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Jul 9, 2004, 2:59 pm

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Originally Posted by XFed2001

Thanks all. I have a '99 Audi A-6 Quattro with a 1.5 year old battery. I was gone for 4 months and returned to a dead battery. The starter wouldn't even turnover. I'll check with the Audi dealer about the short lifespan here. Thanks

I think the issue is with German batteries not lasting long in warm and humid climates. Our family in Hawai`i was a BMW/Mercedes/Porsche one for many years and the OEM batteries always died early. 18 months sounds about right. IIRC we used to get about 3 years or so out of the Die Hards we used to replace them with.

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