Hey, you guys - if anybody would know, you would!
I think I've been had by my nabe mechanic. Would appreciate your wisdom about battery brands and prices.
My battery (2-1/2 years old ) went out. Got a jump from road service and drove it to nabe mechanic. He put it on tester; showed me only 6-1/2 left out of 12. I let him go ahead replace it. It's called "Advanced", which is a new brand to me. He said he's been using it for 30 years.
He charged me $125 for battery, plus $35 for cleaning contacts. With tax, it came to $175. Warranty printed on battery said 5 years, but mechanic said 3 years, plus pro-rated after that.
I think price is too high, and am contemplating change of mechanics.
I called Sears for quotes. $84.99 for high-end Diehard , 72 mo. warranty. $14.99 for installation. No charge for cleaning up contacts & testing for related problems.
$104.99 for Diehard Gold. 100 mo. warranty, lst 3 years replacement. I presume rest pro-rated? didn't ask.
So even if I bought their top of the line Gold, total w/tax would still come to approx. $130+ or $45 more than I paid.
Was I foolish or gullible, or simply misinformed and hasty, by letting nabe mechanic go ahead? (Note this is a relatively expensive So.Cal coastal small city.)
Also, IMPORTANT: Has anybody ever heard of Advanced batteries? I couldn't find them on the Web.
TIA - Your input valued.