BoDuke
Well-known member
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2012
- Messages
- 152
- Location
- Norfolk, Ne
- Corvette
- '04, Triple black Vert, '13 Grand Sport 3LT Coupe
Hey everyone.
My C5 is chewing up batteries. I purchased my Vette in Sept 2012 with 48k on the odometer, and a brand new Duralast (Autozone brand) already installed. January 18, 2013 49765 miles, I had to install a new battery...this time the AC Delco 86PG.
Sept '12 48,5xx miles... New Duralast - tested bad cell
Jan '13 49,765 miles... New AC Delco 86PG - tested bad cell
Feb '14 53,160 miles... New AC Delco 86PG - tested bad cell
July '14 55,608 miles... New AC Delco 86PG - tested bad cell
Are the batteries being made in this day and age just absolute junk?? ad Is the AC Delco seriously this big of POS?? I haven't heard much positive from the Optima side of things either, so I'm thinking of dumping this AC Delco for whatever I can get out of it and getting an Interstate.
I have NO aftermarket accessories installed. I had an i-Simple for about a week, kept having to jump start the car when I wanted to go somewhere, so I took it and and it took care of that situation. But 4 batteries in 18 months....all with bad cells???
Is there something going on that I should know about?
My C5 is chewing up batteries. I purchased my Vette in Sept 2012 with 48k on the odometer, and a brand new Duralast (Autozone brand) already installed. January 18, 2013 49765 miles, I had to install a new battery...this time the AC Delco 86PG.
Sept '12 48,5xx miles... New Duralast - tested bad cell
Jan '13 49,765 miles... New AC Delco 86PG - tested bad cell
Feb '14 53,160 miles... New AC Delco 86PG - tested bad cell
July '14 55,608 miles... New AC Delco 86PG - tested bad cell
Are the batteries being made in this day and age just absolute junk?? ad Is the AC Delco seriously this big of POS?? I haven't heard much positive from the Optima side of things either, so I'm thinking of dumping this AC Delco for whatever I can get out of it and getting an Interstate.
I have NO aftermarket accessories installed. I had an i-Simple for about a week, kept having to jump start the car when I wanted to go somewhere, so I took it and and it took care of that situation. But 4 batteries in 18 months....all with bad cells???
Is there something going on that I should know about?