Moses Lim wrote:
> Had to change the battery on the 04 Lancer ES today. First time since
new.
> NRMA bloke told me that a normal battery for me car has about 350amps
and
> my one was reading 88amps. So time to change.
>
> I was also told by another fellow that a 3yo battery is due for
replacement
> anyway. I tort they lasted a bit longer than 3 years, say 8years or so?
Or
> am I too optimistic? :)
>
> I can't stop trolls from getting into this post but I am genuinely
> interested in battery lifespans in a motoring sorta way :)
You should get three or more years, but eight might be a bit optimistic.
Lifespan depends on many factors, some you may have control over, others
not -
in other words, you have to deal with what you get, because you don't
really
have a choice.
Basically, anything less than a year, it's a manufacturing fault
(barring
vehicle electrical faults of course), longer than that, anything goes.
Cars
in general can't be considered controlled environments as far as batteries
go,
so life is quite variable. By "environment" I mean everything -
temperature,
physical shocks, electrical charge/discharge cycles, user maintenance,
build
quality, battery type, the lot.
While it's conceivable that they could last a decade, it's certainly not
something that should be _expected_.
Likewise, it would be nice to have it last at least three years, again,
it
*might* not be something you should expect - depending on environment of
course.
I know it's not a clear answer, but there are many variables that affect
battery life, leaving the unknowns as unknowns, one (well, *me* anyway)
can't
give a definite guess.
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