[Mg-t] MG TF Battery size

[Ted Jackson]

I have a Kirkland 207250 in my TD for 2 or 3 years without problem. No idea
how it relates to 12866.

Ted Jackson (Ipod)

On 2010-07-05, at 3:47 PM, "Dick Dell" <rddell at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I have had similar experiences in the past with Interstate and Sears
Diehard.
>
> I have had many failures of the Diehards and always excellent service from
the Interstates. About 10 years ago there was an excellent comparison by
Consumer Reports that showed Interstate at the very top by a wide margin and
Diehard in dead last.
>
> For curiosity, I just went to Consumer Reports today and checked the latest
battery comparison. There were some surprises in there. First of all, they had
comparisons by battery size (group). (Sorry I can't send a link, it's a
members only report.)
>
> For the group 65 and group 34, the Diehard Platinum came in at the top! Of
course the cost at $190 is about double the average cost. The standard
Diehards came in dead last with some of the worst ratings.
>
> Interstate Megatron Plus came in number 1 for the group 24 batteries but the
lower priced Interstate came in last with a 'poor' rating.
>
> One of the few batteries rated 'best buy' with excellent performance and
reasonable cost was the Kirkland Signature 12866. This battery is only sold
through Costco. Anyone have experience with this battery?
>
> Dick Dell
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Battan" <battanhr at comcast.net>
> To: "Gene" <crownwheel at comcast.net>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] MG TF Battery size
>
>
>> Thanks for the info, Gene. What group number is the Interstate battery that
you used?
>>
>> Howard
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Gene" <crownwheel at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 3:51 AM
>> To: "'Howard Battan'" <battanhr at comcast.net>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: RE: [Mg-t] MG TF Battery size
>>
>>> When Eliot (our 53 TD) arrived in '98, he sported a new Sears Die Hard. I
>>> noted that after we came back from a drive, there was liquid around the
>>> filler ports of the battery. In putting the problem to the "List", and
the
>>> suggestion was to readjusted the regulator but that did not solve the
>>> problem. Even with a Sure Charge V for maintenance, the liquid appeared.
>>> The Die Hard died and it was replaced with an Interstate. That Interstate
is
>>> stilling serving me after 7 years. It is also placed on maintenance with
a
>>> Sure Charge V in the off season and not a drop of liquid is seen. Oh, yes,
I
>>> did return the regulator settings to what it originally was. Lesson
learned.
>>> Good luck.
>>> Gene
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