Is Motomaster OE Plus battery any good?
I'm looking for a new battery (H6/Group 48). Costco, CT or Walmart? Any suggestion?
Who manufactures this OE Plus line of product? Thx.
Who manufactures this OE Plus line of product? Thx.
Jun 8th, 2021 8:35 pm
Jun 8th, 2021 8:38 pm
walmart / CT batteries come from the same supplier (east penn last I heard) and are designed to last barely as long as the 'warranty' period, if you can even get them to honor the warranty... If you want to gamble on whether you will get stranded 2 or 3 years down the road, buy a walmart / ct battery.
Jun 8th, 2021 10:12 pm
Jun 8th, 2021 10:18 pm
Has anyone had problems with their warranty not being honoured? I've used it a couple times at CT/Partsource with no issues. Heard the same from others.kr0zet wrote: ↑ walmart / CT batteries come from the same supplier (east penn last I heard) and are designed to last barely as long as the 'warranty' period, if you can even get them to honor the warranty... If you want to gamble on whether you will get stranded 2 or 3 years down the road, buy a walmart / ct battery.
Generally Costco batteries received positive comments on here.
Jun 8th, 2021 10:21 pm
I've heard too may horror stories about ct and batteries to be anecdotal...engineered wrote: ↑ Has anyone had problems with their warranty not being honoured? I've used it a couple times at CT/Partsource with no issues. Heard the same from others.
Jun 9th, 2021 1:20 pm
One of my friends had a problem with CT honouring their warranty. The battery would die under load - ie everything looked fine until you go to actually start the car and then the output would drop like a rock. When he brought it back to CT, they tested with a conductance tester (which is not the best tool for testing under load) and it passed so the warranty claim was denied.engineered wrote: ↑ Has anyone had problems with their warranty not being honoured? I've used it a couple times at CT/Partsource with no issues. Heard the same from others.
Jun 9th, 2021 1:24 pm
I wouldn't throw all of their batteries in the same boat. East Penn's batteries are based more on calcium which according to various accounts has a better CCA output than non-calcium ones BUT have a more limited service life when compared to non-calcium batteries. I don't believe any battery if properly maintained - ie top off charges, fluid level checks... - will just last 2 or 3 years. As we have seen in this COVID lockdown with the large number of battery questions/failures reported on RFD compared to pre-COVID times, preventative maintenance matters.kr0zet wrote: ↑ walmart / CT batteries come from the same supplier (east penn last I heard) and are designed to last barely as long as the 'warranty' period, if you can even get them to honor the warranty... If you want to gamble on whether you will get stranded 2 or 3 years down the road, buy a walmart / ct battery.
Generally Costco batteries received positive comments on here.
Jun 9th, 2021 3:23 pm
Jun 9th, 2021 4:18 pm
Jun 9th, 2021 4:54 pm
Just get a Kirkland battery. That's it.
Jun 10th, 2021 12:24 am
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Jun 11th, 2021 1:50 pm
By Johnson Controls or East Penn ? It's not the brand - it's who made them. And what technology/chemistry were used.
Jun 12th, 2021 12:55 pm
I think that pass only allows you to browse the store, not buy anything? I think if you want to buy something you still need to get a membership. Much easier way is to get a family member who has a membership to get one for you if you don't want to get a membership. Friend or coworker might work as well but keep in mind that person may not be your friend or co-worker anymore, years from now when the battery dies. This might make warranty a bit awkward, lol.
Jun 12th, 2021 3:52 pm
A gift/shop card is required to get a day pass actually (hence the confusion). I wonder if the gift card has its own account ID or it's attached to the gift card purchaser's account ID.ES_Revenge wrote: ↑ I think that pass only allows you to browse the store, not buy anything? I think if you want to buy something you still need to get a membership. Much easier way is to get a family member who has a membership to get one for you if you don't want to get a membership. Friend or coworker might work as well but keep in mind that person may not be your friend or co-worker anymore, years from now when the battery dies. This might make warranty a bit awkward, lol.
Or you can get any member you know to buy you gift card(s). They restrict non-member GC use to once or twice per year now but that's enough to get a battery.
Final way is the weasel way of getting a membership, buying the battery, then returning the membership afterwards.
Jun 12th, 2021 9:44 pm
I believe it would, this way they could find people who are habitually buying giftcards and having them used by "day pass" users, i.e. most likely reselling them.
Jun 20th, 2021 12:10 pm
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