[V8] Battery for 1990 V8

[32vquattro]

$200 got me an Optima yellow-top. Best batt for the money imho. Al
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>
To: <cobram at juno.com>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Battery for 1990 V8


> 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/
>> Democracy: 3 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.
>>
>> "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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