When my battery failed too late to get one from the local dealer and not wanting to drive 60 miles to work the next day after a jump start, I went to Sears.

The battery they catalog for our car is a little smaller than the original, but I had a cooperative counter guy who helped me find another in their International group that was the same size as the original. The CCA is 700. The price was the same (about $100.00).

It would have cost me about half that if I had driven to work, but the risk of driving that far with the alternator on full output could have been far more costly, not to mention the real posibility of getting stranded if the car stalled.

Anyway, if you end up with the DieHard International, ask for one that matches the size of the original.


Jim Johnson
98 SVT