On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 23:23:25 -0500, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

>On 12/18/2021 13:25, The Real Bev wrote:
>>
>> Maybe 40 years ago we bought a lifetime Penney's battery for our 1960
>> Dodge van which made many trips across the country. The battery
>> eventually failed. Penney's by then had sold their auto parts business
>> to Firestone. I had to go to Penney's customer service to get my
>> warranty 'validated' or something before I could go to the Firestone
>> store to get a new battery.
>>
>> Firestone said they'd have to check the van's charging system before
>> giving me a new battery. I pointed out the obvious and that there was
>> NOTHING in the warranty requiring that. I got a new battery.
>>
>> Maybe 10 years later the battery was dead. Back to Penney's and the
>> Firestone store. They wanted to give me a new BETTER 3-year battery to
>> replace my 'lifetime' battery. I said no. Then they wanted to take my
>> warranty papers into the back room to make a copy. I said I'd be happy
>> to make the copy for them while they watched. They gave up. I got a new
>> battery.
>>
>> We still have the van and I bet if I went back with the paperwork I'd
>> get a new battery. Lifetime means lifetime. Penney's sold the warranty
>> to Firestone, which is on the hook until they go belly-up.
>
>Haha, I read about a woman who had the same car for DECADES, and had one
>of those life-time Penney's batteries. She really got a good deal...
>they had to keep honoring it and giving her new batteries.
>
>Never give that '60 Dodge van up, how cool! If you do, shoot me an
>e-mail first, I'd love to get my hands on one of those. Especially if
>it has a straight 6 and 3 on the tree. Those are indestructible.
The A 100 Dodge van came out in '64. Was it a Town Wagon or Town van
(Panel truck buased on the F100 pickup)?