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Battery Longevity Poll
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Battery Longevity Poll
Yeah, I know that many factors help determine battery life, but for those of you who drive your C5 at least once a week, what type of battery do you have and how long have you had it installed?
Melting Slicks
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Dave... Thanks, now I have to edit before members think I'm losing my mind....... That is one cool pic !!!!
OEM Battery, 1999 Coupe, Daily Driver, (also)Track Driven, 53,000 miles, Age: 4 yr, 9 mo.... This battery is great, I'm never changing it
Feel Free to use the "I'm With Stupid" smiley if you still have the stock battery.
OEM Battery, 1999 Coupe, Daily Driver, (also)Track Driven, 53,000 miles, Age: 4 yr, 9 mo.... This battery is great, I'm never changing it
Feel Free to use the "I'm With Stupid" smiley if you still have the stock battery.
Last edited by George8211; Sep 25, 2004 at 01:47 AM.
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From: San Diego CA
Originally Posted by George8211
Dave...Good to see your still washing your Vette, is it clean yet? Yep!
OEM Battery, 1999 Coupe, Daily Driver, (also)Track Driven, 53,000 miles, Age: 4 yr, 9 mo.... This battery is great, I'm never changing it
Feel Free to use the "I'm With Stupid" smiley if you still have the stock battery.
OEM Battery, 1999 Coupe, Daily Driver, (also)Track Driven, 53,000 miles, Age: 4 yr, 9 mo.... This battery is great, I'm never changing it
Feel Free to use the "I'm With Stupid" smiley if you still have the stock battery.
Team Owner
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
I have an 02 with the AGM, based on the problems I have seen my fellow forum members have with this battery, I keep it on the Battery Tender all the time now. I will likely cut my losses next spring and go for the Optima since I may be taking the car on a long trip and don't want to run into that problem along the way.
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St. Jude Donor '03
Your choices aren't broad enough. Here in AZ you're pushing your luck if the battery is over 2 yrs old. Normal life is 11/2 to 2 yrs. I had the Delco AGM go out at about 26 mos and now have a 2mo old Optima Red Top.
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '15
I have an 02 and had the AGM in there for over 2 years but recently changed it cause I got scared reading all the posts about them giving up without warning!!! Went to an Optima.
BTW Dave great pic there!!!
BTW Dave great pic there!!!
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Originally Posted by sweetcharity
I have an 02 and had the AGM in there for over 2 years but recently changed it cause I got scared reading all the posts about them giving up without warning!!! Went to an Optima.
BTW Dave great pic there!!!
BTW Dave great pic there!!!
Thanks! That shot was taken by another forum member on a trip through Borrego Springs last week. The AGMs seems to prefer consistant use and as you can see from the poll results, there are some out there (like mine) that are still going strong!
Eddie44,
I'm trying to see how many "survivors" are out there. The failures don't count!
Burning Brakes
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From: Pinehurst, NC
before i left to come to Iraq I took the battery out of my 02 and when I went home on R&R the battery was dead. I now have a Red Top and it is sitting until I return in March.
I had a 98 and the original last until I sold it in 02
I had a 98 and the original last until I sold it in 02
Melting Slicks
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From: MCO
Even with consistent use, my original Delco AGM only lasted 1.2 years. It was replaced with another Delco AGM under warranty. That one has been in approx. 3 yrs. Just this week, I started looking around for a decent price on the Optima and Exide.
Melting Slicks
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From: Fountain Inn, South Carolina
I read somewhere that the Delco AMG batteries can develop cracks and leak onto your wiring harness under neigth the battery tray.
To help protect my wiring and computer... I removed my battery, placed a paper plate in the tray, and reinstalled the battery so it would sit on the paper plate. Now if my battery develops a leak.... I should be ok
I still have my OEM ... Delco AMG
To help protect my wiring and computer... I removed my battery, placed a paper plate in the tray, and reinstalled the battery so it would sit on the paper plate. Now if my battery develops a leak.... I should be ok
I still have my OEM ... Delco AMG
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The AGM batteries are leakproof. It was the old lead-acid batteries that leaked and that was because of either over-tightening of the terminal connections or excessive side-loading of the posts due to their positions on the battery (or both).
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From: Gilbert AZ
Originally Posted by eddie44
Your choices aren't broad enough. Here in AZ you're pushing your luck if the battery is over 2 yrs old. Normal life is 11/2 to 2 yrs. I had the Delco AGM go out at about 26 mos and now have a 2mo old Optima Red Top.
You're right about that here in AZ, every time we hit the first hot spell or first cold spell I start depositing into my yearly battery fund. 
Melting Slicks
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From: Fountain Inn, South Carolina
Dave.... I seems you missed a very important poll option. The "I don't have a battery" option.
By looks of it.... Out of the approximate 240,000 C5 Vettes on the road, only 19 of them have batteries
By looks of it.... Out of the approximate 240,000 C5 Vettes on the road, only 19 of them have batteries
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From: Michigan
My '02 OEM battery had to be replaced (under warranty) because it would not hold a charge. Apparently there was an issue with some OEM batteries having the Possitive post separate from the cells internally.
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