Re: replacement battery, anyone?

[Alan Cordeiro <cordeiro@avlna.com>]

At 12:09 PM 3/11/96 -0800, you wrote:
>
>the 5 and a half year old battery in the v8 is finally on its last legs.  
>dealer tells me that it is the same one used in diesel audis... and
>they want $250 for a new one.  i thought that was really funny.
>
>anyway, they told me that i could probably get by with a 80 Ah sears
>diehard or something like that.  the most important requirement is that
>it's got to have a vent hose since the battery in the v8 sits under

I purchased a very large battery from SAM'S CLUB just over a year ago,
It was made by Delco, and had the sunken terminals and the vent hose.

I vaguely remember a figure of $50 or so. 

The other viable option I considered was the DIEHARD INTERATIONAL
from Sears. I think it was $75 to 80... 

Since it probably never gets below  zero degrees F where you are,
and you probably use synthetic, having the 1000 amp crank 
capacity is overkill. 700 to 850 should be more than enough.

Alan