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   
    MH> all the rest were 3 years on the nose.     
      
   i hear that...   
      
    MH> For some reason, I thought it was normal years ago to get 5-7 years   
    MH> out of a car battery.     
      
   no, it is not normal... not with properly maintained and constructed   
   batteries... welcome to the bean counter world of recurring income :?   
      
   i dare say that one could build their own batteries and come out way ahead of   
   the commercial stuff but that's a whole other story :?   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
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