Any affordable good 12V battery options for 2023?

Hi everyone, I think the near zero degree temps and 4 ft of snow in last 2 weeks that forced me to park my Prius have killed my 3 year old AC delco battery. I searched around a bit, but not seeing any recent posts and the AC delco is now priced at double what it cost me 3 years ago and everything I am seeing is way over $200. There has to be a good battery out there for under $200???? I had the button under the wheel pressed in to de-activate the key and thought I could go a few weeks, but no juice. And the new Motopower charger I hooked up tonight direct to the 12V battery has not shown any sign of charging, just a green light that means it is plugged in. Hoping I can jump start it tomorrow off of a Li Ion quick start device, but not sure if it will work if battery is dead dead. And today my old faithful 95 subaru stranded me 20 minutes from home and had to get a rescue ride home by a girlfriend,.... either a bad fuel pump or the timing belt broke?? So dead in the water with both my vehicles now.

Local options would be Napa, Autozone, O'reilly's. Toyota dealer is an hour drive over some mountains and likely very pricey. I saw a post with a recommendation from Prius Camper that was a few years old that said this ebay battery would work with a longer bolt and some washers. It has a good price and claim they can ship it to me in 4-5 days. Is there any more feedback on this Ebay one or any other options out there? https://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Volt-12V-55-Amp-55Ah-VRLA-AGM-Sealed-Lead-Acid-Battery-55-AMPS-HIGH-CAP/141206981871?shqty=1&isGTR=1#shId

 

Thanks for all the help and feedback. That cheap Ebay battery claims free returns and a one year warranty. But the catch is there is a 20% restock fee if the return is due to the customer deciding to return it as they cannot get a fit or changed their mind of other reasons. I called local Napa and probably will get their battery for $233. It has a 3 year free exchange if it dies and I have had good luck with both their batteries and their exchange warranties in the past.

It is almost worth getting that cheap Ebay battery under the seat for a long road trip and have the proper hardware handy so when the 12V battery dies from leaving a door ajar or something, you have a back up one ready to go to avoid the hassle of being stranded in a location without a battery available? I think these crappy small 12V batteries are the biggest design flaw in 2nd gen Prius, easy to die and be stranded, they don't do well with cold and have so much phantom power draws and then so expensive to replace them. I know they tried to trim off the excess weight, but really, these little batteries are a big PIA and disable the vehicle so easy.

My guess is it will be a coin toss if the Napa battery will make it past 2 winters with the 110+ highs I get in summer in desert SW US and then the 0 degree lows in winter without a heated /AC conditioned garage. So maybe I will get a free replacement 2 years from now with the Napa battery. Might call the other options just to see, but doubt their batteries would be as good as Napa(???).

But first I am going to go outside now and try and jump it with a Li ion quick starter and see if I can even get it rolling to get to the store. I am thinking if that my existing battery is dead dead, then I am not sure if the Prius can even run without throwing dash codes?? I will let you know how this works out for me. And then on to troubleshooting my old subaru to see if fuel pump or if it is timing belt, haha. Thanks again!

 

I got it started with my Noco jump starter in the boost mode, so I think that tells me the battery is no good and not holding the charge. Last monday I jumped it and idled it for 5 hours till I had to leave to go out of town in my Subaru. And then yesterday it lost whatever charge it got on Monday. I think I go with that Napa battery. I have it idling now for last hour or so. I will carry my tools and just pull it in the Napa parking lot.

 

I think the old AC delco battery might be good enough as I jumped it yesterday and drove to town to deal with the fuel pump in Subaru. I let it idle all day between running around to find parts and then shuttling my cars back home after getting the subby fuel pump replaced. Napa tested it in my car and their handheld device said it had 250 CCA and needs to be charged. I drove home, parked it. and it started right up in the morning after a 10 degree night. So it finished charging today plugged in to a small 2 amp charger I have at home after 6 hours. Hoping I can get through the winter and maybe it will be fine once the weather gets warmer and less snow and I will be able to drive the prius on a regular basis.

 

So far so good on the AC delco battery and have had it off the charger now for several days with nighttime lows into the teens. I think I can get some more time off that battery. I am going to install a pigtail for a charger/maintainer onto the battery terminals and remember to plug it in when I am not using it, (ie snow!). I think that is just gonna be part of life with cold weather, no garage and deep snow that grounds this Prius for periods of time.