Is 130$ for a battery replacement too much?

Question

My Acura dealership wants 130$ to replace the battery.
I've heard that you can find a battery replacement for 70 dollars.
Why is the dealership so much more expensive?

Does the Acure TL need a special battery?

Answer 1

Go to autozone. They have lifetime warranties on all their batteries (ranging between $50-75). All dealerships like to rip off their customers.

Answer 2

Many questions, so I'll try to get to them all.

Here is what I don't understand -- dealerships ALWAYS want way more for something you can either do yourself or have your local FleetFarm or Super Wal-Mart or whatever do for you. I guess they call that "parts and labour". What a joke.

Let's start with the price of a battery; generally, these are between $35-50, depending on the quality you want. You can buy it at the dealership for more, or you can just find an auto store and get one.

As far as installation, do you need a grease monkey to disconnect two clips, pull out the existing battery, and then plug in the new one? The only problem I forsee is the possibility that your battery could be in a very inconvenient location and/or braced by several metal bars. Still, what do you need? A wrench. Sometimes you have to get under the car to reach it. Still, we're talking $50 vs. $130. Open your hood and check it out. You make the call.

Answer 3

Buying anything at a dealership, particularly a Honda dealership is an error in judgement. The markup on just about everything they sell is absurd. A battery is a battery is a battery. Just make sure you get one with a high enough CCA (cold cranking amps) rating and you'll be fine. I would think you should be able to do that for half what they are asking.

Answer 4

I work in a GM dealership and we have batteries that are as expensive as $130.00 but some are as reasonable as $60.00.
The expensive ones are OEM replacement and are exactly like what came in the vehicle from the factory. If you look at how long the original battery usually lasts you will see it can be as long as six or seven years.
The dealers are not there to rip you off, they are only trying to sell a high quality original replacement battery.
I am not saying that a battery that is only $50.00 of $60.00 is a bad battery I have sold aftermarket batteries as well.
The ones from parts stores or Wal Mart are a good product.
They are not made to the same standards as OEM.
Is $130.00 including labor?

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Don't buy at a dealer, they historically rip people of. Example, I purchased some AC freon for 6 bucks at Meirs, but at the delaership they want 40 bucks a can. Does it come with gold flakes> I worked at an automotive warehouse for 10 years and our parts were mostly good stuf. What killed the market was inferior parts being made. You must stick with the name brands. Many auto parts stores give you lifetime warranties on their parts. TRy to get that at a dealer. For Batteries go to Sears (gold) they were highly rated by Consumer Digest.

Answer 7

The battery may only be 70 dollars, but its the labor that is bumping it. Alot of new cars are putting unsual "battery access" to give more room for other vital parts in engine compartment without having to add extra size to the car. My last car, you had to turn the wheel all the way to right to open an access panel in the wheel well.

Answer 8

Yes! A battery should only cost $55 - $80 or so, including labor (it's not difficult to do). The dealership overcharges on EVERYTHING...

Answer 9

It's way too much. Check around. Walmart even sells batteries for less than that (about $65 with trade in). Dealers always charge double the amount over others.

Answer 10

yes that is a lot, if you go to a car parts store you can get batteries anywhere between 35 to 175 dollars and all you have to do is disconnect the positiven and negative cables and take out the battery out put the new one in and connect the positive and negative cables and thats it!!!!