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Lots of variables..agm, lead acid...brand what it's used for etc.. Northstar for example their premium agm 8-10years. Johnson Controls/exide basic lead acid.. 4 years anything beyond that is excellent. Middle of the tiers probably 6 years..somewhere around there.
To add everyone also has a level of what they are willing to accept for performance before replacing.
An example my boat battery/interstate was well cared for but after 3 years I could tell it was starting to lose its performance..volts and amps weren't quite there and it wasn't holding the best charge. I replaced it since I didn't feel like being stuck out on the water. Now another guy may have kept running that batter until dead..could have been 4 years later..who knows. I chose to replace just because it wasn't worth being stuck on the water dealing with it. We all have our opinions on what's still good or when it should be replaced..I would say it's personal preference.

<blockquote data-quote="Fester" data-source="post: 389694" data-attributes="member: 6300">Lots of variables..agm, lead acid...brand what it's used for etc.. Northstar for example their premium agm 8-10years. Johnson Controls/exide basic lead acid.. 4 years anything beyond that is excellent. Middle of the tiers probably 6 years..somewhere around there.To add everyone also has a level of what they are willing to accept for performance before replacing.An example my boat battery/interstate was well cared for but after 3 years I could tell it was starting to lose its performance..volts and amps weren't quite there and it wasn't holding the best charge. I replaced it since I didn't feel like being stuck out on the water. Now another guy may have kept running that batter until dead..could have been 4 years later..who knows. I chose to replace just because it wasn't worth being stuck on the water dealing with it. We all have our opinions on what's still good or when it should be replaced..I would say it's personal preference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fester, post: 389694, member: 6300"] Lots of variables..agm, lead acid...brand what it's used for etc.. Northstar for example their premium agm 8-10years. Johnson Controls/exide basic lead acid.. 4 years anything beyond that is excellent. Middle of the tiers probably 6 years..somewhere around there. To add everyone also has a level of what they are willing to accept for performance before replacing. An example my boat battery/interstate was well cared for but after 3 years I could tell it was starting to lose its performance..volts and amps weren't quite there and it wasn't holding the best charge. I replaced it since I didn't feel like being stuck out on the water. Now another guy may have kept running that batter until dead..could have been 4 years later..who knows. I chose to replace just because it wasn't worth being stuck on the water dealing with it. We all have our opinions on what's still good or when it should be replaced..I would say it's personal preference. [/QUOTE]

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