Just bought a 3SMF Amaron battery from Paramount in my hometown of Lipa City, Batangas over the weekend. Price is 5.8K, 5.3K after trade-in of my old battery. That old battery was a Motolite Gold, which lasted for 2 years and 8 months (I had the car (pre-owned) last July 2012 only, but the battery receipt was dated March 2011.)
When I was doing the canvassing, the guy from Metrobat recommended that shop in Lipa after I told him I'm from there. Okay naman na daw yun (5.8K) considering na it's provincial price. Metrobat's price for the 3SMF is 5.4K before trade-in. Dun sa shop, I tried haggling pero they wouldn't budge. heheh.
I just hope that this battery is as good as its 50+ pages of tsikot "advertisement". heheh!
Seriously, if this dies before 3 years of use, I'd be disappointed, knowing that this carries a 5-year warranty sa India, where it came from.