Woke up to a dead battery yesterday...need new battery

I received a % of the total cost for the battery I think it was $155 for my replacement I bought a Northstar and was unable to get to a dealer because it was a Sunday..

 

Corolla story - I bought a new battery from Toyota for like almost 500 but it came with a 7 year warranty I’d bet you could do the same with a Tacoma

 

An Oddysey will last you 15 years and sealed no water to add.

 

Consumer reports has excellent review of 27F batteries in all price ranges, but it comes down to ( quality Cost.........how fast do you want to go )
for us normal guyes that are out of warranty, the most bang for the buck is the Ever start max, because of availability.

 

The hit on my quality of life and the cost on my patience when going to Walmart is a deal killer for me.

 

Checking out at sporting goods or the jewelry counter helps. Usually not busy there.

 

Prairie Hawk if you go in the door near Auto Service, they will give you an old shopping cart to bring in your core, you can make your purchase and be gone in 10 min. assuming you replace the battery yourself.

 

upgrade to a group 31 Optima. You can get battery trays from pelfrybilt. No more battery problems...

 

Why would one do that?

 

$500 for a battery ?

 

The one in my car is 10 years old and it is still going strong, well worth it.

 

Yea I’m pretty sure it was last year I sent my car for a warranty job and they told me I needed the battery and it was 475 with a 7 year warranty