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   MH> TID: WWIVTOSS v. 1.50   
       
       
   MH>TW> MH>I just checked my logged on battery replacements on the Monte   
   MH> Carlo.   
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   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.   
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   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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