Just out of curiosity, is the new battery you bought a sprial cell type or regular type?

If my battery goes dead, its an interstate already as it came in the car, I'll probbaly end up replacing it with one of those spiral cell optima batteries.

Alon

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'92 300CE - Sold
2004 C240 - 744 - C7 Wheels - Android Radio
2002 C320 - 816 - Sport Wagon - Sold
2006 E350 Wagon - 368 - Dead
2015 GL350 Bluetec - 197U