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i worked at NAPA STORES from maine to fla for 15 years. i was an outside salesman. ive told this couple times here.....BATTERIES, ALL FILTERS,FRONT END PARTS,SHOCKS BEARINGS.. are all made by maybe 5- 10 manafactures. when i was a t NAPA their batteries where built by GENERAL BATTERY MANAFACTURE. now the only differances in any of these batteries...is what the buyer sets for specifactions. now this dont mean much as all battery cases follow ABMA specs. this is your size 22, 24, 24f, 27, 27f 3eec...6d..etc etc. now what each buyer sets as specs for the inside can vary.....GBM sells to a 100 different companies. each with a different name on the outside. when i was workin NAPA and DIEHARD were the same battery, made by GBM. inside is a whole different ballgame. as each buyer sets specs for internals. this has to do with plates,plate thickness and placement from the floor of the battery, amp hours, recharge rate, post size and strength. as you know when you buy a battery you get a 24 mos, 36 mos, 48, 50, 60, 80 mos garontee. well we all know that theses things are expendable parts, and only last as long as they are made to. a battery that comes in a new car...is usually the cheapest piece of crap they can buy. 24-36 mos at max. these have paper thin plates, no space on the bottom for the oxidation deposits that fall off the plates...and as soon as this oxidation makes contact plate to plate....then you got a shorted out battery.
now it begins to make sence why one battery is so much more money than another.
the NAPA 7524 is a 72 month battery....thats 6 years of battery life.....they are saying you will see outa that battery. also if the battery you got was an EXACT replacement to fit your volvo.....its real close to a 24 series but if you measure heigth you will see the volvo battery is shorter. i ran into this with one of my 164's, i had to put a piece of rubber over the positive post to close the hood, it was that close to hitting.
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