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moved up north fit battery died, after jumping works fine, do I need a new one

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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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moved up north fit battery died, after jumping works fine, do I need a new one

so I moved from florida to va and had my car sit for about 3 days went to turn it on battery dead, so i got jumped but after that its been running fine ever since about 4 days, Should I still get a new one or should I stay with it, and if I should get a new one I am looking at either a kirkland from costco, interstate mt-51r or a honda fit factory one. Any ideas.
 
Old Nov 21, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Only way to know for sure is to test the battery. If it's got bad cells then it's a candidate for replacement.

Someone managed to fit an Interstate battery into their Fit recently.
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/1st-...tery-swap.html

It's quite a bit wider than the stock size, so the stock bracket had to go and the battery pan had to be modified a little, but it worked.
 

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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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Did you leave lights on? is that why battery died? How old is battery?

In general, if you "kill" the battery completly, 2-3 times its toast.
In your case if the battery is 3 years or more old, and it was drained, yes get a new one. Don't wait for the coldest day of winter to find; no, the battery won't make it thru the winter.
At least you will have time to buy an aftermarket battery at a better price. I had to get a dealer installed battery ($129) because I needed the car running again that day and none of the half dozen local auto parts stores (or Sears, Walmart, or tire stores) had one (its an odd-ball size).
 
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