my new mb brand battery - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

surfblau · #1 01-07-2003, 01:20 PM

I was on the recieving end of a dead battery (approximately 3 year old diehard with no paperwork) in rural california this weekend.

I read a bunch of posts here discussing the Johnson Controls batteries and their relative merits and costs. Here in the Bay Area, is what I found.

Local Kragan - $109
Local Pepboys - $ 79
Marin MB - $116
SF MB - $109
Sonoma MB - $109
Autozone - didn't check, I didn't want an exide

I also figured that I didn't really care about warranty.

When I actually picked up my battery from the dealer in SF, I was surprised to see that the white translucent case was stamped Made in Germany. I was expecting an MB branded made in usa by Johnson Controls. I was also surprised to see that it had openings to add water. Somehow, I thought that all batteries were "maintenence free" these days. Openings are fine with me, just one more fluid to keep an eye on.

At any rate, the car started right up this morning. Hopefully it will be many years before I have to deal with this again.