[V8] Battery for 1990 V8

[Coleman, David]

Don't recall the dealer's price -- though it may have been as much as
$200, but I always ask for (and get) a parts price discount due to the
volume of dealer-only stuff I do with them.  They seem pretty happy to
discount 15% or so...

-dc-


> -----Original Message-----
> 
> What's Audi get for a battery (I think they source from Varta)?  The
> Interstates are about $100 for the V8Q.   Most foreign independent
shops
> source from them, no bad experiences to relate.  I would stay away
from
> Bosch though, haven't had good experiences with those at all.
> 
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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> 
> "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com> writes:
> > Just a thought -- an Interstate from 10 years ago could very likely
> > not
> > be anything like those of today, i.e. produced by a different
> > company,
> > in a different country, etc. etc...
> >
> > That said, I replaced my V8's (original) battery with one from the
> > Audi
> > parts counter...  They gave me the wrong one (without the vent), so
> > that
> > was a small fiasco, but I like OE stuff when it comes to batteries.
> >
> > -DaveC.
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