PNW Chit Chat thread

[e30austin]

Had good luck with Napa brand batteries over the years.

[Savagefurai]

Fuck Napa batteries. I had two bad ones in a row from them.

[george graves]

I have the worst luck in batteries. Even on different cars. I'm cursed. Optima red tops, and other premium batteries. Now I just buy walmart. Seems to last just as long. and sometimes they don't prorate the return, they just swap them.

If you do some digging, Johnson Controls makes the walmart inhouse brand batteries IIRC. Same as a few other premium brands, but at less cost.

[IronJoe]

If you do some digging, Johnson Controls makes the walmart inhouse brand batteries IIRC. Same as a few other premium brands, but at less cost.

Interesting, good to know!! Might have to get one for the e46m when the current one craps out.

I bought a Duralast for the e36, no complaints but it's only been two years. Went overboard on the e30 of course, got one of those high cranking Odyssey mini batteries. And of course I can't tell the difference:)

[e30austin]

Fuck Napa batteries. I had two bad ones in a row from them.

Eleanor's is about seven years old at this point. I let the car sit for two fucking years, from 2013-2015. Installed the S50, didn't even hook up a battery charger. Car fired right up, no issues. I was sold instantly.

[e30austin]

Wal-Mart for batteries and oil.

Fuck "Everstart" brand of batteries. Complete fucking junk. Didn't even get six months out of the three I had...on three different cars. Garbage.

[Savagefurai]

I must have gotten a shit batch. Lol
My dad uses them exclusively with so problems.

[djjerme]

Optima quality went down the sh*tter a while back.

I used to be a huge fan of them back in the day. You couldn't kill them! I had one in my Nova that fell in to the fan and had a huge gash in the case, and yet it worked fine for another 3 years.. When I worked for Schucks auto 20 years ago, I'd always buy the core return Optimas for like $5 from the stores and just do a low and slow charge to bring em back to life. Worked every time..

But now I'm told production changed about 10 years ago and the quality is garbage now. Shame.


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[djjerme]

Also,



If I can finish redoing these this weekend, I'll have my Kopi's for sale next week..




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[Matt-B]

< autozone duralast made in germany right here

[RainRider]

Alternator putting out 15.35 volts. Anyone have a e36 80 amp bosch for sale?

[delamaize]

Also,



If I can finish redoing these this weekend, I'll have my Kopi's for sale next week..




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Goddamnit, I love those....

[Savagefurai]

Those look great. I have been eyeing a set of them as my next wheel choice.
What are you thinking as far as price for yours?

[TobyB]

Make america great again

I'm waiting.

I'm not feeling the greatness yet.

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[george graves]

< autozone duralast made in germany right here

Yea, I seriously doubt that. But I could be wrong. Batteries are like soda, pop, or cola - what ever you want to call it. It cost too much to ship a lead-acid battery overseas. Better to make them simi-locally, and slap a label on them.

Optima quality went down the sh*tter a while back.

I used to be a huge fan of them back in the day. You couldn't kill them!

Yes, apparently they moved production to mexico, and the quality suffered. Not that you can't make thing well in Mexico - it's more that someone took over the company and ran the brand name into the ground to make a buck.