Battery Life, Just had to share

[IloveAlice]

Just replaced the original battery in my '96 Aurora with 175,000 miles. The first thing the guy at O'Reilly's said was - That battery is ten years old!; the second thing was - I don't have one; could get one by Tuesday (this is a common theme). The guy laughed and said - don't even try to charge it, it's had a good life!

[apollo7879]

I have a 96' Aurora, bought new, it now has 88000 miles.
Still going strong with original battery!

[baron1701]

Same Here. 95' With 184,000, Battery Died At About 168,000.

[aarcuda]

mine was just replaced too- 166,000 miles

[baron1701]

the wal-mart battery i replaced it with will probably not last the year.

[G-man422]

What kind of battery is it?

[bugsas99]

Originally Posted by IloveAlice

Just replaced the original battery in my '96 Aurora with 175,000 miles. The first thing the guy at O'Reilly's said was - That battery is ten years old!; the second thing was - I don't have one; could get one by Tuesday (this is a common theme). The guy laughed and said - don't even try to charge it, it's had a good life!

have 148,000 miles on my 98 aurora. original battery and everything. only problem i have encountered is radiator leaking. and drivers window won't move up or down. other than that all routine maintance.

[roadxing]

i have a 1997 and just replaced the original battery at 197,700 miles. Pretty good job. Way to expensive to replace though. Advanced wanted $120 or so for one that wasnt even enough cca's. i just got a junk walmart battery for now (it was free ), and im wondering how long it'll last.

[beachlover333]

To everyone putting a Walmart battery in.....if they are not vented, you are asking for trouble....here in Ontario, Walmart can't even get a vented battery.....