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How long is your original battery last?
My original Mazda 6's battery is just last 23 months with 23,000 miles. The dealer replaces new 60 months battery. The dealer charges 50% of cost without labor ($59) under Mazda warranty. The battery is very expensive and it is not even available at Sears. How long is yours?
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RE: How long is your original battery last?
4 years, 43,000 milesand counting. But I have recently tested it and it will need replacing before long.
You got the prorated cost on the battery. After about a year, it isn"t worth is because they charge you as much as a new one would cost. Is Sears the only place you checked? I wouldn"t trust my car to any Sears technician. |
RE: How long is your original battery last?
My sis-in-law's died over the weekend. Second one that she is on (this one lasted less than a year). I am glad I don't have one:).
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RE: How long is your original battery last?
4.5 years and 78,000 miles....no issues yet (although I expect it to die this winter) Cold weather is hard on batteries.
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RE: How long is your original battery last?
Our original battery made it 4yrs / 53k miles. So-so performance, I'd say. Not piss poor, but certainly not stellar (Had in Exide battery in my daily-driver '85 BMW that went NINE years and about 95k miles!!).
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3 years, 30,000 miles...dead!
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Original batt lasted 1.5 years and around 20K miles. The one that followed lasted 1 year and 15K. I switched to an Optima Red top and it's lasted 2 years and around 40K with no signs of changing. Heat and humidity here is every bit as hard as the cold on batts.
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I finally replaced my OE battery after +/-5.5 yrs/+/- 50k miles. Not that it actually died, but could hear the starter motor struggling more than before and felt better to replace it now than get stuck somewhere and have to make a quick, uneducated, and perhaps costly decision. |
5yrs and only 50K!?! I'm assuming that the 3 is not your DD and/or that it doesn't go on many road trips.
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Yup! Mostly back and forth to work. Only one major trip when we went to Pa in her in late 2005, and that added approx 3400 miles. My wife and I don't travel well together in cars. I like to take my time and see the sites... stop whenever the mood strikes or something interesting pops up. She just wants to GET THERE IN 2 DAYS OR LESS!! My back can't take that kind of long-term driving. I get tired and testy if in the car too long. BTW: Just this morning, V1 turned over 57,800 (total) miles. :D :D :D |
My original battery lasted about 3 1/2 years, which is pretty average for batteries in most cars these days.
Also, regarding the comment above that cold weather is hard on batteries, it is actually the hot summer weather that does the most harm to a battery. The cold requires more cranking amps, but that in itself is not harmful to the battery, it's jsut when you're more likely to need the capacity that became diminished over the summer. |
Mine went five years and about 51,000 miles. Not 100% sure on mileage. But I was pleased.
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my 2006 6's battery died 2 weeks ago on a hot day hear in Rhode Island. I had 43000 miles on the odometer.
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mines dieing right now 60,000 miles.
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My 2004 Mazda 6 Wagon (6cyl) only goes about 12-15 mos before killing a battery - but I put 36k miles a year on my car (all highway). Not sure why it goes through so many batteries, but so far have only had to pay for 1 as they all die under warranty. We clean and spray the battery terminals with anti corrosion spray every month when we get the oil changed (we put 3000 miles a month on it, so the oil gets changed every month). I have over 235,000 miles on my car, and have had to do very little work other than general maintenance. It's a peach (a battery eating peach, but still a peach!).
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