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Autozone has product, but won't sell it w/ warranty??? Posted by Bill Homer [Email] (#3427) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Bill Homer) on Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:57:07 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
In the link below, we discussed how I wound up buying a smaller-sized, less powerful 2-year battery at AutoZone because that's what they had at the store near where my car was stuck. I found that my local AutoZone store actually carries the group 34R-AGM 3-year battery in stock and asked on the phone if I could trade up for it. "Sure, bring in the battery you bought last week". Brought it in, pulled down a 34R and went to do the transaction, when the store manager said "what car is this for". I told him my 1994 SAAB 9000 CS Turbo. "Oh, a group 34R is not the right battery for your car, so if you insist on buying it we will not warranty it - period". I pointed out that the battery listed for the car is a Group 41, which is an inch too long for the battery tray, so their listings are already suspect. He offered me the choice of a smaller, less powerful and more expensive AGM batery that is listed for a 1993 car instead - I declined.
Apparently, one can not buy a battery at Autozone without identifying what car it will be installed in and it has to match their (incorrect) database. WTF????
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