Anyone use WalMart EverStart Maxx car battery?

Giggity · 07-31-2012, 08:06 PM

Cost about $90, 800 cca, 36 month warranty.

I need a battery for my Jeep Liberty.

Feedback?

maydaymike · 07-31-2012, 08:26 PM

I have a 6 year old one that is still cranking fine in my diesel Benz. It recently started right up after nearly a year of sitting.

dougfromindy · 07-31-2012, 08:35 PM

batteries really are made in a couple plants and re-labeled.
I like autozone just because so many stores around , if I have trouble on the road they back up batteries w/no hassle just like sears does.
Really not a lot of difference , read label to see who makes it.
Buy it and drive.
800cca is plenty of cranking power for anything, 500 and above works, the 800 is a good rating.

Afry · 07-31-2012, 08:44 PM

Wallys batteries are very good quality. And return policy rocks but you won't need it unless you have a charging or other problem.

YOUNZ · 07-31-2012, 09:13 PM

You may need to return them a couple of times to get a good one. That has been my experience. I use them because there are Wally's everywhere. I used to use Sears for the same reason. The old Die Hard was better. The cheaper Die Easy lived up to it's name and the Try Hard did try hard but didn't cut it.

dougfromindy · 07-31-2012, 09:23 PM

I got one of these.
I think they are neat.
My advice, sell the car, buy a die hard cooler and a nice pair of sneakers, maybe some beef jerky or slim jims. Walk instead of drive w/this cooler.

Giggity · 07-31-2012, 09:26 PM

I want one!

AtlantaViking · 08-01-2012, 04:08 AM

I've had 4 over the years in various cars/trucks over the years only one that died prior to 5 years (it died in 4). They are decent quality and like other's have said Wally worlds are everywhere.

Fe Man · 08-01-2012, 04:47 AM

I have rolled through a few in 4 wheelers and motorcycles; the little ones never seem to last that long! The one out my MR2 race car was pulled after decommissioning and is now in a friend's 4 Runner; still going strong!

Results = mixed bag here.
How about Costco?

HapHazard · 08-01-2012, 05:15 AM

I saw a Consumer Reports test on batteries, and like DougfromIndy says, there's only a few manufacturers.
Walmart uses Johnson Controls. The other major is Exide. I haven't bought the "Maxx", but have used Walmart's car batteries for over 20 years with good results - I always get more than 6 years out of them. The AGM bike battery was a piece of crap. If it were my Jeep, I'd get the regular Wally battery and pass on "Maxx".

Switchblade315 · 08-01-2012, 05:55 AM

they are fine but look at the date they are made before you buy it. if it's more then 3 months don't get it. i get them from our local Orillys because they sale more and there batterys are never over 2 months old. the longer they sit on the shelf the less likely they are to last for very long.

hugemoth · 08-01-2012, 06:07 AM

Both my car and truck have Walmart batteries and I've had no problems with either. I've had to return 2 Costco batteries under warranty.

Rhino-1 · 08-01-2012, 06:10 AM

I have Wally World Maxx batteries in my truck (it takes two), and one of my bikes. Decent price, North American made, and very reliable. My only reservation is having to walk in to Wally World... Lol.

nwdub · 08-01-2012, 09:55 AM

any maintenance free battery is usually AGM

any AGM battery is fine.

urbanXJ · 08-01-2012, 12:41 PM

Seem to work better than the (more expensive) Champion ones for sale at walmart.

Keep your reciept.

07-31-2012, 08:06 PM	#1
Giggity ^OP But wait, there's more... Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Longmont, CO Oddometer: 640	Anyone use WalMart EverStart Maxx car battery? Cost about $90, 800 cca, 36 month warranty. I need a battery for my Jeep Liberty. Feedback?

07-31-2012, 08:26 PM	#2
maydaymike Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: Jasper,AL Oddometer: 224	I have a 6 year old one that is still cranking fine in my diesel Benz. It recently started right up after nearly a year of sitting. __________________ 2010 Triumph Bonneville T100 38k 2001 Triumph Bonneville 8k 1991 Honda Nighthawk 6k The thing is Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

07-31-2012, 08:35 PM	#3
dougfromindy I smell premix Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Indpls, IN Lexington, MI Oddometer: 1,487	fine but walmart sucks batteries really are made in a couple plants and re-labeled. I like autozone just because so many stores around , if I have trouble on the road they back up batteries w/no hassle just like sears does. Really not a lot of difference , read label to see who makes it. Buy it and drive. 800cca is plenty of cranking power for anything, 500 and above works, the 800 is a good rating.

