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Originally Posted by Stealthee
My AGM in both my Stealth and my DD Lancer are Autocraft/Carquest Advance Auto brand batteries and have been great.
As for the article, that guy is literally just a blogger. He has no idea what he is talking about. The fact remains a 12V battery is a 12V battery. Putting a bigger battery in doesn't stress your charging system. The battery is literally just to start the car, and to take big hits/spikes to the system. Once a car starts the alternator keeps it running.
The fact he tries to say amperage is higher with a bigger battery proves he doesn't know anything about cars/car batteries. You'll be 100% fine.
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Stealthee uses CarQuest (now Advance Auto) batteries.. i worked for CQ for many years.. their private label oil; on the back (just like NAPA oil) says:
manufactured by Ashland Oil= Valvoline..
same with their batteries; CarQuest= East Penn, which = Deka who makes (among others) Deka, for Harley-Davidson, Deka, for NASCAR, Batteries Plus are Deka, Exide is a sub-company for them, Deka is also Duracell..and more.
naturally their gels are priced steep, AGM is a little better (but they still know it and show in price), and your subaru has been doing fine with lead acid upto now, (is it snowing there? we are getting another foot behind Pikes Peak; and 8 degrees this morning, and my walmart M/C battery will start my Arctic Cat to plow in the a.m.) so; that technology is still in most all vehicles..
and they'll be fine for 5-7yrs in colorado climate..
interstate is still a great battery as well..
there is nothing against a walmart brand; just like all others, will either work, or won't; and will still last 5-6+/-years.. and a $7-10 install in 15 min..
entirely up to you..
yes Optima (since Gates restructure) is more a 1 in every 12/15 batteries is bad, as opposed to the old Optima 1 in every 125 batteries; but the benefit of "store buying" is the store is on the corner wherever you drive..
amazon and 'boutique' batteries are not; but again, most batteries, if they work, are going to work for AT LEAST 3-5yrs maintenance free..
hope this helps.