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JimmyD

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:25 pm
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dave AKA vwdoc1

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:19 pm
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Depends on your location sometimes along with how the battery gets
abused/used.

I have seen some batteries last 11 years even in Chicago, and others last
only 3.

Your battery will tell you when it is bad............trust me! lol
BTW the dealer battery is usually a maintenance type of battery, so you need
to check the cells for liquid.
--
later,
(One out of many daves)

"JimmyD" wrote in message

> How long should I expect the original factory battery to last? The
> car is 8.5 years old and still has the original battery in it. Still
> cranks well...
>
> Thx,
> Jim

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Tom's VR6

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:28 pm
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:44 am
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It'll last until that one time that you absolutely must use your car ...
right now. At that time it will quit without any prior warning.

"JimmyD" wrote in message

> How long should I expect the original factory battery to last? The
> car is 8.5 years old and still has the original battery in it. Still
> cranks well...
>
> Thx,
> Jim
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Jim Behning

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:52 am
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One problem with modern cars is they expect a certain voltage for the
electronics to work. Push starting like you could do on an old car
with points and a condensor does not work so swell. I replaced my
battery the first time I noticed the starter rpms drop on a cold day.

Any good auto parts store has a battery load tester but I would be
expecting the battery to die any time in the next 8.5 years. Probably
when you are late to deliver your first born.

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:44:52 -0400, "Erik Dillenkofer"
wrote:

>It'll last until that one time that you absolutely must use your car ...
>right now. At that time it will quit without any prior warning.
>
>"JimmyD" wrote in message
>
>> How long should I expect the original factory battery to last? The
>> car is 8.5 years old and still has the original battery in it. Still
>> cranks well...
>>
>> Thx,
>> Jim
>
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Willy

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:22 pm
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"JimmyD" wrote in message

> How long should I expect the original factory battery to last? The
> car is 8.5 years old and still has the original battery in it. Still
> cranks well...
>
> Thx,
> Jim



You are WAY due for a new battery.... what's your mileage? Obviously
charge / discharge cycles affect the longevity.

Wes
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pfjw

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:03 am
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On Oct 26, 4:35 pm, jim.dolin....TakeThisOut@comcast.net (JimmyD) wrote:
> How long should I expect the original factory battery to last?  The
> car is 8.5 years old and still has the original battery in it.  Still
> cranks well...
>
> Thx,
> Jim

We just had to change both batteries on a 1999 Eurovan Camper with
~70,000 miles in May of this year - they were OEM by the date-codes.
One day (a warm spring day, as it happened), they both just quit.
Together. And entirely without warning. And I had maintained the
fluids in both of them.

Luckily, it was on the Saturday morning the week *before* we were
leaving for a long trip. Not when we were in the back-country out of
cell-phone range and on scarcely traveled roads. Yes, we do carry
jumper cables, but the kindness of strangers is not guaranteed in
these days of sensitive automotive electronics.

Still, 9 years is not bad for a set of batteries.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:25 pm
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:25 pm
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:23 pm
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You must live in a mild climate. Heat and cold are equal enemies of
the battery.
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