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Car battery life
What is the life of a car battery that is originally fitted by the manufacturer
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12-02-2023, 14:25
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Re: Car battery life
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What is the life of a car battery that is originally fitted by the manufacturer
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In my experience over time it's around 10 years.
A good quality replacement, by say Exide, should last the same.
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12-02-2023, 17:01
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Re: Car battery life
Really depends on keeping it charged. Have solar trickle charger , as last car the battery lasted about a year!!
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12-02-2023, 18:27
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Re: Car battery life
I had a Halford's Calcium Tech battery on my last car that was still perfect after 8 years (4-year warranty).
The occasional use of a modern pulse recharger might have helped it last that long.
I suspect modern start-stop cars might see a drop in battery life.
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13-02-2023, 17:48
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Re: Car battery life
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Originally Posted by Taf
I had a Halford's Calcium Tech battery on my last car that was still perfect after 8 years (4-year warranty).
The occasional use of a modern pulse recharger might have helped it last that long.
I suspect modern start-stop cars might see a drop in battery life.
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Problem with warranty is have to do a 1,000 miles a year , small car so far have done 60 miles since October last year . No problems with main car but luckily to get 25 out of it !if used for shopping etc. So solar charger it is .
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13-02-2023, 18:54
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Re: Car battery life
Well my current car is 8 years old, and the battery seems fine.
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13-02-2023, 20:00
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Re: Car battery life
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Originally Posted by Itshim
Problem with warranty is have to do a 1,000 miles a year , small car so far have done 60 miles since October last year . No problems with main car but luckily to get 25 out of it !if used for shopping etc. So solar charger it is .
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I bought one of these from Lidl years ago (they still appear on the shelves regularly). It's kept indoors with a 2 core 5 amp cable running out the DC voltage to the car.
It's fully automatic, and will deep charge or trickle charge as required by the battery.
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14-02-2023, 18:54
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Re: Car battery life
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Originally Posted by Taf
I bought one of these from Lidl years ago (they still appear on the shelves regularly). It's kept indoors with a 2 core 5 amp cable running out the DC voltage to the car.
It's fully automatic, and will deep charge or trickle charge as required by the battery.
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Great idea 
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Originally Posted by Taf
I had a Halford's Calcium Tech battery on my last car that was still perfect after 8 years (4-year warranty).
The occasional use of a modern pulse recharger might have helped it last that long.
I suspect modern start-stop cars might see a drop in battery life.
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You can switch it off, however you have to do it everytime you start the car 
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14-02-2023, 20:06
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Re: Car battery life
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You can switch it off, however you have to do it everytime you start the car |
It's the first thing I do when I get into my car. The button is next to the handbrake.
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