[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: replacement battery, anyone?
Hairy green toads from Mars made Eliot Lim say: > the 5 and a half year old battery in the v8 is finally on its last legs. > dealer tells me that it is the same one used in diesel audis... and > they want $250 for a new one. i thought that was really funny. > > anyway, they told me that i could probably get by with a 80 Ah sears > diehard or something like that. the most important requirement is that > it's got to have a vent hose since the battery in the v8 sits under > the rear seat and battery acid has been known to burn up seat heaters > and such down there... > > so anyway, anyone knows which aftermarket batteries come with vent hoses? Mine is dying, too, so I've done a little research. Sears makes a vented battery, but you have to dig to find it. Interstate is recommended by my mechanic as good for Audi's, and they match "all OEM requirements", so I assume it has the vent. Cost for my 100Q is about $90. The turbo/diesel battery is bigger, I think it was about $110. Is that $250 getting any funnier? -- Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation (603)-881-1294 110 Spit Brook Road http://www.zk3.dec.com/~duane M/S ZKO3-3/U14 Nashua, NH 03062-2698 Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's a laugh riot.
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