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Originally Posted by look 171 View Post
when I was old enough to noticed they had to be changed at some point. Now, they go bad in 3-4 years. What the hell? Why? charging and battery technology should be better, but what happened? Plan obsolescence?
Last November, my sister complained her 2003 Ford Focus was hard to start. On checking, we discovered it had the original battery from new - it was over 10 years old. The battery in my 2005 Boxster was original and that never gave me a lick of trouble, even thru Chicago winters.

I've had more issues with store-bought replacements myself, especially with my motorcycles. Oh, and BMW - every BMW I had, the OEM battery died around the 4-year mark.
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