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Originally Posted by kathyricks
The OEM batteries in the four Toyotas I purchased brand new all lasted between 6 - 9 years. Owners that are getting only months of life from their batteries must be doing something that murders them.
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The not driving very often scenerio with dead batteries makes sense to me and is something I need to think about with my next purchase. I bought a motorcycle this summer to combat high gas prices and sometimes went 2 weeks without driving my 4Runner (still riding it in the winter, too.). Battery just died this weekend. Of course, it was 6 years old and was the Panasonic version, so it was about time for it to go anyway. Bought it from a local Toyota dealer back in late 2002. That was the second one I've had. The first was the original in my '97 and it lasted about 5 years.
Glad I found these posts, because I was going to go buy a Toyota True Start on Monday. May as well buy a cheaper one at Autozone or somewhere since it's probably gonna die early anyway with my new driving habits.
