<VV> Battery Life - JC Penney

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/18/2011 6:19:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
gjjs at att.net writes:

I had  one years ago.  After JC penny went under, Firestone took over the  
warranty stuff.  When i took the bad JCP battery to Firestone, I  needed 
the 
original receipt and the title to the car to since the  guarantee was "as 
long as 
you owned the car".   That was many  years ago.  I still have the car but 
seem to have lost the battery so I  can't say if they are still honoring 
those  
guarantees. 
When JC Penney left the Auto service business, they wrote a big check to  
fund an annuity that would supply Firestone Stores with the funds to replace 
the  JC Penney "Forever" batteries . . . forever? I paid $45 for my battery, 
and  the receipt just said "Corvair". Well, that made things pretty easy. I 
 replaced it once at a Penny's auto center, then about three times at  
Firestone stores. Those stores usually gave me a fairly nice Interstate battery  
as a replacement. Each one lasted 5-6 years. I hate to admit it, but I sold 
the  Corvair with the last of that line of batteries in it about 5-6 years  
ago.
 
I want to add that my 1996 Camaro originally came with a 7 year  Delco 
battery. It lasted almost exactly 7 years (okay, mild-life in Northern  
California, and driven almost every day). I replaced it with another 7 year  Delco, 
and it was still going strong when the car went to a friend, at least 4  
years later. It might still be going strong.
 
Seth Emerson