Originally Posted by
maxcichon
I did-yesterday. The boy's Lincoln wouldn't start and had to replace the 8 (!) year old Duralast (Autozone) battery.
$131.
The manager was called to revive me, and as I was sipping water, told me that due to 7 new EPA regulations on battery manufacturing processes, the price nearly doubled overnight.
And he was forced by his regional management to up the prices of in-place stock immediately.
I walked through WallyWorld and looked at the 48R (Crossfire) battery replacement and it was $97.
I paid $62 last year.
Danged greenies!
That is crazy!!!!! I bought a dirtbike battery a month ago online for $46, 2-3 years ago that same one was about $25..... With prices like your finding, I hope my Xfire battery will last a while longer...