I just changed to a Motolite Gold 3SM (Php5k) for my Starex late December. My previous battery was the same brand and lasted 23 months. Sabay na rin ako nagpalit ng brand new replacement alternator (Php6k) dahil nasira na pala ang IC when they opened it kaya hindi na nag-cha charge up to 14v. Everything went well since then, Para ngang lumakas pa ang hatak. But last Sunday, just barely a month after, ayaw na sya magstart. May konting redondo lang. Haven't had time yet to have an electrician look at it. Pero bakit ganun?! Defective battery ba o defective alternator? Both naman are under warranty pero bad trip lang. I just hope the shops honor the warranty with no hassle. Any ideas why this happened? TIA.