For those who have acid drain holes sa battery, get a length of tubing and route it outside the car, away from the body. That saves one from having rust near the battery area. When you buy a battery it usually comes with one pero maiksi, so just rig one up and hide it properly para malinis tignan.
If you know the battery is failing, there's no point keeping it and risk having a dead car on the road. Change it soon.
I've had the battery on my car for nearly 3 years, and that's what we got when we acquired the car. Bakit 15 months lang yung life niya?