jagcars26 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Mine still works well, at almost 6 years. It tests fine every time I take it in for servicing too... we shall see. /\This would be me as well. Hope I'm not jinxing myself by typing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATSFYD Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Mine still works, it has a solar charger on it when it sits during the day. **There are two types of people in the world, those who build horsepower and those who buy it. Which one are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickvic Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 My 2005 LGT had a build date of Aug-2004. Even though it was still working great, I didn't want to taunt the battery gods so I replaced it last weekend. I bought an Autozone Duralast Gold, Group 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs6er Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Mine went before 3 year 36K. Subaru replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subadozer Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 My 2005 LGT had a build date of Aug-2004. Even though it was still working great, I didn't want to taunt the battery gods so I replaced it last weekend. Mine was a month or so newer and in the same condition but I felt the same way. I had an old battery sitting around that I used for the CORE and graduated the Subaru one to my Gravely tractor. I was going to get another OEM but for about the same price I got a Bosch 8 year, with some extra cranking amps to boot, from PepBoys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Mine is nearing the end of it's life.... 6 years, 2 months, and 107K miles so far.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbcracken Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 ^^^yup, that's about how long mine lasted. I replaced it with an Interstate...I can't recall which one. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoonley Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Mine went out about 6 months ago (2005) I bought an Optima Yellow top for more money than I wanted to spend. Piece of crap wont even hold a charge for two days. DONT BUY AN OPTIMA!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxx4k Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I think I'll replace mine with Interstate MT-35 or MTP-35. is so cold out some days my car takes bout 4 chock sound to start. sounds like is going to dead soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted December 9, 2010 I Donated Share Posted December 9, 2010 I've heard that 'WallyWorld' EverStart batteries are pretty good and have a high rating...anyone else use them? I have the high-end EverStart in my Infiniti G20. It's been in there since November 2006. In May 2008, my alternator died; in April-July 2009, the alternator harness fell apart and I kept on jury-rigging it until I could get a new one, repeatedly draining the battery (and requiring a jump-start 3-4 times). The battery is still going strong. The OEM battery in my LGT is also going strong, though (knock on wood). I managed to drain it during my engine swap, but recharged it, and it's been enduring the 30-degree mornings recently with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Eagle Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 The OEM one on my former car (Impreza MY99) did 320.000km and 9 (NINE!) years since it started having troubles during wintertime getting the flywheel around. Secret word is: using the car every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted December 10, 2010 I Donated Share Posted December 10, 2010 I might have jinxed myself. I had the radio on for a couple hours while working on my car last night, then started it briefly and shut it off twice in a row moving it out to the street. I had trouble starting this morning -- it started without a jump, but it cranked slowly, and my clock and radio presets reset. Granted, this is a special case (lots of drain on the battery, followed by a night of 20 degree weather and then starting the car when it's not much warmer), but it seems like I might be replacing the battery later this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxx4k Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Dam.. i was up in VT today @ Okemo mtn. with wind chill it was -1 all day & the car didn't want to turn over got me worried.... Should get me a new one this wk. Interstate MT-35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted December 11, 2010 I Donated Share Posted December 11, 2010 I did jinx myself. I ended up going to AutoZone and buying a Duralast Gold (I wanted to get an EverStart, but the size for our cars was out of stock at the WalMart I went to). