Need another new battery $150 at Advance or $220 for Toyota?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by kenoarto, May 2, 2018.

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    $150 advanced.
     
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    Next battery I buy will be the factory battery. My new Optima only lasted 2 years 11 months 3 weeks. I'm at the 2 years 11 months 3 weeks mark on the replacement Optima.

    The battery that came new with the car lasted 7 years.
     
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    My Advance Auto Parts store lists the AutoCraft battery as $199.99 and it has to be shipped in.

    Some of the comments on it indicate it does not fit well in the prius, other comments say it does.

    OTOH, my replacement from the Toyota dealer was $200, fits perfectly has two-year-free replacement, including free installation, two-year free roadside help and an 84 month total warranty.
     
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    This is also my second Optima that only lasted about 3 years. Interesting.
     
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    $200 with free install at a Toyota dealer? That's by far the lowest I've heard by more than $100.
     
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    That's even better! Thanks.
     
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    Nope, free install if it fails within 2 years.....
     
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    Yeah but: you could have saved a penny. (n)
     
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    oem. i've had great success with them, but i don't let them run down. ask for a discount.
     
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