eskim_77

Since my car has gone over 100K last week, everyday I find new maintenance problems just within a week. I just replaced rear break pads yesterday, and today, I think I need a new battery. My car failed to start twice already. It seems like battery problem since I haven't replaced OEM yet.
When I purchase this baby, I had option for heavyduty battery from OEM. However, local store doesn't seem to know this fact. They all recommend same battery for SE, GLE, GXE. Does anyone know exact spec I need to buy? Should I go back to OEM? Local dealer would charge $70-80 for OEM.
PepBoy had Energizer(Group 35, CCA 640, CA@32F 800) brand for $65. If it's only 5-10bux different, I would go back to OEM since it served upto 100K miles for 7yrs. What would you recommend? What are the minimum CCA and CA for my vehicle?

If I remember correctly, members had discussion on Optima battery few years ago. They said, Costco offered best price. Is this still true?

Nismotic

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Optima red top battery. Great deep cycle action and comes with a nice 7 year warranty. About 100 bucks but well worth it.

apbrian112

yeah, if you're gonna pay $70-75 for an OEM battery... then definately think about investing the extra $20 or so on a red top. that's the reason why i bought a red top.