Toyota brand batteries
Submitted: Friday, May 27, 2005 at 00:40
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Phil.R
Hi
How good are batteries sold by Toyota with Toyota sticker but made by
Century/Yuasa, They've got N70ZZ 600cca for $103.00 trade.
Reply By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Friday, May 27, 2005 at 02:04
Friday, May 27, 2005 at 02:04
22 bucks more will get you the Century 700cca 4wd batteries (country prices)
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Reply By: Big Woody - Friday, May 27, 2005 at 21:30
Friday, May 27, 2005 at 21:30
Hi Phil,
I used to work in a battery
shop and I would always recommend you purchase a battery from a place that has a high turnover of batteries. You will have a better chance of picking up a fresh one.
Some shops and especially service stations can have "wet" batteries sitting for up to a year before they sell it.
Personally I try to purchase
mine from a
shop that is storing the battery dry and only adds the acid at the time of purchase. They will store for a very long time if kept dry.
Cheers,
Brett
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Reply By: Member - DOZER- Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 18:51
Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 18:51
After a friend got 5 years from his yota yuassa, i bought one for my cruiser, and its still going...the battery
shop cant match price here for the same battery either...
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Phil.R - Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 21:56
Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 21:56
Up to 7 1/2 years on original battery, was getting very sluggish
on cold mornings(like me) so I thought it's time for a new one.
A bloody good run i'd say. 1997-2005 R.I.P
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Reply By: Member - DOZER- Monday, May 30, 2005 at 08:18
Monday, May 30, 2005 at 08:18
phil
Was that in a new vehicle or older one??? You have a 79 series dont you???
The reason i ask is the imported cars' batteries have h2so4 (sulphuric acid) in them as opposed to the HCl (hydrocloric acid) batteries used here in oz...and im pretty sure they last longer.
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Follow Up By: Phil.R - Monday, May 30, 2005 at 11:38
Monday, May 30, 2005 at 11:38
Hi
Vehicle is 1997 75 series, battery is Yuasa Overlander 700, made in OZ.
I've always only ever used distilled water for top up.
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Reply By: Dan 1 - Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 23:22
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 23:22
Yuasa battery, 600 cranking amps, got eight years out of it before it carked it.
moved up to a overlander 700.
Check batteryworld when pricing.
Dan 1
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