Thread: Battery Replacement
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Default Re: Battery Replacement
Originally Posted by Chris L.
Earlier this month I replaced the battery on the 07 (OEM was a Varta). Since the car was built in March of 07 I figured the battery might be 5 years old. Went with the Walmart H6 Everstart..

Yesterday I got to looking at the 08 (built Dec. 07), as it turns out it had a Mopar battery in it ??? Sticker said manufactured May 05, shipped Feb 06.......doesn't that seem odd for a car that was assembled in Dec. 07?? I went ahead and replaced it with a new Walmart Everstart.

We bought both cars brand new from dealerships.
The '08 car originally came with a Varta battery and the car sat around somewhere for some time after being built. The battery probably never got recharged, it just died or was damaged so much that it was replaced this side of the pond using a Mopar battery that was available.

The dealer could have had it laying around and put it in when it failed on his lot, I think this is very likely.What better place to get rid of stale batteries than this, who looks at the battery in a new car?
 
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