RE: Battery life (was: group purchase Optima Red Top)

["Ng, Kevin (NationsCredit)" <kevin.ng@nationscredit.com>]

Just another oddity of the '95 models :) 

Interestingly enough, another guy on the GTI list has a '95 as well and his
battery is still going strong. Hmm..
I guess as long as you make sure the water level is ok in the battery I
think you should be fine. VW advertises the battery as "maintenance free",
but we all know what that means. Just pop those little covers off the
battery once in a while and take a look in there. If it looks low, add a
little distilled water.

Kevin Ng
97 GLX Windsor Blue


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	cyng [SMTP:cyng@lamere.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 03, 1998 6:27 PM
> To:	JettaGLX list
> Subject:	RE: Battery life (was: group purchase Optima Red Top)
> 
> >I'm not affiliated with Optima in any way--but if you visit the web site
> >you'll have all the info you need. For your 98, I think it would be a
> better
> >idea if you just use the factory battery until it dies exactly 1 year and
> >364 days or 23999 miles, whichever comes first :) I mean if it ain't
> broke
> >don't fix it. In my case, my GLX is almost two years old, I drained the
> >battery by accidentally leaving the map light on, and now it takes a few
> >more turns to start the car. The Optima will give me some peace of mind
> at
> >the very least.
> 
> Oddly ... my '95 GLX still has the stock battery, and about 56k miles. 
> Still
> cranks, starts like a dream, vroom-vroom and all. Is this expected 
> longevity
> or should I anticipate a dead battery any time soon?
> -T
> 
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