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzarofsmurfs Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Update. I first post this thread over 1 1/2 years ago. I now have 62 months and 66,000 miles on my original battery. I spoke to the service rep at my Subaru dealer, and he said it was not unusual to see the Subaru batteries go 7 years! Knock on wood, I hope he's right:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icy Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Mine went before 3 year 36K. Subaru replaced. Ditto My first one died after 4 months of unemployment. I was only driving the car once or twice a week and the security system killed it. I got it replaced under warranty and now after 18 months and a year of daily driving I am having troubles with it holding a charge again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofthouse_gt Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 My stock battery lasted almost 5 years. Bought an Optima Red Top and it has worked awesome with no problems ever since in trying to start in temperatures well below 0 degrees as I used to live in Colorado and had to be at work at 6:00 am and never had a problem even in the dead of winter. I think optima batteries are great and I have never had a problem with them. Yellow tops may be a little overboard unless you have a huge stereo system, my stereo is stock and I will continue to keep my optima red top, I am willing to bet that 5 years from now my optima will still be running great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoonley Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I hope you are correct. My yellow top lasted less than 6 months. I did some research and a lot of recent purchases are having issues. It turns out that 2 years ago they moved the Optima manufacturing to Mexico and quality has dropped drastically since then. My stock battery lasted almost 5 years. Bought an Optima Red Top and it has worked awesome with no problems ever since in trying to start in temperatures well below 0 degrees as I used to live in Colorado and had to be at work at 6:00 am and never had a problem even in the dead of winter. I think optima batteries are great and I have never had a problem with them. Yellow tops may be a little overboard unless you have a huge stereo system, my stereo is stock and I will continue to keep my optima red top, I am willing to bet that 5 years from now my optima will still be running great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCHM1AN Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Just replaced mine at 52,8xx miles. I'm glad I read this thread earlier this week and decided to get an OEM battery rather than an el-cheapo battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05 Outback 2.5i Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 My stock battery lasted almost 5 years. Bought an Optima Red Top and it has worked awesome with no problems ever since in trying to start in temperatures well below 0 degrees as I used to live in Colorado and had to be at work at 6:00 am and never had a problem even in the dead of winter. I think optima batteries are great and I have never had a problem with them. Yellow tops may be a little overboard unless you have a huge stereo system, my stereo is stock and I will continue to keep my optima red top, I am willing to bet that 5 years from now my optima will still be running great. I hope you have good luck with it, but I can tell you from my experience in the truck world that I gave up on the Optima Batteries, as much as I wanted to and tried to like them. There seems to be plenty of others that have had similar experiences, so I steer clear, and that is before the below mentioned happened.. I hope you are correct. My yellow top lasted less than 6 months. I did some research and a lot of recent purchases are having issues. It turns out that 2 years ago they moved the Optima manufacturing to Mexico and quality has dropped drastically since then. __________________ ~Scott '05 Outback 2.5i Wagon Willow Green Opal/ Moss Green Metallic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_sharp Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 3.5 years / 75k miles... battery was really slow to start car for a few weeks. A couple of weeks ago, the car BARELY started. I added DI water (there was almost no water left) and hooked up a charger. It is almost as good as new. This is in a very hot climate, I drive the car pretty much every day. I'm planning on ordering a Braille to replace soon, currently trying to decide between 11 lb and 15 lb version. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMER DOWN Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Just replaced mine last week, build date 5/05, that's 5yrs., 7mos. & over 152,000 miles. With a Die Hard Gold, group 36, 740 CCA. It's a bigger battery & has 100 more CCA. For the same price for OEM size Die Hard Gold. With a little modification it fits nice. Mike Mileage:331487 Retired/Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatisit Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 my 09 spec's battery has been iffy at best from the day i picked up the car. ive had it jump started numerous times. usually if i dont touch the car for 3 days its going to need a jump. My local subaru stealership insists that my battery is well and wouldnt warentee it for me. oh and a new replacement would cost $175 + tax, levies and installation. Anyhow i got fed up after needing yet another jump on christmas day. picked up a group 35 (as per the guidebook) from costco to replace my oem group 85. my oem had a 440 cca, new battery is 600 cca shes starting like a champ now. woot!! 2 years, 3 months and 28,000 miles. Aside from suspension, my car is bone stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodtl Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Replaced 08 Spec B battery a couple weeks ago with Autocraft Gold, 55k miles on car. Car sat for about 2 weeks without start, OEM battery died entirely, couldn't even jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyS Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I'm still on the original battery. I've had the car for 6 years and 3 months. It starts the car fine. I know I should replace it soon since no battery lasts forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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