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I need to bring more M&M's next time.
 
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Old 09-14-2013, 09:12 AM
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What are you doin 88, workin today?
 
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Old 09-14-2013, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Patman
From my experience with Interstates at Land Rover, they tend to last 3 years, and will start failing performace tests at 2yr mark. They do have a great warranty, that starts over with the replacement battery, and its usually 3yr free replacement, and prorated for up to 5yrs
yep and most interstates are made by Johnson Controls.....who also makes motorcraft and optima also.....

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Old 09-14-2013, 09:49 AM
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I've had great luck out of Interstates. The one on the Expy is over 5 years old. I normally just change them out after about 4 years. $70 to $80 at Sam's Club. When you do a monthly cost, hard to beat. The only time I have been stranded was with the OEM on the 2005 at 35 months, with no warning.

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Old 09-14-2013, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 88racing
yep and most interstates are made by Johnson Controls.....who also makes motorcraft and optima also.....

Dekka and Oddessy FTW!!!
Yea, I won't purchase a Johnson controls battery any longer. They use to be alright tho.

Mine is made by EnerSys. Actually it's the only battery Sears offered that is nothing more than a Odyssey with Die-hard markings. Comes from the same place as the Odyssey batteries. I like the flat plate dry cells. It's pretty common for these batteries to go 10 years plus. They are the best in category IMO. The only (best) competitors with Odyssey IMO are XS Power, Kinetik and Braille. I wouldn't mind a carbon fiber battery, - Braille. They're only 15-20 lbs depending upon how much battery you need lol. I swear that one I purchased is at least 40 lbs, - prob more.. I mean, I wussed out and got a cart lol.
 

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What are you doin 88, workin today?
yep....doing my weekly saturday routine of running fire pumps at a highrise building....been doing this for 14 years now....

I can do this any time Friday through Sunday but saturday morning usually the best....imo
 
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Old 09-14-2013, 11:52 AM
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yep....doing my weekly saturday routine of running fire pumps at a highrise building....been doing this for 14 years now....

I can do this any time Friday through Sunday but saturday morning usually the best....imo
That sounds pretty cool. I've been watching cartoons. Been doing that as long as I can remember. I like the old coyote roadrunner ones.
 
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Originally Posted by jbrew

That sounds pretty cool. I've been watching cartoons. Been doing that as long as I can remember. I like the old coyote roadrunner ones.
Some good lessons about life in those roadrunner cartoons.

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Old 09-14-2013, 12:47 PM
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Some good lessons about life in those roadrunner cartoons.

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Right those little umbrellas won't deflect boulders as big as a truck. The sound effects in surround are bad ace as well. I dig'em lol.
 
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Geezz, have to go clean up the dog crap out back and cut the lawn twice. Grass is so long it camoflogies the stuff...

Yep, - first time I let it get this long lol. I have to some major edging, I fertilize it along with the dog and this stuff grows sideways too.
 
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I spent the morning in the yard, now it's Rangers and college football time.

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Man, the sites slow to react, it's taking it's time that's for sure.

What's the deal with the pics being links now? conserving space?

And, good morning.
 
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Nobody knows? Is there a link explaining this perhaps?
 


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