Tony the roofer, just to let you know, majority of OEM replacement batteries are in fact, the same batteries as most aftermarket batteries. Interstate Battery supplies nearly all the automotive dealerships with their replacement batteris(i.e. Honda, Hundyai, Mazada, Toyota,Nissan, Infiniti, Mercedes(although, thier batteries are actually made in Germany, so they don't count), and Mopar... we don't however supply Chevy or Ford with their batteries, but Johnson Controls(our supplier) does... i know, most of our parts go toward the imported vehicles, but, somehow do have to agree, it does seem that OEM replacements somehow last longer for some reason.. oh, we also supply Costco with their batteries, though the ones they get are generally heavier than average and usually a better price..
As for the Odyssey batteries, i've not seen many of them to pass judgement on, but the couple i have seen were in dirt track cars(again, agm batteries are great in high vibration situations), they are a bit pricey, considering you could buy 2 batteries(or maybe 3) for the price of one of theirs... just saying ;)
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