07-31-2012, 08:44 PM	#4
Afry Why hike? Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Ramona, Ca Oddometer: 329	Wallys batteries are very good quality. And return policy rocks but you won't need it unless you have a charging or other problem. __________________ KTM 950 SE Motorcyclist prayer: Oh lord if I die, please don't let my wife sell my bikes for what I told her they cost.

07-31-2012, 09:23 PM	#6
dougfromindy I smell premix Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Indpls, IN Lexington, MI Oddometer: 1,487	die hard coolers I got one of these. I think they are neat. My advice, sell the car, buy a die hard cooler and a nice pair of sneakers, maybe some beef jerky or slim jims. Walk instead of drive w/this cooler.

07-31-2012, 09:13 PM	#5
YOUNZ Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2011 Location: Around Pittsburgh Oddometer: 284	You may need to return them a couple of times to get a good one. That has been my experience. I use them because there are Wally's everywhere. I used to use Sears for the same reason. The old Die Hard was better. The cheaper Die Easy lived up to it's name and the Try Hard did try hard but didn't cut it.

07-31-2012, 09:26 PM	#7
Giggity ^OP But wait, there's more... Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Longmont, CO Oddometer: 640	I want one!

08-01-2012, 04:08 AM	#8
AtlantaViking Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Hotlanta Oddometer: 581	I've had 4 over the years in various cars/trucks over the years only one that died prior to 5 years (it died in 4). They are decent quality and like other's have said Wally worlds are everywhere. __________________ I'm here to chew bubblegum and kick ass....and I'm all out of bubble gum 06 Suzi DL1K 99 Suzi DR350SE

08-01-2012, 04:47 AM	#9
Fe Man I am Iron Moran! Joined: May 2008 Location: Moran Nation Oddometer: 5,943	I have rolled through a few in 4 wheelers and motorcycles; the little ones never seem to last that long! The one out my MR2 race car was pulled after decommissioning and is now in a friend's 4 Runner; still going strong! Results = mixed bag here. How about Costco? __________________ They called my son a "subversive" because he wrote a story about cutting all his teacher's heads off... 2006 Tiger 2008 KLR (hers)

08-01-2012, 05:15 AM	#10
HapHazard t00 0ld 2b n00b Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Central CT Oddometer: 1,294	I saw a Consumer Reports test on batteries, and like DougfromIndy says, there's only a few manufacturers. Walmart uses Johnson Controls. The other major is Exide. I haven't bought the "Maxx", but have used Walmart's car batteries for over 20 years with good results - I always get more than 6 years out of them. The AGM bike battery was a piece of crap. If it were my Jeep, I'd get the regular Wally battery and pass on "Maxx".

08-01-2012, 05:55 AM	#11
Switchblade315 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Ethel, Ms Oddometer: 3,243	they are fine but look at the date they are made before you buy it. if it's more then 3 months don't get it. i get them from our local Orillys because they sale more and there batterys are never over 2 months old. the longer they sit on the shelf the less likely they are to last for very long. __________________ When i die bury me upside down so the whole world can kiss my ass.

08-01-2012, 06:07 AM	#12
hugemoth Banned Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Bend, Oregon summer, Snowbird in winter Oddometer: 2,078	Both my car and truck have Walmart batteries and I've had no problems with either. I've had to return 2 Costco batteries under warranty.

08-01-2012, 06:10 AM	#13
Rhino-1 Studly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Oddometer: 863	I have Wally World Maxx batteries in my truck (it takes two), and one of my bikes. Decent price, North American made, and very reliable. My only reservation is having to walk in to Wally World... Lol. __________________ "I had this baby hand made in Tuscany, from titanium blessed by the pope. It weighs less than a fart, and costs more than a divorce...." '03 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport, '04 Aprilia Mille Factory, '75 Honda CB125S

08-01-2012, 09:55 AM	#14
nwdub Banned Joined: Jul 2011 Location: PNW Oddometer: 1,097	any maintenance free battery is usually AGM any AGM battery is fine.

08-01-2012, 12:41 PM	#15
urbanXJ Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Houston, TX Oddometer: 2,154	Seem to work better than the (more expensive) Champion ones for sale at walmart. Keep your reciept. __________________ ...SPEEDING PAST THE LINE OF GOOD TASTE...

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