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2010 car that I purchased in 2018... battery finally started showing signs of trouble last month, so I went and swapped it last week. Date stamp was 34/09. Anyone have one last longer?
The guy at Interstate said it was the oldest battery he'd ever changed.
My wifes 99 SLK 230K had its original Merc battery replaced a year before we sold in in 2017!.....beat that! She had only covered 66,000 miles in that time though.
From: Land of mountains, cheese, chocolate and watches
12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG + Ultima Can-Am sold)
My 13' C63 is still with the original battery. Haven't looked at the date on the terminal though but it certainly must be from 12'
On a side note, my 99' W202 C43 battery gave up the ghost last November 20' and it had the original battery. During winter hibernation it was always on a trickle charger
Well that's beaten my SLK straight away!!!.....but it was never trickle charged and lived outside its whole life....so I claim the moral victory!!! I still see that car around and it still looks/sounds good with no visible rust yet!!
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Slideshow: A one-of-one U.S.-spec Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster became even rarer after a factory-backed transformation at McLaren's headquarters.
