The guy basically said... those old style acid batteries only last 48 months under those circumstances...
What a load of crap.
My '98 truck has the original Mopar battery in it with 149,000 miles (an exception to the rule to be sure) and gets driven once a month for dump runs. It might see less miles per year than your car!
I used to have a beater Spirit R/T that had an Interstate battery that was in *four cars* over a 12 year span of time before the CCA started dropping off.
My neon still has the OEM Mopar battery in it and it's an 2001 model with well over 100,000 miles.
All were parked outside in New England, year round.
