Re: dead battery

Steve wrote:

Batteries last for 4 years, if you got 7 out of this one it must
have been one hell of a battery

The wheel well location keeps the battery MUCH cooler than
other under-hood locations, which has a lot to do with the
long life of batteries in these cars and the LH cars.

My '00 300m still has it's original battery (and antifreeze for that
matter). I took delivery of it on Nov 1/99, so the battery is at least
9 years old at this point. The climate the car lives and drives in is
the great lakes area (Detroit / Buffalo / Toronto / Cleveland) so it
sees hot summers (for 6 to 8 weeks anyways) and cold winters. But it's
always garaged at night and rarely will experience an overnight
temperature below 45 f.

And yes, the battery is located low, just infront of the wheel well -
but I don't think it's isolated or shielded from exposure to under-hood
heat (there isin't much room in there as it is for air circulation).
.

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