re: Have you ever changed fluids in your vehicle?

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I definitely have sticker shock for auto batteries. Mine was $300 at Auto Zone about 6 months ago.

I don't know why but in my head batteries are still like $80, and I replace them so infrequently I guess I forget how expensive they are now.

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They're a pain in the arse to change out now too. Gone are the days of loosening a velcro strap and pulling off two terminals to change them out. Mine crapped out at a condo in Gulf Shores back in the summer. Had to catch a taxi to Auto Zone, drop 300 bones on a new batter, and undo about 9 different bolts and unhook about 6 different cables to swap my battery out in the middle of the parking lot at the condo complex.