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Old 06-29-2008, 02:26 PM
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what is a good car battery?
suggestions? avoidances? price?
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Duralast 49-DL from Autozone. Around $90.
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Old 06-29-2008, 02:53 PM
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stay away from the optima's, been reading bad things about them lately.
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autozone and pepboys say they do not have a battery for our cars but any of those batteries will fit

Just get one with a lot of power for a good price and you are set to go
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Do they make a Red-Top OPTIMA?
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bosch at pepboys, $100 for driect replacement, bosch makes many stock parts for bmw.
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I replaced mine with the OEM brand - VARTA battery
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Do they make a Red-Top OPTIMA?
optima's bad.
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I have had really good experiences with Interstate batteries. Not sure on price for the X5.
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