[brougham]

Almost every time we replace a battery we use Delco ones. They always seem to last the longest. I did have a problem with one a couple years ago tho. After maybe a year after a couple starts the battery wouldn't have enough power to start the car again unless you put the charger on it overnight. We brought it back to Price Club and they said one of the cells was bad in it. I think the ones we have right now, at least the ones 2 of the bigger cars have are over 1000amp ones.

The green eye is questionable. It's only supposed to be for telling you that the battery has a full charge, etc... incase you're having problems but we've had at least one Delco before that after a while there was nothing in that hole and the battery worked fine.

We've also had a Ford battery that was probably about 8 years old when it was replaced, and the Interstate battery that's in my Cadillac has 1997 peeled out of it's installation sticker. The batteries we never seem to have any luck with are Canadian Tire ones.

 

[brougham]

Canadian Tire batteries seem mostly to be "Energizer" brand. I don't know if they are any good or not. I have heard that there are only about 4 companies in the world that make car batteries and one is called "Johnson Controls" or something? It certainly is true that cold winters are hard on batteries, but then I have heard that heat can be just as detrimental to a battery's longevity. Broughm, what part of Canada are you in? Our prairie winters are the worst!

I've noticed that they look a lot like the energizer batteries so they probably are made by the same company. We've usually had to get them replaced under warrenty. I'm in Ontario right in ice storm territory