Oh yeah, just as a side note for further reference, I think the comment regarding that Interstate makes the OE Mercedes-Benz battery MAY be true...but I am not 100% sure...if you look at your OE battery, you will notice that on top, printed in big blue letters is "Made In Germany"...this particular battery I bought from the parts shop in the M-B dealership...I thought Interstate was based in the US? However, when I drove down to the Interstate distributor in Langley, BC to return my battery that didn't fit, the man there had an OE battery sitting there to compare with the Interstate battery I brought back, and he said they recondition all the M-B OE batteries that are returned...oh well, who knows...

Anyhow, I don't see the point of buying an aftermarket battery for the V8 W124's...although Interstate's pro-rated warranty is pretty good, the performance between the OE battery and the Interstate battery is probably nil...I mean, the OE battery already has at least 850CCA, and is already the biggest battery or probably among one of the top three biggest battery out there in the industry...if I had a Honda with a smaller battery, I would think of moving to an Interstate model with a higher capacity...but for the M-B...I would just stick with OE...you get perfect fitment and peace of mind...although the 1 year warranty sucks...but I guess you can't get everything...

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