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    Never Buy A Motomaster Eliminator Battery

    CAUSE THEY SUCK!

    HARD...man.....I'm so pissed. I bought this battery and its been trouble since I bought it.

    It cant hold two shits worth of a charge. Honestly. Its not my alternator cause I just replaced it...NOW....its totally dead....my car is a big dumb lump of steel cause my stupid battery wont hold a charge. I bought it in the summer too!

    BUY AC DELCO....AC DELCO IS THE BEST!

    forget this motomaster crap!



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    motorcycle battery?
    I heard those Optima ones are pretty good.
    If you can get a jump try push starting it if you have a maunual. As long as you get it rolling a little bit it should start just fine.

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    Nah its the battery in my prelude...maybe its called something diff in the US. I bought it at Canadian Tire...or Crappy Tire rather!

    and I cant push start my car because the ground is all covered in snow and ice....the front wheels would just slip the sec I let the clutch out!

    IM PISSED!

    Those Optima ones are pretty good but they are really expensive!

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    I've got a Wal-mart battery that has lasted me three years, no problems... but I can't remember the brand, I'll check tonite

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    man i had the same battery in my 3g accord with no problems!. now that i think, im not sure what i have in my 3g prelude.

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    Motormaster SUCKS... we have soo many that come into work that have MAD corrosion, die alot and never hold charge

    i have a wal mart battery... its an energizer... 3 year free replacement warentey...

    every 2 years, you just go get a new free one!

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    i have a Diehard battery from sears let me tell u its the shit!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BootMachine
    BUY AC DELCO....AC DELCO IS THE BEST!
    That just proves how little you know. Delco is a decent brand, but far from the best.
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    the battery is a walmart one, its pritty good.
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    My car actually came from the factory with a Delco battery. It lasted three years. I replaced it witha Delco from Western Auto (no longer in business). It last three years. I then folowed it with a string of Wal Mart batteries. Best one went 16 months. Heat is really hard on batteries, especially crappy ones. I got one more Delco battery from a battery specialy store. It lasted three years. I now have an Optima red top battery that is a year old. I got the biggest one that would fit the space. I guess we'll see if I have the car in six years when I find out if it was worht the $100 I paid for it!

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    Lets see. When my dad originally baught my first truck for himself back in 90 the battery soon died. He got a Diehard. It lasted 11 years. And that was in tempertures from just below zero to just over 100.
    So its all in what you pay for.
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    My Motormaster isnt holding a charge either... it sucks not being able to start the car lately... and the battery was newi n the summer too....

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    u got a UAP/NAPA 1000 cold cranking amps from my dads old truck...its about 2 years old and works great....starts my car ne time i need too worth the money for sure...

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    the best batterys we can get up here are Parts Master.. we get em through a parts store in North Bay... they are the best we can find

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    I just bought a battery called the rock it's made here in canada and it works really good,i had a motomaster and it was sluggish starting in this cold weather,i've noticed if your car is carb you want a good cranking battery in the cold.

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    I usually get batteries from Farm & Fleet, cheap here and they have 4-year replacement warranties.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kroy
    That just proves how little you know. Delco is a decent brand, but far from the best.
    That just proves to me what a rude DICK HEAD you are.

    "proves to me how little you know" .....what kind of comment is that!

    Why dont you go yourself buddy!

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    i paid $80+ for a battery from autozone 5 years ago. it still goind strong.
    i know it will last me another 3-4 years.
    Alex.

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    what is the big deal just take it back they will give you another. If it is a Eliminator it is covered for like 5 years.
    new battery for no money sounds ok to me.

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    Well.....I went out and bought the biggest baddest AC DELCO battery I could find...so big I'm gonna have to mount it in the trunk of my car...but yeah! 1150 Cold Cranking Amps baby....YEAH!!!

    I'm going to set my old battery on fire and poo on the ashes!

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    Well, i thought my battery wasnt charged enough cause my car hadnt been run for a few weeks... turns out my 6 month old motomaster eliminator has crapped out... luckly there is a 4 or 5 year exchange on it

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    they are great they have 3 year free replacement and 9 year total warranty. i had one crap out after 5 years and it only cost me 15 to get it replaced and that included the ontario 5 battery disposal fee.

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