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What to avoid when buying a battery?
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Lead acid is fine. I’d get the cheapest one you can find with OEM- level cold cranking amps. Otherwise they’re almost all the same and made by basically 3 or so companies. Ignore the marketing.
AGMs are very durable and tolerant of poor maintenance but you pay for it.
Hmm, it seems that the situation with three companies are in USA. I am from Europe, been looking into Varta batteries
I ran Varta on my Corsa, no complaints. I got it for a good price and never failed me.
Varta makes the Bosch batteries we get. I think they’re owned by Johnson Controls, but that’s their only involvement. Solid bet IMO. Well-made and reliable.
Just make sure to keep it charged and use it occasionally. The electrolyte will crystalize to the lead if the battery is left in a discharged state for a long time, which will make the battery weaker or inoperable. If you keep it charged, your battery will last for decades.