Yesterday I did some online price comparisons for the replacement battery. NAPA, the closest source, didn’t show the prices. Hmmm. So what about Walmart? That’s where the now-dead battery was from. The price had been very low, and it lasted longer than expected. How much had prices gone up in seven years? About double.
For reference I checked O’Reilly. Whoo! Their cheapest battery was 250% higher than my old one. AutoZone, 200% higher. Interstate Batteries wanted 150% more.
All those alternatives would mean driving to Buckeye, Mariposa, or Casa Grande. So I figured I’d at least check at NAPA before burning a bunch of gasoline.
Small town service can be slow. There was one customer ahead of me, getting wiper blades and some type of fluid. And the solo clerk seemed s-o-o-o-o s-l-o-o-o-o. While waiting I wondered if they would even have the battery I needed in stock. But they did, and the price was low enough. So, tah-dah!
Yep going to the store seems expensive at times so I check travel costs also for the best deal.
ReplyDeleteI have a 2013 Silverado. The battery requires two different sized wenches. One is a swell S.A.E......The other is the dreaded: 10mm!
ReplyDeleteAarg!..I have now added a 10mm into the glove box, hopefully it will be unable to run away with one of my socks or gloves. Or, I'll never need it now that I know..
Mine uses 8mm for the terminals and some other size for the hold-down clamp. I don't know its size because I use a small adjustable wrench for that bolt. But, yeah GM uses a mixture of metric and SAE fasteners for some reason.
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