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So I mosy on up to Sears yesterday to pick up a new battery for my car. No big. I'm thinking I'll pick a 48mo. battery cause I probably won't have the car for more than another 4 years. I go in, "Yes, I need a battery for my 95 Contour SE, 2.5L."
"Oooh, you're not going to like the price."
"Why, what's up?"
"It's a special battery for those cars. It's the 'international' battery."
"What? It's not like it's a Mondeo or anything [hahaha...]."
"$99.99"
"What?!?!?"
"Yep...told ya."
"O...K....then. I think I'll shop around just in case."
So what's the deal? This was last night, so I haven't had a chance to check any other places. Anybody else ever get fed a line like this?
I love my Contour to death, but my 'vette is still my #1 baby.
There's money to be made in racing. I should know. I put a lot of it there.
You can make a small fortune in racing. Start with a large one.
How fast do you want to go...how much money do you have?
You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid!
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You can get a seal Optima battery for less than that!
-Andy
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If you don't mind the motorcraft battery, I shopped around at the different dealers and got one for ~$60. Don't know if that was a good price but it's better than $99.
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My car turned 5 on Monday and it still has the OEM installed battery. I'll be buying Motorcraft when I replace it (before this winter). I still can't believe it made it through the past winter. I'll price all the local Ford dealers and go to the cheapest.
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Originally posted by PA 3L SVT:
My car turned 5 on Monday and it still has the OEM installed battery. Heheheh..I still have the OEM as well, and I'm going on 7 years! Still starts up, but it's getting weak. Luckily in real bad situations, I can just get it rollin' and pop the clutch  As long as I've got 9v to fire the plugs....
I love my Contour to death, but my 'vette is still my #1 baby.
There's money to be made in racing. I should know. I put a lot of it there.
You can make a small fortune in racing. Start with a large one.
How fast do you want to go...how much money do you have?
You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid!
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Autozone:
BATTERY
DURALAST-7YR BATTERY for a 1998 FORD CONTOUR
Unit Price: $59.99
Core Value*: $8.00
Part No.: 47-D
Weight: 32.7 lbs.
Warranty: 7 YR
Availability: Online: Not Available
Store: Normally Stocked
Note:
590 COLD CRANKING AMPS (735 CRANKING AMPS) MUST REMOVE INTERIOR PADDING OF HEAT SHIELD TO FIT. "2 YEAR FREE REPLACEMENT"
Opps, sorry...I looked up the battery for MY year, although they seem to be the same.
DURALAST-7YR BATTERY for a 1995 FORD CONTOUR
Unit Price: $59.99
Core Value*: $8.00
Part No.: 47-D
Weight: 32.7 lbs.
Warranty: 7 YR
Availability: Online: Not Available
Store: Normally Stocked
Note:
590 COLD CRANKING AMPS (735 CRANKING AMPS) MUST REMOVE INTERIOR PADDING OF HEAT SHIELD TO FIT. "2 YEAR FREE REPLACEMENT"
98.5 SE Sport badgeless, MTX, KKM, SVT exhaust with resonator intact.
1985 Z51 Vette with many mods. Only used when the Tour appears to be outclassed.
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my battery died a month after buying my car last yr.....replaced with pepboys 'special' for 69-75 bucks and i thought that was too much but its pretty good and still works like new....surprisingly
95 contour se...dark blue...monsterflow air filter...remanuf atx...wiring harness recall or bust!!!96k miles...motorcraft awsf32pp plugs & red ford racing 9mm wires...kvr black plated cross-drilled rotors & carbon fiber pads...currently undergoing renovation...excuse our dust!!!
are my dodgers for real????
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I don't know about the other models, but the battery for the 95 has the poles reversed. I ran into that problem when I replaced my battery a few years ago. That is the excuse they gave me as to why it was more expensive. I don't know if that is a factor or not, that's just what I was told. Hope this explains it some.
95 Teal Se 5 spd,duratech, loaded(except moonroof) no mods.
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Originally posted by Seamore:
I don't know about the other models, but the battery for the 95 has the poles reversed.
If infact that is true, wouldn't that just mean you would have to turn the battery around to attach the cables???
98.5 SE Sport badgeless, MTX, KKM, SVT exhaust with resonator intact.
1985 Z51 Vette with many mods. Only used when the Tour appears to be outclassed.
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I bought a Penske battery from Kmart last year for $50. It is the exact case style as the original and fits like a glove.
Dan B.
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