Re: Batteries

[Mike Loeks <mloeks@columbia-center.org>]

At 06:07 PM 9/16/96 -0400, you wrote:
>I got an Everready battery for my 4kq at COSTCO for $29. Yes, that's
>right, $29.  It claims to be a 7-year battery, which may or may not be
>true -- I don't care.  It's now 2 or 3 years old.  Before that, I used
>to use Sears Die-hards.  My previous die-hard lasted 6 or 7 years, I
>think.  

Unless I misunderstood some previous comments, the old Sears Diehards of
which you speak were made by Johnson Controls. One of those Eveready
batteries currently resides under my red car's back seat. Guess who the
manufacturer is? Johnson Controls. 
Thing that make you go HMMMMM.
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               Michael Loeks
               '86 5kcstq - Red w/ Fuchs/D60A2 1.8 bar boost
               '86 5kcstq - Grey w/ stock wheels/Comp T/A HR4 1.8 bar boost
               '85 Celica GT-S Convertible FUN in the sun! (what there is of it)
               '84 Ford F350 dually flatbed(NOW we're talking utility)
               Warren, Oregon


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