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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by witter beach, Oct 15, 2015.

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Hello there.......I have a 08 TRD. Time for a new battery before winter, anybody have a favorite or a lousy one?

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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/car-batteries/buying-guide.htm

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/04/car-batteries-that-wont-let-you-down/index.htm

Often if you search around the results of consumer reports testing can be found summarized on other sites

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Get a Northstar AGM

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Get a Northstar AGM

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Look in the search. Lots of threads on batteries.

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