When did this happen??!!

[basstracker89]

When my buddy told me how much it cost to replace his car battery, I almost fell out of my chair....apparently in the last 5, or so years...battery prices have tripled...

Biden did that!!

 

[StampsInk9mm]

Walmart ever start for the win.

Oh I'm going to get that Walmart ever start for $140 here in a second when my buddy swings by to take me to get it.. plus bringing in the old one for that core charge lol

 

[StampsInk9mm]

$300 for my Sierra and they wouldn’t install the damn thing because you have to take out a cross bar that goes over the battery. “We aren’t allowed to do installs on this vehicle”

WTAF.

Mine is the same way but it's pretty easy to take off & put on.. plus, who really needs a safety cross bar anyway?? 😂

 

[basstracker89]

Yeah this is the 2nd heating element I've replaced in the last 4 months.. the cheap one's are around $20 but, one that'll last a while is $100+ for my dryer..

WOW

 

[StampsInk9mm]

Get ready the new stuff you have to replace every two years that is car battery

Yeah, I read that!! My old batteries used to last 5+ in my old Honda or yota but now these batteries are only good for around 3-4 if that...

 

[StampsInk9mm]

You ain't priced a car lately, have you........😲

Man, a used car with 250,000mi on it sales for like $3,000 these days.. I'm like naw, y'all got those ODT prices!! 😂🤣

 

[David and Goliath]

I buy refurbished batteries. $35 plus $5 core charge.
The one in my truck is about 4 years old & the one in my Jeep is a deep cycle and is about 2 years old.

 

[basstracker89]

$300 for my Sierra and they wouldn’t install the damn thing because you have to take out a cross bar that goes over the battery. “We aren’t allowed to do installs on this vehicle”

WTAF.

LOL, I call those union workers. I have to replace mine also. I use a top and side post in that truck. Truck and auxiliary power. I expect @ $250. I was at the tractor place the other day. I ask the price for a filter before he brought it out. He said, how much did you think it was goin to be? I said, these days you never know.....

 

[basstracker89]

Do you really want the kid at the parts store to turn a bolt on your car?

Nope. I don't just take my vehicle anywhere to be worked on. I do as much as I can myself

 

[EugenFJR]

Walmart ever start for the win.

The Walmart ever start that "fits" my car... $180. The Wal-Mart battery that actually fits my car $240 bucks, and not in stock. So I ended getting one at Autozone. When it was all said and done, it was just under $300 bucks.

I've turned into my old man complaining about the price of everything. If he didn't die of a heart attack 28 years ago, he'd certainly have one now looking at the prices for everything.