Re: Battery lifespan

"Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Moses Lim" <hyspeed@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> 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 :)
>>
> I was told that Asian im****ts tend to sit on the ****ps, docks, holding 
> yards etc. for a fair while before getting sold and the batteries 
> discharge and stay discharged for a fair while and this shortens their 
> lives.
> The last three new cars I've had only got about two years out of their 
> first battery but got much longer out of their second.
> -- 

That may be a factor on long term battery life but Asian and European 
batteries are far less problematic then the ones fitted locally despite 
their hard initial life.