It’s so easy to make a mistake when buying car parts if you don’t know what you’re doing, many people seemingly make all the right moves and still end up buying a dud product that breaks within a few months or doesn’t work at all. This article is intended to prevent you making that same mistake by answering a few common questions and raising one issue that most of you will never even have considered.

The first problem people have is that they don’t know which batter their vehicle needs, finding this out is actually a lot easier than you might first imagine, simply head to autozone.com, type in the name and brand of your vehicle along with a few other details and viola, they’ll show you exactly what you need. Readers should note that these batteries can range in price from $40 up to around $100, some retailers are cheaper than others but as I’ll explain below, car battery costs can be misleading.

You don’t want to buy from the cheapest provider just for the sake of it; you need to check out what additional service they can provide you, I’d always pay an extra $10-$20 for a free installation. Additionally, you want to purchase from a trustworthy retailer who only deals in fresh batteries, Sears do this very well. Car batteries will not function properly if they remain unused for extended periods of time, e.g. over 6 months, so it’s best to buy them fresh and have them fitted straight away, gas stations are notorious for selling products that have been collecting dust for months on end, avoid these if possible.

That’s it folks, follow my advice and you really shouldn’t run into any problems. If you’re a car nut and want your garage to be in tip top condition you may want to read this guide to garage floors.

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