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BH23cuda

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Free battery for life
« on: November 29, 2005 - 09:24:18 PM »
Way back in '74 I needed a new battery for my Barracuda.  Went to ESSO (EXXON) and bought an expensive (for then) Red Brute battery.  Came with a lifetime guarantee.  Little did they know that 30 years later I would still own the same car!  I have replaced the battery 5 or 6 times since, all under warantee.  In the early 80's a dealer tried to charge me for the battery saying that the warantee was no longer valid!  Well a few phone calls later, he honoured the guarantee, and I got a letter from head office saying that the warantee was valid in effect forever!
Free batteries for life!

Good battery, good guarantee, good company.
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Offline JS27N0B

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Re: Free battery for life
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2005 - 10:29:12 PM »
Mopar had this once upon a time too.
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Re: Free battery for life
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2005 - 10:37:19 PM »
I've had a JC Penny lifetime battery in my '67 SS/RS since 1979. Isn't it great! When JC penny quit the auto business they sold the contracts off to firestone.
The last battery I got they actually offered to buy me out for around $200.00 + the battery!After countless free batteries. I declined.
Just don't lose the receipt! :cooldancing:
Eric
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Re: Free battery for life
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2005 - 12:00:42 AM »
 :thumbsup:

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Re: Free battery for life
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2005 - 12:29:03 PM »
Haha, that's pretty cool.  Little did they know either of you would keep your battery and car all these years.
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Re: Free battery for life
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2005 - 12:44:11 PM »
What a great deal. Thats getting your money's worth :thumbsup:
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Re: Free battery for life
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2005 - 03:08:44 PM »
A guy from my area has the same deal going with the JCPenny warranty. Funny story.  :grinno:

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Re: Free battery for life
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2005 - 04:59:03 PM »
definitely one of my better purchases!
Eric
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Re: Free battery for life
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2005 - 05:40:08 PM »
Thats a great story!

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