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Old 06-13-2005, 01:49 AM   #1
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ya dont ever buy a autolite battery, they are really exide batteries in disguise. i go through mine all the time and only reason i use them is because they are always free when they die every few months no joke. today my negative terminal had a meltdown . kinda sucks.
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Just the regular Autolite, or the Platinum like I have?
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quit being cheap and get an optima
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If I was cheap I would have got the regular Autolite that blows up and not my Platinum yo!

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was talkin about travis

but you should get one too optima's are the best
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Oh don't get me wrong, I think they're the best too, but I got a good deal on that one and needed it same day so I am sporting the Platinum.

Although I think the battery didn't fry the negative terminal, it made my whole drivetrain jump out of my car.
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lol..

its either 100dollar optima or free new batteries right now.. and i choose to be cheap so i can spend my money where it counts.. on go fast parts.
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You got the idea bro!
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i took the optima from the rs i had an autolite battery melt on me it even melted the entire negative terminal too

although my starter blew up into 3 pieces at the same time i dont know which caused which to go out haha
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I agree with Terrell, buy a quality battery and you only have to buy it once. Although you are getting free batteries every time one breaks think about all of the time and hassle you are spending taking out the old one and installing the new one. That alone would make me buy a better one, not to mention it drives me crazy when I have to reset all of my stereo settings and stations.
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i have a stock stereo.. - 4stations to set lol. my clock is always off and i mentally adjust to it. and with my engine bay, my battery is the easiest thing to change out. next being the alternator :P
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i have a stock stereo.. - 4stations to set lol. my clock is always off and i mentally adjust to it. and with my engine bay, my battery is the easiest thing to change out. next being the alternator :P
no serptine belt
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ive changed the alternator more then the belt, and i think its easier.
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I agree with Travis, alternator is easier, but that's only because I don't have a serptine belt, I have all of the old v-belts and they suck, lol. Someday I have to change those over to a serptine belt.
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I agree with Travis, alternator is easier, but that's only because I don't have a serptine belt, I have all of the old v-belts and they suck, lol. Someday I have to change those over to a serptine belt.

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