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Originally Posted by finch1750
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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Holy cow! I think I have maintenance elves.
I parked my car for several weeks during rainy weather last fall because I needed to finish installing my shocks. When I finished, the battery was completely dead. I thought I'd ruined it. I'm sure it lowered my battery's life span, but I believe the only time letting your batter go dead actually ruins it is if it is below freezing.
That's why I bought a new battery (and am returning it today). I just assumed the battery had gone dead and the temperature was in single digits.
BTW, 157k miles is impressive. I thought I was the only high mileage guy out there. Has it been pretty reliable?