flat, then don't expect it to last.
In the world of batteries... you get what you pay for. No secret sauce here.
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Great information thanks. I bought the interstate battery new at Firestone and am pretty sure it had a 5 year warranty. To date it's been used to start the car and has never been drained flat.
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Originally Posted by drewsro
I work around cars for a living and am pretty familiar with replacing batteries in a lot of different vehicles. We use Duralast (among other brands) and have had good luck with them. I don't deal with Interstate often but most of the Interstates I have run across are usually junk and need to be replaced. It could also be that those batteries have been in the cars for a long time and just finally died out though.
Sorry, that doesn't help much lol
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Appreciate your views. May not help, but doesn't hurt.