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Boyh my g/f's '06 and my '07 still have the OE MotorCrap battery. Although the g/f's had shown some signs of being weak about 2 years ago, it was more related to her frequent short trips in town. Once we moved to the boonies, she drives farther and on more open roads and her battery is still doing fine. Mine still cranks over fine after sitting for 2-3 weeks.
Wasn't it her that had the UDP's and it wasn't charging right? Or was that someone else?
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Originally Posted by 2005Redfire6
Wasn't it her that had the UDP's and it wasn't charging right? Or was that someone else?
Must have been someone else since her Pony doesn't have UDP's.
What I found back in the Chicago burbs was, when she was making multiple starts with stop n go traffic and runs of less than 1 mile day-in and day-out, the alternator wasn't able to maintain the battery above about 50% charge (that was in '09) and I was putting a battery tender on it every so often. But since she's driving longer distances with more steady state speeds here in Mississippi, the battery seems to be maintaining itself above 75% charge without any outside help. I'll probably have her battery load tested before the heat of the summer hits. I figure that we're both on borrowed time.
Mines straight and mines an 06, I sit at lunch everyday and watch movies on my doubled din screen deck and she's a sure fire every time. Things a beast! Haha
Mine died in my '05 after only 3-1/2 years. Leaving the Shaker on and letting the car sit for a week finally killed it. Had to jump it once about a month before then, too.
I bought my '07 V6 Mustang in December of 2006. I had it replaced in late of '09. Lucky for me that battery died in my driveway because that day, I drove all the way to Ft. Lauderdale and back to Miami.