Battery Age

[Sootydog]

The battery has now finally given up. I have just noticed that it is the original 2003 BMW branded battery. Anybody beat that?

 

[srhutch]

Would be hard to beat as the Z4 only came out in 2003

 

[Darren Slone]

Changed mine today, 2006 and I thought that had done well

Edit

Btw its a Bosch AGM and has a 6yr warranty from Euro Car Parts, result

 

[srhutch]

Mines still on the original, my Indi pointed it out on my Inspection 2, but as it's on the CTEK 99% of the time I'm not going to worry.

 

[Darren Slone]

Mines still on the original, my Indi pointed it out on my Inspection 2, but as it's on the CTEK 99% of the time I'm not going to worry.

You do right not to worry Steve, I suppose we're fortunate as in if it's kaput when we go to start it all it does it bugger up our plans for taking the car out and you just use your DD, although I suppose if it was a DD it would give up the ghost gradually, become lazy etc to give you the heads up to get it changed

 

[Sootydog]

I was just amazed this was the original and the car has over 100k on the clock. Replaced it with a similar 70Ah lead-acid for £95.

 

[Mister T]

Had to replace mine last month, it looked like the original BMW one from 2007.

 

[Ant]

Mines still got the original battery in it from 2003... going change it thought as i'm fairly sure it's why my headlamp jets only work properly while driving

 

[bluestreak56]

The battery in my old E46 Compact also lasted 12 years .. Zed lasted 7.5

 

[Ewazix]

Original 2003 battery but on a Ctek when it's left for more than a few days

 

[alane29]

im on the original battery since 2005, im waiting for it to go sometime soon