battery life

lx5091 · 11-17-2002, 12:12 PM

I'm asking the following question in this forum because you are the people I associate with on this board.....

Anyway, what is the longest anyone has had a car battery last. That goes for any car any battery. I've gotten 6 years and a couple of months, before it would no longer hold a charge. Why do people like my in-laws and the guys at my local Autzone tell me I'm full of it???? I've had more than one battery last for better than 6 years on everyday use cars. I've never done any maintenance at all to any battery.

What's your experience?

PKRWUD · 11-17-2002, 12:22 PM

I've never actually marked a calendar, but I've gotten 5 or 6 years before. Batteries aren't very complicated. They are designed to fail 1-3 months before their warranty expires. Really. That's how they get you to come back. May sound like a joke, but it's not.

Take care,
~Chris

11-17-2002, 12:12 PM	#1
lx5091 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fall River, MA Posts: 467	battery life I'm asking the following question in this forum because you are the people I associate with on this board..... Anyway, what is the longest anyone has had a car battery last. That goes for any car any battery. I've gotten 6 years and a couple of months, before it would no longer hold a charge. Why do people like my in-laws and the guys at my local Autzone tell me I'm full of it???? I've had more than one battery last for better than 6 years on everyday use cars. I've never done any maintenance at all to any battery. What's your experience? __________________ '02 Explorer XLT 4.0L --Nice Vehicle '97 Saturn SL1--Soon to be ditched for a Ford!

11-17-2002, 12:22 PM	#2
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	I've never actually marked a calendar, but I've gotten 5 or 6 years before. Batteries aren't very complicated. They are designed to fail 1-3 months before their warranty expires. Really. That's how they get you to come back. May sound like a joke, but it's not. Take care, ~Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

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