have the original battery in my 1996 Miata. 197K miles. Car is stored in the winter in non-heated storage(Northern Ohio). I disconnect the battery when put into storage. ? Every year when I get the car out of storage, I assume the battery will have given up the ghost.?But it always starts up after a few cranks and performs great until next storage season. ? I've never had a auto battery last much past it's rated life(for example 60 months). Is this a fluke, or is this normal for the factory Miata battery? ? I'm sure it will die now that I have written this e-mail? :-( ? Steve My original Battery lasted at least 7 or 8 years... Probably could have been recharged when it lost voltage, but I didn't have a charger at the time, and I "figured" it was time to get a new one anyway...? Wish I could find one with the longevity of THAT one! Jerry aka LGO -----Original Message----- From: Steve Kiffmeyer <[email protected]> To: MiataPower <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 7:22 am Subject: Speaking of Miata batteries.... I have the original battery in my 1996 Miata. 197K miles. Car is stored in the winter in non-heated storage(Northern Ohio). I disconnect the battery when put into storage. ? Every year when I get the car out of storage, I assume the battery will have given up the ghost.?But it always starts up after a few cranks and performs great until next storage season. ? I've never had a auto battery last much past it's rated life(for example 60 months). Is this a fluke, or is this normal for the factory Miata battery? ? I'm sure it will die now that I have written this e-mail? :-( ? Steve _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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