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34GeeTeeTee Grand Master

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Odyssey batteries seem to be good, but they are pretty expensive :) Their CCA rating is pretty high too. A mate runs them on his Evo race car that is still road driven occasionally but it sits for long periods and still starts :)

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yea i use a trickle charger on mine. good for the battery, and my alarm drains my battery pretty quick.. only probably drive mine once a fortnight or something...

i bought a new battery when i got it about 6 months ago, but i can remeber what i got, i just took it out and went to super cheap and got one that was of at least the same rating or better, and the same size of course...

34GeeTeeTee Grand Master

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I wouldn't go near an Odyssey again if someone gave it to me for free. Had bad experiences with 2 of them now, where a regular type of $80 battery works fine.

Oh really? Well it's good to hear both sides!!! I considered it but the price was a bit rich...

What about those Optima's? Any better?

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I wouldn't go near an Odyssey again if someone gave it to me for free. Had bad experiences with 2 of them now, where a regular type of $80 battery works fine.

If Ash says a normal battery is fine, then I guess I'll grab a normal battery haha! I thought it's best to get something with a higher CCA rating (maybe 500+) but then again, I know nothing about car batteries.

I might just do what GTR-34A said and pull it out and take it to a shop.

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If Ash says a normal battery is fine, then I guess I'll grab a normal battery haha! I thought it's best to get something with a higher CCA rating (maybe 500+) but then again, I know nothing about car batteries.

I might just do what GTR-34A said and pull it out and take it to a shop.

yea mate mines been working fine for 6 months so far, it died once when i first got it and didnt have the trickle charger, since i have gotten the trickle charger i have had no problem... it died from my alarm draining it though.. it cost me around $150 from memory and had a CCA rating of 550 or 600+ maybe..

34GeeTeeTee Grand Master

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yea mate mines been working fine for 6 months so far, it died once when i first got it and didnt have the trickle charger, since i have gotten the trickle charger i have had no problem... it died from my alarm draining it though.. it cost me around $150 from memory and had a CCA rating of 550 or 600+ maybe..

I am surprised you didnt get an Optima or something because they are Yellow Anthony :ph34r:

Yeah higher CCA is good, i got the highest that i could for my car in the size of the factory one but i doubt it will be enough in the long run.......

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I am surprised you didnt get an Optima or something because they are Yellow Anthony :ph34r:

Yeah higher CCA is good, i got the highest that i could for my car in the size of the factory one but i doubt it will be enough in the long run.......

ha i think i actually got century battery which is yellow!

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I'll most likely get a similar battery. Did you also get the trickle charger from SuperCheap?

yea mate, trickle charger was about $60 maybe?.. not too much, just plug into the wall and attach at the front etc... works well.

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If Ash says a normal battery is fine, then I guess I'll grab a normal battery haha! I thought it's best to get something with a higher CCA rating (maybe 500+) but then again, I know nothing about car batteries.

I might just do what GTR-34A said and pull it out and take it to a shop.

You can get a normal one with a decent CCA. They might not last as long as an Optima say (if they are not issue filled like my 2x Od were)... But when they are less than half the price type of thing... I'm sure you see where I'm going. :)

Don't get me wrong, the higher end batteries can be good/decent and they do pack more punch in a smaller housing type thing... But you can get quite a sizable battery in the back. I'll be visiting mine tomorrow so i'll try get a photo to show ya.

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You can get a normal one with a decent CCA. They might not last as long as an Optima say (if they are not issue filled like my 2x Od were)... But when they are less than half the price type of thing... I'm sure you see where I'm going. :)

Don't get me wrong, the higher end batteries can be good/decent and they do pack more punch in a smaller housing type thing... But you can get quite a sizable battery in the back. I'll be visiting mine tomorrow so i'll try get a photo to show ya.

That and I had an expensive dry cell last two years of maybe 2-3 full discharges. I raged VERY hard. Of course the warranty had just elapsed.

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