dying battary

[Flip_x]

Hey my battary just died tonight. but thats not the question lol, anyways would a dying battary be the cause for losing gas mileage?? and whats the size because the person that owned it last put in a battery alittle bit smaller than the holder can hold. im gonna go get a diehard tommorow so i just wanna now what size it is thx a bunch.

[BAC5.2]

Yea, that might cause poor fuel economy.

The stock size is a Group 35.

I just bought a Group 34 (slightly larger) Optima Yellow Top for my relocation. It was the only one they had in stock. I highly recomend getting an Optima battery. Everyone I know that has one, loves it.

[Flip_x]

i would love to get one of those but i cant right now money is kinda tight. i have to use a sears card to get it right now and sears only has diehard. anyways they are good battaries.

[BAC5.2]

I got my Optima at Sears, but it was 3x as much as a Diehard battery. I paid $182 out the door. I got the shaft, but I needed the battery ASAP!

[Flip_x]

$182 versus like $60 i need to save my money lol. i would buy that but if it was a newer car. i dont plan to spend much more on this car now. gotta save up for a new one next year. =D

[evolutionmovement]

Where are those lightweight batteries that I've heard of? I have few accessories and this car starts rediculously easily (the original battery lasted 12 yrs) so I'm not worried about cranking power.

Steve

[mTk]

http://brailleauto.com/braille_no_weight_battery.htm

MK

[BAC5.2]

Lightweight batteries are horribly unreliable. I want a full-size for no other reason than I like to have the car turned off, but listen to the radio. The ability to have 2 hours of reserve time (@20 amp draw) is a good thing.

Lightweight batteries have very few Cold Cranking Amps, and that's the most important aspect of a battery.

I was going to get a Dynobatt, lightweight, but it has 1/2 or less of the specs of the Optima.