I went to Autozoo yesterday, looking for a group 49 battery. The one Autozoo had was not the good old Johnson Controls battery that they used to have. The one they have now is hecho in Mexico. No thanks.

Went to Pep Boys. They have the good Johnson Controls battery, with a Bosch label, but at 50% higher price than Autozoo. Looks to me like they might be discontinuing it, as they only had one left among 3 stores.

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

Looks like it's time to find a new default for buying replacement batteries. Can you still call the MB help line and get a new one installed for $118, like the battery thread on this site says? Anyone know???

Either that or buying an Interstate for about $100 seems like a better idea than going to either Autozoo or Pep Boys, assuming the Interstate has a comparable warranty.

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JBG
1985 TD wagon, 228k
running on grease since 3.07
AUSTIN, TEXAS