- Jul 6, 2014
- 9,267
So I ended up with one of these guys the other night.. actually last night and just thought I would give my take on it. First the vette goes through batteries every two years on the nose. Battery tender or not. Expensive AGM or cheap Walmart unit. Without fail they all last equally as long.
The most recent battery (installed 9/1/18) rests at 9 volts on float on the battery tender... aka junk. It was an autocraft gold, 3 year Yada Yada. Get in and they swap me for the new diehard 3 year they're touting as they no longer use the autocraft name.
Long story short you can very clearly tell where they peeled off the autocraft stickers and replaced them with diehard ones to the point where you could still see the old residue. And my battery had a march build date... way before the switch.
I doubt the quality is any better and the last few diehards I had were crap anyway. The older ones from the early to mid 00s were solid. The one in the skidsteer finally died this spring and it was an 08.
The most recent battery (installed 9/1/18) rests at 9 volts on float on the battery tender... aka junk. It was an autocraft gold, 3 year Yada Yada. Get in and they swap me for the new diehard 3 year they're touting as they no longer use the autocraft name.
Long story short you can very clearly tell where they peeled off the autocraft stickers and replaced them with diehard ones to the point where you could still see the old residue. And my battery had a march build date... way before the switch.
I doubt the quality is any better and the last few diehards I had were crap anyway. The older ones from the early to mid 00s were solid. The one in the skidsteer finally died this spring and it was an 08.