Which battery is good for car - Dry or Wet

[m_kaisar]

I have to purchase battery for Santro.
Need advise which one is better in performance and reliability.

Dry OR Wet[Liquid]?

If possible give price comparison.

[babarhashmi]

wet is a better option and long life if you regularly check water level, make a habit of checking once in a month, clean terminals in 6month you can use well for atleast 2 years.

[digitalfantasy1]

as most of the things r good wet .... same is the case with the battery

[automaster]

no Dry is best because all vehicle after 2000 have strong charger wet batrray over flowing the acid vapors that coz rust in engine room mostly under batry area.and a place where u r droping the batry filer caps at the time of level cheking .batry clip and treminals going bad if u have a dry batrry no need to change of batry clips and terminal in hole life.

[onlyfaith]

obviously dry battery is good!

cause it needs less maintenance!

performance wise no difference!

money wise dry battery is more expensive!

[Junaid_riaz]

Technically dry battery is better
But in Pakistan there is no after sales service of dry battery.
so its better to buy things which is widely available and have after sales service
Traditional batteries are better in terms of value of money.

So no need to look around buy exide or ags. It run good for 1 year, after that its bonus time.

[Samialvi]

Dry Batteries are much more better then the Wet ones... Coz they are maintainence free and don't require any sort of maintenece at all, whereas u have to maintain the wet ones!
Using Dry batteries from the past 2-3 years and its going great!
Suggestion: Don't go for volta as its semi maintainence free..
Go for Hankook Dry Battery its fully maintainence free (45A)!!

[Xulfiqar]

Dry Batteries are much more better then the Wet ones... Coz they are maintainence free and don't require any sort of maintenece at all, whereas u have to maintain the wet ones!
Using Dry batteries from the past 2-3 years and its going great!
Suggestion: Don't go for volta as its semi maintainence free..
Go for Hankook Dry Battery its fully maintainence free (45A)!!

All the hankook batteries that you have bought are wet type. Crack their tops open and you can see the electrolyte for yourself

PLEASE everyone stop referring to these maintenance free as dry batteries.

NOW IF ANYONE ACTUALLY PAYS ATTENTION to the forum - these MF batteries are lead-calcium instead of lead antimony. The lead calcium batteries do not evaporate the electrolyte fast - hence require no top up for about 2 years BUT they require a charging voltage of 14.8 Volts minimum which your average japanese car will not have.

The regular exide (lead antimony) battery you buy will fully charge at 13.8 to 14 volts (your car alternator is regulated at this voltage) - to get a VERY VERY good life out of it - prepare the electrolyte with distilled water (if you are posting on PW I beleive you wish to actually do something with your own hands and not wander off chewing some bubble gum and then buy whatever the battery shop owner pushes)

[iLLDuDe786]

wet one is much better for pakistani conditions..
so what if you have to top it up with 40rs water every month or so? :S
Sheer laziness

[asad1]

wet one last longer than dry one

[onlyfaith]

All the hankook batteries that you have bought are wet type. Crack their tops open and you can see the electrolyte for yourself

PLEASE everyone stop referring to these maintenance free as dry batteries.

Xulfiqar, as usual, right on target!

[armaghan_ahsen]

dry battery is much better than the ordinary
long life and tension free battery

[margallar]

dry = no rust + no maintenance =peace of mind

[zic]

USE ACDELCO Maintenance free Battery... They are the best batteries available in the market and a product of General Motors USA (GM)

[margallar]

i use atlas battery. so far have a gr8 experience. i think it is made by hankook

[asad1]

AGS is the best among all local brand

[manofpk]

i would prefer dry battery.. as it has no maintainable checkup required...

[959]

Sir get the Hankook, it is good.

[tayyabbaig]

Wet battery is better. Not a big deal to maintain them, just once in a month water check and thats it.
Better performance and better life. Wet battery has more ampares too, so good if u're using some heavy sound system or anything else.

[automaster]

Wet battery is better. Not a big deal to maintain them, just once in a month water check and thats it.
Better performance and better life. Wet battery has more ampares too, so good if u're using some heavy sound system or anything else.

totaly wrong concept:P