Kirkland is always a good reliable brand. They buy up the excess factory productivity from bigger brands and just sells the same stuff under their brand. So whatever other brand of battery Costco sells...they probably make Kirkland too.

Kirkland is probably made by Johnson Controls.. which incidentally also makes Optimas.

If you go to Costco, they have a book where you can just match your vehicle up to their replacement battery.

For my parent's Protege, the battery was smaller I think.

For my Legacy, it was half an inch taller; I had to adjust the bracket tie down, but it still fit.

Oh, and it cost $77 (+tax + core ), so definitely cheaper than OEM. It's probably even cheaper at Bellingham Costco

I'm referring to a lead acid battery. Edited for clarity.

Personally, I think all open cell batteries are junk (AFAIK Kirkland are open cell) and would only ever put in a sealed cell battery in any of my cars.

Once you've had to fix battery tray/inner fender rot (like I did when I restored my Mustang) from years of shitty leaky open cell batteries you'll understand.

Open cell?

Do you mean the little knobs that you can open vs. solid plastic? From what I saw kirkland ones were solid with no knobs.

Kirkland batteries have caps:

Anyways, I don't know any new car manufacturer that puts open cell batteries into their cars these days. Maintenance free all the way.

anyone have reviews or recommendations on lightweight batteries?

Modern ones have a hose to vent.. it still will squirt out acid, so proper drainage is still needed.

Costco don't stock all the battery sizes.. hence the book to say which battery will get by which model.

The best is to measure the WDH of your OE battery.. look up the BCI size and order the battery by BCI size.

Yes, sealed maintenance free batteries still have a vent but they are less likely to off-gas/vent than open batteries, usually only if they are overcharged.

Back when I bought my Celica, it came with a crappy tire Motomaster battery. It would have chronic corrosion buildup on the battery terminals. I switched to a sealed battery and never saw the corrosion again.

do people still use deep cycle batteries?

believe or not optima is biggest piece of shit.

i had a yellow top and it died in 2 years. it was a Cambodian Tire quality.

Interstate Megatron battery.

I've bought 3 of them over the years (for 3 separate cars), and by FAR worth every penny.

Talk about a battery you can abuse, and has never let me down once.

Why not just shell out the money for an OEM battery from the stealer?

I only recently bought a new OEM Exide battery for my E46 because the old one was only starting to fail load tests after a decade. It cost me $145 from the stealer. Even if it lasts 6 or 7 years, I still come out ahead than spending $80 every 2-3 years for a battery from a different company.

Does the Richmond Costco do battery installations?

Lots of people have had problems with Yellowtops. One problem is they don't hold a charge. if you park your car for a week the car will not start. a lot of car audio guys have switched to other batteries.

I would just go with Costco they have a 3 yrs free replacement and 100 month pro rated warranty. It's also a Consumer Reports Best Buy.

Reviving an old thread instead of starting a new one; as my situation is well, about batteries...

I need a new battery. but my situation is a bit different from the OPs. I need a battery with lots of CCAa as I will be up north in the cold. Temperatures routinely go to minus 25 degrees.

The car will be sitting outside in the cold for several days at a time between 4-5 hour drives.

Any advice is much appreciated.
And yes, I have read the thread and it seems Optima is bad...

Edit**
Forgot to add that I drive a Hyundai Tucson

i'd pick an odyssey battery, i use a pc925 for a small engine, 0 trouble in winter. i was gone for 3 weeks during the winter a few years back where we had a ton of snow. fired up first try, and i park outside.

ODYSSEY Batteries - Auto and Light Truck

http://www.odysseybattery.com/docume...2Jun11_001.pdf

pick an appropriately sized one. try battery direct or polar battery in burnaby.
you'll need a battery blanket as well for those temps and an oil pan/block heater too.

You should get an AGM battery (so the electrolyte won't freeze), also get a solar panel 12V and leave it plugged in.. it won't solve your problem but it helps. CCA is dependent on the size of the battery, so you should measure your battery compartment to see what's the largest you can fit.

Also since Hyundai battery is in the engine compartment, make sure you insulate it.. I am pretty sure Hyundai doesn't develop the car for your situation.

You should also use a thinner oil too.

If you are really worried, another thing you might want to do (it will probably be a pain in the ass though).. is have a battery cut off switch somewhere you can access, so you can turn off the battery draw like key fob proximity sensors etc.

When I looked at the Odyssey batteries I found out the one they recommend has the same CCAs as my stock battery...

The 25-PC1400 dimensions fit my car and has 900 CCAs. Is that enough?
How much CCAs do I realistically need?

In your situation I would probably look more at a combination of factors including definitely wanting an AGM battery (typically can handle twice as many discharges to 50% of capacity as a standard lead acid battery) and then focus on a mix of CCA's and to a larger extent reserve capacity. Years in Ontario and Quebec and I never used a battery greater than 650 CCA's to fire up my Blazer and I never had an issue with it not starting (which is saying something because the heat of the summers out there slay batteries). Provided your charging system is working fine (which certainly will have adequate time to work if you're on the road for hours) then unless you plan on running accessories, lights, stereo, etc excessively with the vehicle off (where the RC is more important) there is no reason why a good condition factory spec battery wouldn't be perfectly adequate for you. That 25-PC1400 should be more than enough to see you through 4-5 years up north.

Reviving old thread instead of making new one.

I'm looking for a Interstate Megatron battery for a family members' DD Acura MDX
(IMO its the best bang for buck, good quality battery. Correct me if wrong.)

Where is the cheapest place to buy one locally? I also go to the states often if someone knows of a distributor in Bellingham/Blaine.

Locally, try one of the RS sponsors first. I otherwise don't know of who/where to buy cheapest locally.

The closest US dealer to the border is:

Foreign Auto Clinic
1240 Peace Portal Dr
Blaine
WA
98230
(360) 332-6260

If in doubt - http://www.interstatebatteries.com/d...r/default.aspx