SH> I managed to get 9 years out of my Toyota battery before it finally died
 SH> and since I bought the Toyota used, the battery might already have been
 SH> two years old before I got the car.

10 years is a normal liftime I guess.

 SH> The automobile market has been hot here for several years.

Really? I don't remember what company it was but someone should kick several
1 000 because of bad selling in USA.

//Bj”rn

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