Re: Tech: Battery Talk

[Warren.Gleich@marcam.com]

     Well, I just replaced the battery in my '94 Passat GLX this past week 
     and a good ole Sears Die Hard with 660 cold cranking amps was $69.  
     That includes the $10 core charge and a 6 year warrantee.  They had 
     another battery with slightly less amperage for $59.  The Jacket did 
     fir over the Sears unit.
     
     Warren


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Subject: Tech: Battery Talk
Author:  "George Achorn" <coolidge@tidalwave.net> at SMTPGATE
Date:    11/19/97 6:17 PM


	Okay I just got a new battery for my car at the dealer. I spent the extra 
on an Autobahn battery and think I may have spent too much. My dealer 
offered an Interstate battery for $118 and an Autobahn fro $148. They told 
me they couldn't use my stock insulation jacket on the interstate, which is 
one of the reasons I went with the A-bahn. The other was a better warranty 
(1 year vs. 5year). 
	Talking to my dad, he said he went to a gas station that was an interstate 
dealer for my sister's Audi. They had to special order the right size for 
her car, but installed it and used the original Audi insulation cover for 
it to boot. All this was for a measley $75. Well now that I am getting used 
to the new SUCKER tatoo on my forehead I was wondering what you guys do 
when you need a new battery and how much you spent? Anyone ever try out 
NTB.
	On ANOTHER RELATED BATTERY ISSUE, is jump starting a car. At the VW show 
at Autohaus this summer the battery on my wife's Corrado died and we jump 
started it. I was then told by Corrado listers that I wanted to attach the 
jumper cable ground end to a ground other than the ground side of the 
battery. At the time I used a looped metal protrusion near the battery but 
on the engine (VR6), ditto on my Jetta two days ago. My question is why not 
just attach it to the battery? Also is there a rule like attaching it to 
the running car first or detaching it from the running car first etc? Last, 
this morning I returned the favor to Joe Public by jumpstarting some girl's 
car. With my car running she then unhooked her car and accidently touched 
the sides, sending off sparks and looping my battery back in on itself 
momentarily. Stupid b***! Anyway, is there any danger of my 24 hour old 
battery damaging itself from her little mistake. Thanks-G