Originally Posted by Gimpy1
5 years is a long time for a battery that sits in your vehicle engine compartment which is a very hostile environment.
The batteries on all three of the cars in my sig sit in the trunk.
My previous battery lasted 6 years, so this one is definitely getting there.
Quote
If it where me I would go ahead and get a new battery while the weather is decent. How much does a new battery cost?
About $150, give or take.
Quote
Look at it this way if and when the battery fails how much will it cost to replace and how much time are you going to lose try to get your vehicle running in the middle of the night when its below freezing or first thing in the morning when your car won't start and you have to get to work.
I mainly use this car to drop my kid off at daycare in the morning. Theoretically, if it doesn't start, I could take my wife's car, which is garaged. Sometimes I do that if I don't feel like shoveling snow/deicing my car.
I could buy one of those jump start li-ion pack gizmos, but I think I'd rather just put the money toward a new battery.