MY MY01 w/ 20k and already replaced the battery???
04-06-2004, 08:07 PM
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MY MY01 w/ 20k and already replaced the battery???
I have an 01' w/ only 20k on it and the battery had to be replaced b/c the dealerships test said it was bad. Has anyone else replaced their battery so soon?
FYI it cost me aprox 45$ to replace it trading my old one in w/ a 5 year warranty.
FYI it cost me aprox 45$ to replace it trading my old one in w/ a 5 year warranty.
04-06-2004, 08:16 PM
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I don't think you should have had to replace your battery this soon. Did the dealership give a reason why it needed to be replaced? Were you having problems with it before?
04-06-2004, 08:44 PM
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Battery life is dependant on mileage. If you don't do plenty of long miles it'll die quicker. 
I don't put a lot of Kms on my car. 40,000K in over 4 years. And many of my trips are up to the shops and back. The drain on the battery from two starts greatly excedes the recharging from only 5Kms of driving. A net loss.
I was constantly going out to my car after three or four days and finding the battery dead. I had to replace my battery after about 1.5 years.
The solution was to hot wire the power outlet (what we used to call the cigarette lighter in a less PC age) so that is was always connected to the battery, even with the ignition off (see Modifry's web site for how to do this) and then I installed a power conditioner (not just a charger) in the roof of my garage with an elasticated coil wire with a plug on the end.
Now when I drive into my garage I just reach above my head and pull the cord down and plug it into the power socket. My battery is always fully charged.
I don't put a lot of Kms on my car. 40,000K in over 4 years. And many of my trips are up to the shops and back. The drain on the battery from two starts greatly excedes the recharging from only 5Kms of driving. A net loss.
I was constantly going out to my car after three or four days and finding the battery dead. I had to replace my battery after about 1.5 years.
The solution was to hot wire the power outlet (what we used to call the cigarette lighter in a less PC age) so that is was always connected to the battery, even with the ignition off (see Modifry's web site for how to do this) and then I installed a power conditioner (not just a charger) in the roof of my garage with an elasticated coil wire with a plug on the end.
Now when I drive into my garage I just reach above my head and pull the cord down and plug it into the power socket. My battery is always fully charged.
04-06-2004, 08:57 PM
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Originally posted by allkingz
I don't think you should have had to replace your battery this soon. Did the dealership give a reason why it needed to be replaced? Were you having problems with it before?
I don't think you should have had to replace your battery this soon. Did the dealership give a reason why it needed to be replaced? Were you having problems with it before?
04-06-2004, 09:52 PM
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i had mine replace at 10,ooo miles. i dont know if anyone ever had this problem, but while i was starting the engine with the push button, i let go right when it was about to start and shorted the battery. i wonder if this ever happen to anyone?
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04-07-2004, 04:40 AM
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Battery life has a lot to do with the owner, the amount of driving, how much the power is used w/o the alternator running, etc......
Most of my cars in the past always managed to kill thier batteries in a few years. Consider it like tires, they are a consumable resource, if you had a warrantee good for you, you didn't have to pay as much
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Most of my cars in the past always managed to kill thier batteries in a few years. Consider it like tires, they are a consumable resource, if you had a warrantee good for you, you didn't have to pay as much
Travis
04-07-2004, 05:00 AM
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Battery life in harsh climates can matter. Here in So. Florida, it is not unusual for a battery to last only 2 years. If it goes 3 years, your'e on borrowed time. 4 years is nothing last than a miricle.