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Since: Nov 04, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:31 pm
Post subject: Car battery lasted 11 years?
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I replaced the battery in my 80 year old mother's '93 Gran Prix, which
she putts around her small town in. It was an Interstate battery, and
when I removed it I was surprised to see the date: the month was June,
and the 'year' digit was 6, indicating -- so I thought -- June of 2006.
But I was quite sure she hadn't replaced the battery in it in the last
year, and she had no recollection of it either -- nor could she find
any reciept for a battery with all her other car reciepts. Plus it
looked older than 1 year anyway -- it's located under the washer tank,
and the way she putts around a 1 year old one would still look new.
Her local service station guy (Interstate dealer, whom she's known
forever) was sure that the battery was way older than that also.
Could that battery actually have been installed in June of 1996 and
lasted 11 freakin' years? From what I've seen most people never get
much more than 5 or 6, and usually less.
I'm pretty sure that battery actually is 11 years old. My question
is, if it's even _possible_ for one to last that long, why don't the
other 98% of them last even half that? |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:53 am
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"James Goforth" <jamiegoforth.TakeThisOut@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> I replaced the battery in my 80 year old mother's '93 Gran Prix, which
> she putts around her small town in. It was an Interstate battery, and
> when I removed it I was surprised to see the date: the month was June,
> and the 'year' digit was 6, indicating -- so I thought -- June of 2006.
>
> But I was quite sure she hadn't replaced the battery in it in the last
> year, and she had no recollection of it either -- nor could she find
> any reciept for a battery with all her other car reciepts. Plus it
> looked older than 1 year anyway -- it's located under the washer tank,
> and the way she putts around a 1 year old one would still look new.
>
> Her local service station guy (Interstate dealer, whom she's known
> forever) was sure that the battery was way older than that also.
>
> Could that battery actually have been installed in June of 1996 and
> lasted 11 freakin' years? From what I've seen most people never get
> much more than 5 or 6, and usually less.
>
> I'm pretty sure that battery actually is 11 years old. My question
> is, if it's even _possible_ for one to last that long, why don't the
> other 98% of them last even half that?
My Grandparents still have the original battery in there 1997 Chevy Lumina.
It only has around 72,000 Km's on it, and is used like your Grandmother's
car. Basically only around town. |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:55 am
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James Goforth wrote:
> I'm pretty sure that battery actually is 11 years old. My question
> is, if it's even _possible_ for one to last that long, why don't the
> other 98% of them last even half that?
>
Weather, driving conditions, storage conditions and luck of the draw all
matter. A mild climate where the car spends most of the time in an
attached garage is going to be easy on the battery. Heat, extreme cold,
heavy vibration and deep discharges are all battery life reducers. I
can believe that a battery might have made it 11 years under ideal
conditions. It is interesting, however, that the implication is that
the original battery only made it 3 years.
John >> Stay informed about: Car battery lasted 11 years? |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:18 am
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My 93 Intrepid had the original battery, and it was pretty much as good
as original, until an accident at 7 years. In some regards, it's the luck
of
the draw.
But batteries today do last longer.
Some of it is the technology. I've heard the Sear DieHard have an
incredibly bad reputation for infant mortality. But if you past the first
6 months, they seem to last forever. Heck, I had a Yaseu battery in
my CBX and it lasted till 1988.
But todays cars are much 'softer' on batteries than cars used to be.
No more '2-step' charging. It's all variable field alternators now that
give a battery what it needs in a nice smooth stream, as opposed to
the old 'cook for a while' regulators. >> Stay informed about: Car battery lasted 11 years? |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:50 am
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John wrote, "...It is interesting, however, that the implication is that
the original battery only made it 3 years."
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I thought the same thing, although the car was likely built and sold
in '92 as the "new" '93 Gan Prix, with the battery having been
manufactured even before the car. etc... which would make the battery
probably around 4 years old before it died in June of '96.
In the dead of winter that car would get started up and driven
literally one block (to church) and then shut off...or to the coffee
shop, which is 3 blocks, etc...
So a car driven under those conditions wouldn't have been a likely
candidate for the battery to have an extraordinary life span in the
first place.
Car had 66K miles in '95 when she bought it and has about 130K on it
now. >> Stay informed about: Car battery lasted 11 years? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:55 am
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:37 am
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> I replaced the battery in my 80 year old mother's '93 Gran Prix, which
>she putts around her small town in. It was an Interstate battery, and
>when I removed it I was surprised to see the date: the month was June,
>and the 'year' digit was 6, indicating -- so I thought -- June of 2006.
>
> But I was quite sure she hadn't replaced the battery in it in the last
>year, and she had no recollection of it either -- nor could she find
>any reciept for a battery with all her other car reciepts. Plus it
>looked older than 1 year anyway -- it's located under the washer tank,
>and the way she putts around a 1 year old one would still look new.
>
> Her local service station guy (Interstate dealer, whom she's known
>forever) was sure that the battery was way older than that also.
>
> Could that battery actually have been installed in June of 1996 and
>lasted 11 freakin' years? From what I've seen most people never get
>much more than 5 or 6, and usually less.
>
> I'm pretty sure that battery actually is 11 years old. My question
>is, if it's even _possible_ for one to last that long, why don't the
>other 98% of them last even half that?
It's possible, even here in the harsh WNY where we get extremely cold
winters and very hot/humid summers, I've averaged about 7 years a
battery. Hell I've even picked up some cheapo Interstate blem's that
have lasted a long time also!
-GV >> Stay informed about: Car battery lasted 11 years? |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:32 pm
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"Mike Y" <joe RemoveThis @user.com> wrote in message
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> My 93 Intrepid had the original battery, and it was pretty much as good
> as original, until an accident at 7 years. In some regards, it's the luck
> of
> the draw.
>
> But batteries today do last longer.
>
> Some of it is the technology. I've heard the Sear DieHard have an
> incredibly bad reputation for infant mortality. But if you past the first
> 6 months, they seem to last forever. Heck, I had a Yaseu battery in
> my CBX and it lasted till 1988.
>
> But todays cars are much 'softer' on batteries than cars used to be.
> No more '2-step' charging. It's all variable field alternators now that
> give a battery what it needs in a nice smooth stream, as opposed to
> the old 'cook for a while' regulators.
>
>
I just traded in my sears diehard at almost 9 years and it was still working
well. >> Stay informed about: Car battery lasted 11 years? |
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