The dealer told me a year ago (May 2007) that I needed to replace my battery. It was cranking fine/strong, so I didn't worry about it. Took it in for some recent service and the service manager said that it was only delivering about 380 amps and that I should replace ASAP.

So I figured it was best to finally do it, before I end up stuck somewhere. I stoped by Advance Auto and they were going to sell me their Autocraft Titanium, but I opted for the Silver, which has 585 CCAs (vs 550 for the OEM battery in the car currently), for $10 less (hey, $10 is $10). The difference between the two is that the Titanium has 700 CCAs vs 585 for the silver, and it has a 3 yr replacement (84 mo prorated) vs 2 yr replacement (72 mo prorated) for the silver.

I don't really care about $10 and figured the 700 CCAs was overkill, but then again, I don't really know sh*t about batteries. Any thoughts? Should I return the silver (haven't installed yet) for the titanium? I'm thinking the silver is fine, especially since I probably won't have the car for more than 3 years (85K on it now, avg 18K/year), replaced tranny once already.

Silver:
(http://www.partsamerica.com/productd...e=5005&PTSet=A)

Titanium:
http://www.partsamerica.com/productd...e=5005&PTSet=A)

 

I'd spend the extra $10 just for the additional year of warranty. The extra cranking amps is a bonus.

 

In cold weather the CCA being higher is a bonus. Not to mention the additional warranty

 

does higher current provided by the battery means it sucks up more gas??

 

How'd you come up with that? You won't get worse mileage because of the battery having more power.