#Diehard platinum agm battery free

The Platinum, IMHO, is not a 'regular' (FLB) battery. She then transferred me to my local STORE saying they knew more about batteries than she did? Makes you wonder, doesn't it?īUT, talking to the store man, he gave me the same marketing BS until I got into the EFB definition and what is listed on their site. I asked for a battery expert then asked Ann the question. I just called Advance Auto - option 5 = Diehard Support. The question needs to be 'Is it AGM, EFB or FLB?' An AGM or EFB are both deep cycle batteries.

#Diehard platinum agm battery free

So, I definitely would not buy a Genuine Toyota battery at the inflated prices and without free installation.īased on the price of the Platinum vs the Platinum AGM I would say that Steve's statement of 'regular battery' is an uninformed opinion. They sold it to Diehard and Advance now sells the Diehard and Autozone sells the Duralast - I believe they are identical batteries. Johnson Contols no longer makes the Duralast.

Now, whether ' w/o Start/Stop' would negate the 4 yr replacement if used on a Start/Stop is a question.īut my RAV4 LTD had an AGM that lasted 5 yrs - it was IDENTICAL (same mfg, rating, size, markings, container, warranty, everything) to the Duralast Platinum AGM, which I bought. The Gold is listed here as an AGM, but not the right size for the HL.ĪLSO note that some are listed with ' w/o Start/Stop' even though they are listed as an 'Exact fit' for my 2017 HL LTD. Note, the 24F have a higher CCA, CA, and reserve ratings than the 35. Here is a listing of the batteries at Advance. The marketing is definitely aimed at confusion and not subject to logical informed purchasing. I believe I asked a counter man at Advance Auto.