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[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 174 points 1 day ago

1: This girl seems cool.

2: BATTERIES ARE $220 NOW?!?!

[-] Kvoth@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Don't ever buy batteries from an auto parts store. Find a hole in the wall hardware store or a rural king or something like that and you'll get them way cheaper

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 21 points 20 hours ago

To be fair, they seem to be better than they used to. My car hit 200k not too long ago and still has its original battery. I have no problems with it but I remember having much newer batteries where it was a gamble on cold mornings if it would start. Purely anecdotal though.

[-] greenhorn@lemm.ee 7 points 15 hours ago

My car has 130k and I keep wondering when the battery is going to die, because when I was younger they didn't last this long and I just kinda forgot about it until it occurred to me recently.

[-] DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com 1 points 13 hours ago

My car hit 25k and needed a new battery

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

They were never cheap...

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 day ago

Just paid 350 canuck bucks for an AGM battery for a regular old RAV4.

[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 21 points 1 day ago
[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 11 points 23 hours ago

I replaced my car battery a few years ago thinking it was just going to be $50. $175 later...

[-] rmtworks@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago

Can confirm, am also RAV4 owner who had to pay $350 for an AGM battery.

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

A new rav4? Crazy there are enough electronics running that a lead acid battery wouldn't be up to the task!

[-] rmtworks@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Mine is a 2017 model. It is a hybrid so there are more electronics. The battery is stored in the trunk and that may be why it’s AGM, if I remember correctly the lead acid batteries can let out some pretty toxic fumes while charging!

[-] DogWater@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Agm batteries are fuckin annoyingly expensive

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago

My work truck has 2 batteries, it was a bit over $450 total 2 months ago

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Im building a race car, for an extra $350 I can get a battery that weighs 2kg instead of 14kg.

Like... It does nothing else special other than weigh a shitload less.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

That is a shitload , though hopefully not literally.

Seems worthwhile in this context, though.

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, Im building a barely street legal "smiles per gallon" toy... in a 1025kg car I can save around 12kg each on the battery, spare wheel, aircond, back seat and wheels, few more on the carpet and sound deadening... few more on the flywheel. doesnt sound like much but the car will be about 6% lighter overall. Thats the low hanging fruit and the expense of losing more will be where it costs big cash or the car becomes illegal.

[-] vodka@lemm.ee 11 points 22 hours ago

I just paid ~650usd for a new battery for my Toyota. Though I bought an extra expensive one to have good enough amps for starting in -40c and colder.

[-] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 11 points 19 hours ago

Fun fact: -40c = -40f

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 12 points 22 hours ago

It's a couple of hunks of lead, copper, and sulfuric acid. You got robbed.

[-] vodka@lemm.ee 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

No? Proper high CCA batteries are expensive, go find me something with 1000+ CCA from a trusted brand for under 600 bucks (including all taxes, etc) I'm also not in the US

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 53 minutes ago

Oh my bad, I should have researched the Russian battery market before commenting about my personal experiences on the other end of the world

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 points 33 minutes ago

Russian battery market

wait, what?

*looked at the username you're responding to* ah, nevermind

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

You can get AGM or even lion batteries which cost a little more and are a bit more involved but 600 still sounds high.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

Stop buying stuff from the dealership!

[-] vodka@lemm.ee 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I did not, and that's a very American thing that dealerships massively rip you off. (though yes OEM parts are always more expensive)

I bought a high CCA battery because I need it where I live, they are expensive. The one I got is an Odyssey PC1750T which I have no clue what the price of is in America, but 600+ usd with taxes isn't uncommon in Europe.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

That's crazy. I have a high CCA battery that I got at Costco tire center for $220.

[-] AtariDump@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago
[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

Another reason to love Costco.

[-] sandalbucket@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Just got (today!) a brand new battery for $85 (from the factory store, so not a purchasing option available for most people)

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 23 hours ago

Newer cars call for more expensive types of battery.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

They're still lead acid batteries. That hasn't changed.

[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 4 points 21 hours ago

I don’t know about that, it kinda paints a picture that the general public is being priced out of cars and their maintenance….

Wait…

[-] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Yeah they're all 200+ now, I was told it's because only a few companies make batteries and with the rise in popularity of electric vehicles now they are in shorter supply.

I don't know if that's true, but that's what some mechanic told me when I went to get a new one recently

[-] sushibowl@feddit.nl 10 points 21 hours ago

with the rise in popularity of electric vehicles now they are in shorter supply.

This doesn't make much sense at first glance, because the battery in an electric vehicle uses completely different technology and chemistry compared to a classic car battery (lithium-ion Vs lead-acid).

[-] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 3 points 20 hours ago

Every EV I've seen has separate 12V battery, same as fuel cars do.

[-] Hawke@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago

Sure but that wouldn’t increase demand for those separate batteries regardless of the technology.

Unless there are a lot more cars on the road or EVs consume them faster for some reason.

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