Wife’s vehicle 2014 ram still has the original battery and this weather has me thinking it would be better to replace it sooner than later. Any recommendations for brand, and where the best deals are. Fine with spending a little more if it will get me an extra 2-3 years out of it down the road. Plan on keeping the truck for a long time. Side note ram with a 5.7 and 8speed has been a great truck so far knock on wood.
nothing wrong with interstate or Deka batteries.
my new to me truck came with a FF branded interstate in it and started the truck just fine this morning at -25.
speaking of which,it just dropped to -29 and its just after 8 PM.
I run interstates in all my trucks, my last set in my oldest diesel lasted 10 years
Interstate All The Way I have a 2017 same truck I put the interstate in mine
Interstate in auto and marine, too.
nothing wrong with interstate or Deka batteries.
my new to me truck came with a FF branded interstate in it and started the truck just fine this morning at -25.
speaking of which,it just dropped to -29 and its just after 8 PM.
Any clue how many store house brand batteries interstate actually makes?
I honestly dont know how many store brands are interstates other than fleet farm.
at one time the Maxx brand at walmart was an interstate.
like anything else,if you buy enough of them you can have them branded with your name on it and it will still have the interstate logo as well.
How many years do people expect to get out of a battery? I’ve owned my 2005 Ram since 2009 and I have yet to replace the battery, and assume it’s the factory original. No name or anything on it that I’ve seen. She was a little sluggish to start this morning at -35 but she fired up without issues….I probably just jinxed myself. (knock on wood)
How many years do people expect to get out of a battery? I’ve owned my 2005 Ram since 2009 and I have yet to replace the battery, and assume it’s the factory original. No name or anything on it that I’ve seen. She was a little sluggish to start this morning at -35 but she fired up without issues….I probably just jinxed myself. (knock on wood)
I want 7 years out of an automotive battery, less than that and I’m disappointed. Have been buying DieHard Golds and those have given me 8 or more years in a variety of vehicles and I assume I won’t have to worry about it for another 4-5 years.
Don’t choose a Duracell. I got just over 3 years out of it… just passed the 3 year warranty.
How many years do people expect to get out of a battery? I’ve owned my 2005 Ram since 2009 and I have yet to replace the battery, and assume it’s the factory original.
Just replaced the original battery in my wife 2004 year vehicle. I went with a Walmart branded battery simply because she travels all around the state of Iowa on a regular basis. If she has any troubles there is usually a Walmart relatively nearby for free testing and if needed warranty replacement.
I go 6 to 7 years on a battery and replace it BEFORE it dies on me. If it turns slowish this winter, but starts it WILL get replaced before the next winter. Fleet Farm Supreme batteries have been great for me.
Don’t choose a Duracell. I got just over 3 years out of it… just passed the 3 year warranty.
I’ve had actually great service from multiple Duracell branded batteries. These batteries are made in USA by EastPenn in PA. I’ve certainly gone past the 3 year mark with them.
I think battery life has a little to do with the brand and a lot to do with storage and use conditions. I also notice that batteries these days regardless of brand seem to go from working to stone dead very quickly. One day the car/truck runs fine, the next day it won’t start and no amount of charging of jumping will get it to fire even once more. I wonder if this has to do with the amount of electronics that are in cars nowdays?
From looking back at my vehicle log books, it seems like a battery could go any time after 5 years. Some of my batteries like the Delco brand in a Pointiac I owned went 10 years 1997 to 2007. It looks like the battery in my wife’s Audi went just 3.5 years. Legendary German quality? It seems like after 5 years you’re on borrowed time, although that may be 1 month or 5 years.
Grouse
Anything made by JCI is usually a good battery, even Optima (just costs more for marginally better performance).
East Penn also makes a good battery.
Just don’t buy an Exide…even Motorcraft left Exide for JCI. Most Champion and Neverstart batteries are Exide, but not all.
I think battery life has a little to do with the brand and a lot to do with storage and use conditions.
I will respectfully disagree. With family history going over 40 years in the car battery recycling industry, that’s not true. Some are made better than others. Yes, the needed ingredients are almost exactly the same across the board but manufacturing differences WILL make an impact on battery longevity.
Just cough up the cash,and get a Northstar X2.
Use and storage definitely factor in to the equation. My wife’s 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the original battery at almost 7 years and hasn’t blinked. It sits in a heated garage year round and is driven regularly. The batteries in a couple of our trucks that stay by our buildings are lucky to get 3 or 4 years. They’re parked outside, sometimes lights are left on on the old plow truck killing it, etc. I’ve only ever run interstates in vehicles as a constant, with how they’re treated being the major variable.
I’ve had actually great service from multiple Duracell branded batteries.
I have, too. I’m actually picking one up for my Sequoia this evening. I guess it must be a sign of maturity that I’m proactively replacing a battery. 
2 things to consider that superceed most of what is above. 1. Size the cold cranks to 125% or greater than min specs required for your truck. 2. All batteries are manufactured to the name brands specs. So Don t get too caught up in name brand. You want the one with the heaviest internal plates. If 2 batteries have equal specs and one weighs 21# and the other 26#, but the heavier battery. The plates make up most of the weight in a battery
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