Battery life
03-15-2004, 06:28 PM
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Search for "optima" in the archives around 1 year ago (if it lets you go back that far). There was a guy who mounted the Optima in his TT but it required some special work to make it fit.
03-15-2004, 07:25 PM
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Originally posted by Trojan Man
Search for "optima" in the archives around 1 year ago (if it lets you go back that far). There was a guy who mounted the Optima in his TT but it required some special work to make it fit.
Search for "optima" in the archives around 1 year ago (if it lets you go back that far). There was a guy who mounted the Optima in his TT but it required some special work to make it fit.
03-15-2004, 08:36 PM
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free battery
My battery failed after 2.5 years. I had my dealer replace it free under warranty. But then again...my dealer is on its best behauvior with me.....remember the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
03-26-2004, 03:39 PM
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Re: Battery life
Originally posted by TTRon
What kind of life should I expect out of the stock battery?
Since my car wouldn't start and the battery failed the load test (towed to the dealer), the dealer replaced it. This is fine with me since I can't drive it, duh, but charged me $240 for the new one and labor.
They didn't even give me a prorated discount since I bought the car new 19 months ago. it current has 10,000 miles. Most stock batteries are warranted for at least 36 months.
Curious on what people are seeing out there?
Going forward, I purchased a solar battery maintainer that plugs into the cig lighter for $30. Porsche wanted $100 for theirs.
What kind of life should I expect out of the stock battery?
Since my car wouldn't start and the battery failed the load test (towed to the dealer), the dealer replaced it. This is fine with me since I can't drive it, duh, but charged me $240 for the new one and labor.
They didn't even give me a prorated discount since I bought the car new 19 months ago. it current has 10,000 miles. Most stock batteries are warranted for at least 36 months.
Curious on what people are seeing out there?
Going forward, I purchased a solar battery maintainer that plugs into the cig lighter for $30. Porsche wanted $100 for theirs.
03-26-2004, 05:13 PM
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I ended up contacting the dealer explaining the situation. Basically, nothing in the way of a refund. Contacted Porsched NA. They requested I send a letter explaining the situation which I sent a couple of days ago. I hope to hear back soon with a refund check.
Thanks
Thanks
05-06-2004, 03:23 PM
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I received a check from Porsche last week covering the battery and labor costs! I'm happy.
Thanks everyone for your battery life experiences. It sure facilitated my letter to Porsche.
Thanks everyone for your battery life experiences. It sure facilitated my letter to Porsche.
05-07-2004, 12:11 AM
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If someone in the San Jose area wants to do an Optima install them let me know. You need a 34R the R being reversed posts. Jeff
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1834
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1834
