Battery Gone at 4.5 years... Normal?

[team_penetrator]

Hi,
I think the battery on the Cup has seen better days. Is that normal at 4.5 years?
Want to be sure before splashing out 50 notes on a new one

 

[team_penetrator]

Hi,
I think the battery on the Cup has seen better days. Is that normal at 4.5 years?
Want to be sure before splashing out 50 notes on a new one...

thanks,
Phil.

 

[dick]

nothing down to the car rly, its how its used etc, mine went at 4.5yrs.

u checked all the water in the cells etc?

 

[dick]

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edit : been merged...

 

[Dan 172]

Mine was on it's way out last month 3.5 years old!

The trip computer kept resetting it's self, when left for a couple of days.

 

[Dangerous_dave]

Kwik fit do a free battery check if this helps for anyone who is not sure

 

[Andyman]

Waist of time messing about when its only 50 sheets plus 4.5 years use isnt bad

 

[G_F]

Buy a bettery hydrometer and check the condition of it, you can get them for 3 quid or so.

 

[deadonkey]

It will be the battery, I cant see much point in checking it, surely its pretty obvious. Struggling to start on cold mornings etc.

Having said that if I had have checked I maybe wouldnt have got stuck at Scotch corner with a flat battery
Went at 4.5 years same as yours.

 

[G_F]

It will be the battery, I cant see much point in checking it, surely its pretty obvious. Struggling to start on cold mornings etc.

The point is sweetheart is that there is 100 things that can cause the battery to drain

 

[deadonkey]

surely at 5 years any power related problems its obvious that the battery is on the way out.

 

[G_F]

On my Cup i had a short to earth, from the wiring from the dash to alternator, i to would of just bought a new battery, if i hadnt tested it with a hydrometer first

 

[team_penetrator]

The trip computer re-sets after a couple of days and has done for a few months. Plus for the last three mornings its started okay, but with less urgency than before... It turns but kind of whimpers into life...

 

[AhmedRSi]

My cars over 6 years old and still on original battery, when do they usually go?

 

[Andyman]

My cars over 6 years old and still on original battery, when do they usually go?

How longs piece of string?

Usual warranty life on a standard battery is 3 years so anytime after that