Mys Terry wrote:
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 22:38:06 GMT, "George E. Cawthon"
wrote:


wrote:

Batteries don't last forever. Yours is way passed shelf life. So get a
new one and be happy


How do you know it is way passed the shelf life.
He has had the car for 5 years and doesn't know
when the battery was bought.


5 years for a car battery is about average in the northeast US.


Mys Terry

And you know that how? Most batteries now come
with 72 or 84 month guarantee. I haven't bought a
vehicle battery with a guarantee shorter than 60
months since at least the mid 70's. I would
expect that the average battery life would be in
excess of the guarantee, otherwise the battery
company would be losing money. So northeasterners
must buy cheap batteries (less than a 60 month
guarantee). Do vehicle batteries even come with a
48 month guarantee anymore?