02-01-2019, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by LotsaMiles
I don't buy this "batteries last three-five years" thing at all. My 1977 Subaru DL needed a new battery at almost 11 years. My Scion xB needed one at over 11 years. My Chrysler 300M needed one at 10 years.
And now my 2013 FR-S, at six years, has been sitting for two weeks with temperatures in the single digits. I bought a battery for it yesterday at Costco and, before I removed the battery, I thought I'd try to start the car.
It started right up. I'm returning the battery to Costco today.
Sticking with the theme of the thread, if your FR-S is your "daily driver", your battery will probably last a decade. BTW, it's at 162k miles now.  |
I'm on my second battery at 157k miles and it seems to be on the way out. Temps get no worse then low 30F for the most part. It's been slow to turn over in mild temps and has died on me twice after sitting in the car for only 10 min listening to the radio recently. So ymmv.
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