Walmart battery in my Honda Civic Toad
About 2.5 years ago I installed a Walmart sourced battery in our 2007 Honda Civic Toad thinking it should last a few years. Of late I have had 2 separate incidents where the battery went flat while ju...
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It should not go dead in a couple of days with a good battery. Depending on your climate conditions and driving habits and so forth, 2-3 years might not be unreasonable for a car battery's lifetime. That said, I would expect somewhat better life around Calgary than in hot southern climates; in Vermont, I seem to get five to seven years or so. It does help that I don't generally need to go on short trips where the battery doesn't have a good chance to recharge completely.
I would check to be sure you don't have unexpected loads on the battery. Sometimes they can be very hard to track down.
It's certainly also possible that the other battery was defective or broken. If it had been discharged completely several times, that in itself could make it quite weak. Car starting batteries do not handle deep discharging well at all; they're optimized instead for a quick burst of peak current (to start the engine).
I would check to be sure you don't have unexpected loads on the battery. Sometimes they can be very hard to track down.
It's certainly also possible that the other battery was defective or broken. If it had been discharged completely several times, that in itself could make it quite weak. Car starting batteries do not handle deep discharging well at all; they're optimized instead for a quick burst of peak current (to start the engine).
