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Select, the car, a 1971 chevy nova super sport was brought back from Cali in 1994 with 54,000 miles on it...it was a drag car with rollbar..nitrous and all....the battery is an Interstate brand....the car is parked typically october thru april...I find it amazing myself that I have never replaced the battery...you will really find it funny that the same rear tires are on the car...Cooper 255x60x15...on weld wheels[;)]..the car has 62,000 and change on it now...oh and by the way the battery is mounted in the trunk, passenger side
quote:Originally posted by calrugerfan
It is rare, but occasionally you get a fluke battery that lasts a lot longer than normal. Its like the light bulbs that last for years sometimes.
I've haven't had a battery last longer than 5 yrs. in any car or truck I have had. In fact the trickle charger keeps them from discharging completely when not driven. IF a battery goes dead.. it is dead forever. I have taken back more than a few when they go dead sometimes less than a couple years old.
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Remarkable. Cold kills batteries. I find it hard to believe a car battery lasting 18 yr.
I have a battery in my truck that is 9 or 10 yrs old, can't remember off hand. Been in my daily driver most of that time, from 105?F summer to -30?F in the winter, still going. Bought at Walmart. Was replaced under warranty, first battery died in a year. Never expected this one to last this long...
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
quote:Originally posted by calrugerfan
It is rare, but occasionally you get a fluke battery that lasts a lot longer than normal. Its like the light bulbs that last for years sometimes.
I've haven't had a battery last longer than 5 yrs. in any car or truck I have had. In fact the trickle charger keeps them from discharging completely when not driven. IF a battery goes dead.. it is dead forever. I have taken back more than a few when they go dead sometimes less than a couple years old.
that would be wrong, they can be recharged, but not by conventional chargers. You just take them to a shop that sells nothing but batteries, they have the type that will recharge (not a convectional charger) them but it takes about 48 hrs. In fact, I just took 2 in Thu. because my driver left on the lights in my Semi, it was about a week before I noticed it when I tried to start it
quote:Originally posted by remingtonoaks
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
quote:Originally posted by calrugerfan
It is rare, but occasionally you get a fluke battery that lasts a lot longer than normal. Its like the light bulbs that last for years sometimes.
I've haven't had a battery last longer than 5 yrs. in any car or truck I have had. In fact the trickle charger keeps them from discharging completely when not driven. IF a battery goes dead.. it is dead forever. I have taken back more than a few when they go dead sometimes less than a couple years old.
that would be wrong, they can be recharged, but not by conventional chargers. You just take them to a shop that sells nothing but batteries, they have the type that will recharge (not a convectional charger) them but it takes about 48 hrs. In fact, I just took 2 in Thu. because my driver left on the lights in my Semi, it was about a week before I noticed it when I tried to start it
I wonder why the parts store just exchange for new ones or refund and sit them in the junk pile ?
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We had more than a few days when it was -30F or so.
It is rare, but occasionally you get a fluke battery that lasts a lot longer than normal. Its like the light bulbs that last for years sometimes.
I've haven't had a battery last longer than 5 yrs. in any car or truck I have had. In fact the trickle charger keeps them from discharging completely when not driven. IF a battery goes dead.. it is dead forever. I have taken back more than a few when they go dead sometimes less than a couple years old.
Remarkable. Cold kills batteries. I find it hard to believe a car battery lasting 18 yr.
I have a battery in my truck that is 9 or 10 yrs old, can't remember off hand. Been in my daily driver most of that time, from 105?F summer to -30?F in the winter, still going. Bought at Walmart. Was replaced under warranty, first battery died in a year. Never expected this one to last this long...
quote:Originally posted by calrugerfan
It is rare, but occasionally you get a fluke battery that lasts a lot longer than normal. Its like the light bulbs that last for years sometimes.
I've haven't had a battery last longer than 5 yrs. in any car or truck I have had. In fact the trickle charger keeps them from discharging completely when not driven. IF a battery goes dead.. it is dead forever. I have taken back more than a few when they go dead sometimes less than a couple years old.
that would be wrong, they can be recharged, but not by conventional chargers. You just take them to a shop that sells nothing but batteries, they have the type that will recharge (not a convectional charger) them but it takes about 48 hrs. In fact, I just took 2 in Thu. because my driver left on the lights in my Semi, it was about a week before I noticed it when I tried to start it
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
quote:Originally posted by calrugerfan
It is rare, but occasionally you get a fluke battery that lasts a lot longer than normal. Its like the light bulbs that last for years sometimes.
I've haven't had a battery last longer than 5 yrs. in any car or truck I have had. In fact the trickle charger keeps them from discharging completely when not driven. IF a battery goes dead.. it is dead forever. I have taken back more than a few when they go dead sometimes less than a couple years old.
that would be wrong, they can be recharged, but not by conventional chargers. You just take them to a shop that sells nothing but batteries, they have the type that will recharge (not a convectional charger) them but it takes about 48 hrs. In fact, I just took 2 in Thu. because my driver left on the lights in my Semi, it was about a week before I noticed it when I tried to start it
I wonder why the parts store just exchange for new ones or refund and sit them in the junk pile ?