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05vrmsm
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« on: February 03, 2007, 09:45:48 PM »
I've been looking at replacement batteries (AGM type).  Two reasonably-priced contenders are the Westco and Autozone's Duralast Gold.  Both are priced about the same; the differences are in CCAs and warranties.

Westco:    475 CCA  4 yr warranty (1 yr full replacement/3 yr prorated)
Autozone:  320 CCA 8 yr warranty (3 yr full replacement/5 yr prorated)

What do you think?
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eshea
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2007, 09:10:22 PM »
I believe the stock battery is 370 CCA so would you really want to go lower?
Westco has long been the go-to replacement for the Miata and I've never had a complaint.  Other can surely chime in with their experiences with other brands, though.
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SilverMiataRacer
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2007, 09:34:58 PM »
Funny as it used to be that the AutoZone battery was the same as the Westco.  Guess they switched to some other vendor now.
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05vrmsm
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2007, 09:50:17 PM »
I had heard that, too, but I was at Autozone yesterday and saw that the battery was marked as 320 CCAs.  I just ordered the Westco so I should have it this week sometime.
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SilverMiataRacer
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« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2007, 09:55:39 PM »
That's interesting.  My AutoZone never had the battery in stock.  Was always a S.O.
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White Knight    1991 Crystal White   #99 CSP
Silver Bullet     1992 Silverstone     #17 SM2  FM I+ Turbo  (Gone but not forgotten)
Honey B          1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2 J.R. M45
Whooosh         2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5  #403 of 4000
Subie              2006 Steel Gray WRX STi Cobb Stage 2 (Gone but not forgotten)
No name yet    2008 Velocity Yellow Tintcoat Z06 Corvette
No Name yet    2014 Ashen Grey Metallic Camaro 2SS 1LE

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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2007, 04:44:07 AM »
Odessey.
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« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2007, 07:48:28 PM »
rating?  warantee?

Quote from: wrathchild on February 21, 2007, 04:44:07 AM
Odessey.
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$74 shipped when I got mine. You can mount it upside down if you want :p
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2007, 11:59:17 PM »
which model did you use wrath?
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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2007, 12:15:00 AM »
I think I bought mine at advacne auto, it was pretty cheap and It's been going strong for over a year
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