X-WING Member 811 Member For: 21y 9d Location: BRISBANE Posted 24/05/08 12:23 AM Share Posted 24/05/08 12:23 AM I was just wondering how long you guys & girls got out of your original battery im still on my original at 4 hlf yrs old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 24/05/08 12:44 AM Share Posted 24/05/08 12:44 AM Yeah I'm heading towards 3 yrs on the original, don't know how much longer it will last though, she sounds a little slow because I'm not driving it as much now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 24/05/08 04:15 AM Share Posted 24/05/08 04:15 AM bout three and a half out of mine so far. Seems that it doesnt crank as good anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 24/05/08 07:10 AM Share Posted 24/05/08 07:10 AM 5 years still going strong as when new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanra Into the laaaake Member 1,532 Member For: 17y 5m 28d Gender: Male Location: Nrth Qld Posted 24/05/08 07:22 AM Share Posted 24/05/08 07:22 AM Ive been really impressed by my Delkor Calcium battery that ive got in the Mini. Its going on 5yrs old and very rarely gets used. Yet when I do drive the car it always cranks over strong. When ive left my other cars unstarted for a month the batteries are usually flat!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 5m 5d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 24/05/08 07:48 AM Share Posted 24/05/08 07:48 AM Got three years out of mine. Now on a Bosch gold series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 3m 8d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 24/05/08 09:59 AM Share Posted 24/05/08 09:59 AM If it takes longer to start than usual its probably near its death.One in the turbo lasted 4.5 years and the XR8 is at nearly 5yrs now but takes longer to start and has been doing it for about 4months now.The one in the turbo started cranking longer at the 4 year mark and by the 6 months after it just died on command, lucky I was at my mechanics having a chat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdan Well-Hard Bangin' Member Member 3,422 Member For: 17y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perff, WA Posted 24/05/08 11:06 AM Share Posted 24/05/08 11:06 AM apart from cranking over, is there any other signs that the battery needs to go?ie: my windows are reeeeaally sloooooww, especially when doing both at once.Vote: Yeh or NahCheersDan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 24/05/08 12:50 PM Share Posted 24/05/08 12:50 PM Could be a sign Dan....but could just mean the tracks need a bit of cleaning/lube.I've never gotten more than two years out of a Ford battery, in fact the barstard in me BF died recently after only about 18 months. Oh and Xwing that's to be expected on a car with about one years worth of km's on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 24/05/08 02:00 PM Share Posted 24/05/08 02:00 PM what the hell have you been doing to only get 18 months out of a battery? M car was sitting in stock for around 4 months before I picked it out in November 05 and as I mentioned its still going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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