Has anyone bought a new car battery lately?
I noticed the Explorer this morning and when leaving for lunch was pretty hard to start...thought I might have to jump it. The battery in it was 3 years old so I headed to O'Reilly.
I just bought a battery for the Mustang back in November and paid about what I would have expected. I think that one was $50 or $60 at O'Reilly.
Today, the battery for the Explorer cost $108. I asked the guy if they had gone up a lot recently and he just nodded and said "yeah, they sure have gone up, alot".
Ouch...I forgot to bring my personal lubricant.
At least I didn't have to pay the $12 deposit. The guy knew I was replacing the battery in the parking lot so he didn't make me mess with going through line again.
I noticed the Explorer this morning and when leaving for lunch was pretty hard to start...thought I might have to jump it. The battery in it was 3 years old so I headed to O'Reilly.
I just bought a battery for the Mustang back in November and paid about what I would have expected. I think that one was $50 or $60 at O'Reilly.
Today, the battery for the Explorer cost $108. I asked the guy if they had gone up a lot recently and he just nodded and said "yeah, they sure have gone up, alot".
Ouch...I forgot to bring my personal lubricant.
At least I didn't have to pay the $12 deposit. The guy knew I was replacing the battery in the parking lot so he didn't make me mess with going through line again.
