On 1/1/2016 7:21 AM, Eagle wrote:

Unless the battery tests good - then you don't pay for (or get) a
replacement under warranty.

You've obviously never dealt with Costco! : They are very
customer friendly; drop off the battery, show proof of purchase,
go grab your replacement battery off the shelf -- and be sure
to take your *new* receipt for the NEXT return! :

Yep, and anything else you aren't happy with that came from Costco.

Here, batteries failing is *such* a common occurrence, that most
folks don't even bother to test the batteries.

I've had to rebuild the alternator several times on my car, in
the past (usually the bridge fails). I.e., in the past, I'd
always assume the alternator had given up the ghost taking the
battery down in the process. Amusingly, here, I've not had
to do that at all! Yet, have replaced the battery several
times!