Andy, Any battery that you like that will fit in the battery box hole will work. But, The larger the cca the more cranking time you will have in case of emergency. Just be sure to tie it down no matter what you get. I use Wal-Mart for ease and convenience of warranty. John Hervey www.specialtauto.com -----Original Message----- From: Soma576@xxxxxxx [mailto:Soma576@xxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:34 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] new battery List, Today i had my charging system tested (volt meter was doing odd things) and they said my battery tested bad. what i want to know now is what battery should i get? in the archives it says that the optima is a good battery, but do i really need it? is it worth the extra money? I am also having trouble figuring out which battery is the right replacement. is it just called a ' 75 ' ? My car is driven mostly on weekends so often times it sits maybe 5 or 6 days between starting. i have all of my electical issues sorted out so the battery is never dead even after a couple weeks of non-running. my last battery was an Exide and it is about three years old, however it was subjected to frequent total discharge in the first two years of its life as i sorted things out and fixed some wiring. i am sure that is what caused its early demise. what do you recommend out there? Andy To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/