AutoZone

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:09:32 GMT

I've always had good luck with Everstart from Wal-mart. Last one I bought for my '89 GMC truck was still going after 6 years. I sold the truck last year with that battery in it. It was only the second Everstart battery, and 3rd battery the truck ever had in it within 189k miles and 17 years. The original battery only lasted 3 years.

Stan

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (Stephens T) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:31:59 GMT

some time ago,i bought a new duralast gold battery for my truck. i went to get in it saturday morning and it wouldn't crank. great, so i jump it off and head back to autozone. i had taped the receipt in a plastic bag to the battery when i bought it too. guy checks the battery and says yea its bad. i look at my receipt and it says 36 month free replacement warrenty. on the bottom of my receipt was the date i bought the battery. 1/20/2005. i was over by one month and the guy said he would...

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (ragtop69gs) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:23:04 GMT

The napa guy's near me are hotrodders also, so they always have helpful suggestions for the odd situations and they know how to read a suppliers catalog. When I need major parts I almost always use napa, their parts have never let me down. Autozone is for batteries, oil, most filters and other simple auto care stuff. IMHO

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (kcroadrocket) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:59:59 GMT

i think all the parts stores are beginning to stock foriegn items. one beef i had with o'reilly last year was they had quit stocking STANT radiator caps. i've used them all my life and always had good luck with the product. now all o'reilly has is a cap made in Isreal. that may not be a bad thing, but not what i expected of o'reilly's.
i have a napa store right across the street from me, and i believe they do have good products, but also have the unfriendiest counter...

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:36:11 GMT

Duke.....thanks for the added insight into Auto Zone. I do not believe I've ever been in one of their stores, but with this new information I will certainly go the extra mile to go somewhere else.

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (dukey33) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:55:04 GMT

alepel wrote:
Do you suppose that Auto Zone already knows that they have quality issues with their batteries?

autozone is in heavy competition with the other major autoparts stores (o-reilly, advanced auto, poop boyz, etc). Whenever I call or check the web for prices, AZ is almost always cheapest. There's a reason for that. They are selling inferior parts. Most auto repair shops will not buy parts...

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:41:26 GMT

kcroadrocket wrote:
if it's not in their computer, they are dumbfounded.

Bud.....I couldn't agree with you more. When I was into Street Rod building I use to fabricate a lot of stuff for my cars. I use to like going through the parts departments of auto stores just looking for this-and-that that might fit an application I was working on. One time I was trying to fabricate a lower cooling hose hook...

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (kcroadrocket) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:20:28 GMT

Perhaps all their good customer service is a protective device?

this could very well be true. friend of mine who has an auto shop here was buying a/c compressors from them and had many come back...and yes he is a certified a/c guy and knows what he's doing on the installation.
i have four auto parts stores within a few blocks of my house and generally avoid auto zone as much as i can simply because most of their employees know NOTHING about cars. if...

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:56 GMT

Do you suppose that Auto Zone already knows that they have quality issues with their batteries? Perhaps all their good customer service is a protective device?

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (ragtop69gs) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:13:33 GMT

I have to agree that they are good about taking back bad batteries. I had a deep cycle in my boat that froze and split in two! I took it back and they replaced it , no charge ! I was amazed

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (mktobob) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:48:47 GMT

I am glad they took good care of you Rick. I purchased an Auto Zone battery for my bike and it lasted about three years. It's funny how the same battery has such different life spans. I now have an Interstate battery. For what I paid for that thing, it should outlive the bike. Bob

Re: AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:45:32 GMT

My past experiences with Auto Zone batteries tells me you'll be back next year for the same deal. I went through 3 of them over an 8 month period on my CB650SC Nighthawk, and 2 truck batteries within 4 years. The warranties are good, but the aggravation of having to swap them out was wearing on me too much, so I have sworn off their batteries for now. My niece is he head manager at our local AZ store and I get a discount through her, but to me they are not even worth that.

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AutoZone

feeds@yuku.com (West Tn Dawg) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:34:08 GMT

I just replaced my battery last summer and had it on a tender most of the winter. I went out last saturday to start it up and it won't even turn the nuetral light on! I charged it all day, still nothing! I took it out and returned it to AutoZone. It was 9 months old. The AutoZone manager went over to the shelf and got a brand new battery and said "there you go"! I asked him what...