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MH>TW> MH>I just checked my logged on battery replacements on the Monte
MH> Carlo.
MH>TW>
MH>TW> MH>2002 - Monte was new.
MH>TW> MH>Oct 2005 - Replaced battery - 60k miles.
MH>TW> MH>Sept 2009 - Replaced battery - 120k miles - w/Sears Diehard Gold
MH>TW> MH>Sept 2012 - Battery needs to be replaced - 171k miles.
MH>TW>
MH>TW> That is not bad at all. I would be happy with that.
 
MH> I wish I had logged the brand of battery that I used to replace the
MH> original/factory Monte Carlo battery.  That one lasted 4 years, but all
MH> the rest were 3 years on the nose.
 
Most GM's come with DELCO batteries from the factory
 
MH> For some reason, I thought it was normal years ago to get 5-7 years out
MH> of a car battery.
 
Yes years ago batteries did last longer because the electrical load was a lot
less then todays cars. I.E. older cars had 35 amp alternators and todays cars
hace 105 amp to 200 amp alternators to power all the onboard electrical
equipment. The cars since 1975 have had onboard computers and they get more
powerful each year and have to draw battery power even when the car is off for
the keep alive memory since they do not have hard drives, however I expect
that will change soon with the advent of solid state hard drives.
 
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