When replacing your battery do you wait for it to die or buy a new one every X years?

[incus]

wait for it to die, nun sa kia pride, nasanay kasi sa kia na kahit ubos ng ang charge pwede pang mag-start... pero not with automatic,last month...ayaw mag-start nun mazda matic kasi...malakas pa busina,ilaw,radio pero ayaw mag-start....pagpalit ng battery start agad !

[dbuzz]

hintyin na lang na ma-fully drained ang battery bago palitan. but kung may lakad kang malayo and all the indications llike hard starting ocurred eh dapat palitan mo na mahirap na abutin ka pa ng masama sa daan kung saan walang immediate na mabilhan ng battery.

[jrmax]

When the signs shows up, I replace the battery immediately. Usually before 2 yrs old.

[chua_riwap]

di pa naman ako namamatayan kase pinapalitan ko yung kotse bago mamatay ang battery.

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How I wish, ganito rin ako........

Di na inaabot ng pagkaluma ng battery. Kasi di na baterya pinapalitan. Yung kotse na.

[Type 100]

In my case, last year I didn't wait. The stock battery was already two years old anyway and I had a drive up to Subic coming up. I didn't want the car conking out on me in the middle of nowhere.

Depending on driving conditions, Jazzes and Cities can be a little hard on their batteries so a two-year replacement is good practice (although I know a few Jazz drivers who've had longer battery lives). Or you could at least keep a new one in the back every two years, along with a set of jumper cables, in case the battery does decide to die on you in some inopportune place.

[moxxxs]

I wait for the signs of a weak battery then i bring it to where i bought it and have it checked.....My decision to purchase a new one will depend on their advice.....

[landlord]

When the battery is more than 1 year old and showing signs of weakness, I make it a point to replace it. Before, I would take a chance and hope that it will last longer. But on several occasions it would conk out in the wrong place and the wrong time. So better safe than sorry. Like what one mechanic told me, mas madali magpalit ng belt sa garahe kesa sa kalye. (about replacing worn out belts.)

[Xt7]

I normally wait for it to die. My experience with maintenace free batteries is it just dies on you. Today its still cranks the car then tommorow its dead.

nagpalit kami ng battery ( motolite 3SM enduro motolite ) last may 26, 2007. kanina umaga 4am habang hinahatid ko kapatid ko sa skul ( 14 kms pa lang tinatakbo) napansin ko na napakahina na ng headlamp at bigla namatay radio kaya tinanggal ko muna yung harapan ng head unit ng radio ko para di gumamit ng electricity. habang pauwi ako, as in wala na talaga ako makita kaya pinatay ko na headlamp ko (thats 430am, sobrang dilim). sa GMA cavite ko hinatid kapatid ko at sa gen.trias pa kami kaya napakadilim dito cavite. and mga 5 kilometers na lang at bahay na, kahit parklights napakahina na talaga. sobrang hina kaya pinatay ko na lahat ng ilaw ko. pinatay ko na lahat ilaw ko bandang 5 am na, medyo madilim pa nga kasi lakas ng ulan at ma fog pa (bagyong helen kasi eh).. siguro nasa 20-30kmh lang ako.. nakatulong din kasi puti itong kulay ng adventure namin kaya visible kahit madilim. buti kanyo di ako nabangga or nakabangga..
mabuti at nakauwi pa ako buhay..

natawa nga ako ng makita ko yung warranty card ng battery. 15 months daw. may last year ko binili tapos ngayong july siya na dead.. 14 months lang bale.

tama nga theory ng kuya ko na na super low battery ka na. akala ko alternator lang. ang alam ko kasi pag alternator problema eh mahihirapan tapakan yung brakes (tama ba?)..

may nabasa ako dito rin sa tsikot na medyo may problema daw motolites ngayon. marami sa customer sakto sa warranty ang life ng motolite batt nila..

ok po ba GS brand?? japan brand kasi.. ok ba? nasa magkano ba 3SM na GS batt? or theres any 3SM brand kayo ma re recommend sa advnture namin? (ayaw na namin motolite for now, ibang brand na muna )

thanks in advance.