I recently had my battery replaced, after 5 1/2 years and 53,265 miles. The total cost for the whole procedure at a Honda dealer was $130.79 .

Here is my complete maintenance log: http://s2000.home.att.net/s2000/main...e_expenses.htm

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2000 Red/Black #836
http://s2000.home.att.net

 

Ouch! I pick a new battery up at AutoZone for $50 and put in my self. Took me all of about 15 minutes.

 

[QUOTE=ElTianti,Jun 3 2005, 07:38 AM]Ouch!

 

I wasn

 

Optima Yellow D51.

Get it from www.remybattery.com

 

^ any particular reason you suggest the optima battery?

 

Much stronger battery than the oem honda one. I would never pay the dealer to do it either but if your not sure what your doing I suppose its safer that way. But it is just a battery

 

you know you can reset your CHECK ENGINE LIGHT without having to pay $40 everytime to the stealership.....

and believe it or not, some people like working on their own cars....prevents them from pay $130 for a $40 battery

 

Come on guys, don't jump on him for taking the car to the dealer for maintenance. Do what you want to do yourself and have the dealer (or other mechanic) handle the rest.

 

What exactly makes the optima stand out? I know i've read a lot on the boards about it, but recently my battery died and so I had to run over to autozone and they only had the D51R which is the reverse. So instead I just grabbed a duralast which ends up costing about $75 I believe with the core exchange. The cranking amps are the same and the reserve capacity on this battery is 85 compared to the optima's 70. Anything else to look for?