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Old 01-20-2009, 08:41 PM   #7 (permalink)
modmonster
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if your normal battery fails and you have to buy a new one anyway... you may as well get a big 110ah leisure battery to replace it. with UK gas prices the price of fuel vs battery replacement is pretty close but then consider alternator inefficiency and the battery starts to look attractive.
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