So I can get a 1yr or 2yr or 5yr battery.

I am tempted to buy the $50 and roll the dice with the way batteries our now days.

Napa was like $135
and shop was like $120 for a Delco.

Thoughts please. Thanks.

Depends where you live and if the truck is a stick and if there is no chance you'll have an emergency.

A 90s truck will be fine with a lower priced name brand battery.
It is all the new electronics in vehicles that crush them.
My 2000 Silverado is still going strong on it's 2nd Delco (though I likely just jinxed myself with winter approaching)

It is a manual transmission. Not sure what you mean about an emergency. Don't know what that has to do with my question about choosing a battery

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
It is a manual transmission. Not sure what you mean about an emergency. Don't know what that has to do with my question about choosing a battery

You can push start a manual if the battery dies.

Are you near a Costco? They have great batteries at good prices.

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Originally posted by Yellow Jacket:

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
It is a manual transmission. Not sure what you mean about an emergency. Don't know what that has to do with my question about choosing a battery

You can push start a manual if the battery dies.

Yup even if the battery is dead just get her rolling and let out the clutch slowly.

The last batteries I bought were at WalMart. The brand is EverStart. I think I bought the higher grade ones that cost $90 to $100 back in 2012, IIRC. They have worked great.

I would shy away from the cheapest ones, on the theory that it's worth the extra $50 to avoid having it fail in a parking lot, in a snow storm, far from home.

Don't know your location (climate) but don't get a battery with an ampere hour rating less than the original. (This information is probably in your owner's manual)Also, farm stores sometimes have good prices in my area.

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
A 90s truck will be fine with a lower priced name brand battery.
It is all the new electronics in vehicles that crush them.
My 2000 Silverado is still going strong on it's 2nd Delco (though I likely just jinxed myself with winter approaching)

Please explain.

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Originally posted by 21bubba:

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
A 90s truck will be fine with a lower priced name brand battery.
It is all the new electronics in vehicles that crush them.
My 2000 Silverado is still going strong on it's 2nd Delco (though I likely just jinxed myself with winter approaching)

Please explain.

All of the fancy electronics in today's vehicles computers etc. all tend to have a bit of a draw on the battery when the vehicle is not on. Being that the battery pretty much has a constant draw sometimes from 10+ computers batteries just do not last like on older vehicles that have less suffisticated electronics that don't have a constant draw.

I just went through this. For a diesel needing two (2) batteries. I wanted to save a few bucks. I was going to go the Walmart EverStart. They have good reviews and CR has rated them at the top many times. $50 one didn't have enough CCA (650). $75 one had min recommended CCA (750). $95 one had just under the recommended CCA (700). 3 techs in the shop told me not to buy any of them for a deisel truck. None will hold up. In diesels they see them come back yearly for replacement under warranty. Interwebs recommended at least 850 CCA. The old batteries were 800 CCA Auto Zone Golds and lasted 7yrs. On a truck that averages about 3500 miles/yr. It sits a lot.

I ended up at Advanced Auto (were I buy 99.9% of my auto parts due to online discounts) and bought 2 850 CCA 3yr no prorate Platnium batteries for less than the Walmart ones. I found a 30% off, $50 max discount, online coupon through Googling. Then they have a $40/$100 spent kick back on their reward program. I bought the batteries in two separate transactions getting the full $50 discount on each one. Then I received two $40 discounts for each one for future purchases at Advanced Auto.

Thats $50+$40 = $90 savings per battery. Each battery was $150 before discounts. So I paid $60 for each battery. Can't beat that.

Last few go arounds I've had success buying them from Batterymart. I think they are a franchise type chain, but big on-line presence also.

http://www.batterymart.com/

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Originally posted by Black92LX:

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Originally posted by 21bubba:

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
A 90s truck will be fine with a lower priced name brand battery.
It is all the new electronics in vehicles that crush them.
My 2000 Silverado is still going strong on it's 2nd Delco (though I likely just jinxed myself with winter approaching)

Please explain.

All of the fancy electronics in today's vehicles computers etc. all tend to have a bit of a draw on the battery when the vehicle is not on. Being that the battery pretty much has a constant draw sometimes from 10+ computers batteries just do not last like on older vehicles that have less suffisticated electronics that don't have a constant draw.

.05 amps or under is the typical draw on a car with "fancy electronics". Most of the computers and control modules go to "sleep" shortly after a car is turned off.

I like interstate. Usually $100-120 and my last one went 9 years in my daily. Not a diesel guy though, so...

I'd want better than a stock cca battery. Earlier statement about sitting in a cold truck during the winter and getting a groan from a half dead battery is dead-on. Ask me how I know.
As far as "bump-starting a stick". If you have a '90s vehicle and less than say 11 volts in your battery I don't think the electronic ignition will fire. Someone feel free to correct me if you KNOW for a fact I'm wrong.
I've been using NAPA batteries in bikes, lawn tractors and trucks for a while. No complaints.

A $50, one-year-warranty battery? Nobody wants to pay more for something than they really have to, but it is equally unwise to pay too little. It won't sound so great when it very probably won't even go the one year and leaves you stuck out in BFE. Cough up the extra few bucks.

For vehicle batteries I get the highest and best I can buy. I buy the Sears Diehard Gold or Platinum which are now maintenance free. YES they are very expensive at $200+ but they have a very long warranty exchange like 8 years and the first 3 or 4 years you are not prorated but full exchange. I had only 1 Diehard gold go bad within the 3 years and they replaced it for free for the full price with another Diehard Gold. Whereas the lesser expensive batteries have shorter warranties that immediately are prorated meaning you loss some money already. Just sharing my experience and opinion. God Bless

Anything that needs a battery on the farm I go to Orschelins.

Cheap batteries die early. They may fail within the warranty period so it may come down to how you feel about the inconvenience of dealing with a crapped out battery. If you don't want to mess with it then buy a good battery. How long do you think you will own the truck? If you're going to send it down the road in a year then roll the dice on the cheapie.