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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 05:43 PM
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Should I replace the battery

I had an inspection at an AutoCare . The battery was tested and have 473 CCA. I don't know whether I should replace it.
By the way, I noticed that the battery is actually original one which was make on 2012/04/27.
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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 09:01 PM
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I am on third OEM battery. Previous two OEM batteries each lasted almost exactly five years before they failed to start the car. I have been trickle charging batteries whenever I feel like it especially during the COVID-19 working from home.
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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by HawksJ
I had an inspection at an AutoCare . The battery was tested and have 473 CCA. I don't know whether I should replace it.
By the way, I noticed that the battery is actually original one which was make on 2012/04/27.
Replace it.
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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by C300CA
I am on third OEM battery. Previous two OEM batteries each lasted almost exactly five years before they failed to start the car. I have been trickle charging batteries whenever I feel like it especially during the COVID-19 working from home.
What brand did you buy? Could you please give me a link?
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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 12:57 AM
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Thanks, I asked an old and experienced mechanic, he said, wait until it die. Lol
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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted by HawksJ
What brand did you buy? Could you please give me a link?
I bought the OEM battery from a local MB dealer. Don’t remember the exact price but about the same price at Costco equivalent battery around $180
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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 03:44 AM
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If there are no issues KEEP .

My original 2011 battery tested...




That was February 2021 and it's still going !
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Yes, I'd say keep it if no failure. Better to have a jumper starter in the car just in case.
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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 11:56 AM
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Yes, I'd say keep it if no failure. Better to have a jumper starter in the car just in case.
Thank you! I have one in the cargo. I live in St. Louis, not as cold as Chicago or Michigan, just in case it won't start at a early morning.
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Originally Posted by Gazwould
If there are no issues KEEP .

My original 2011 battery tested...




That was February 2021 and it's still going !
Wow! That's awesome! I can't believe it. Appreicate you, giving me the confidence. In addition, where do you live and what's the temperature range during winter?
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I'm in the South of the UK .

Winters are mild - 5°C , but to keep 2 cars in posisition outside our house and driveway we have to shuffle the cars when someone is leaving which involves a 10 second start up , move and stop which is detrimental to the battery .

And yet it continues....
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It's one of those things, if you must ask, yes. 10 years? Why wait til you're in a rush to go somewhere and don't have the time/energy to hassle with it? Or dont and let it be a surprise, especially on an below average cold morning.
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