GlennT
Gold Member
I was at our local NAPA store today and noticed that a "new" battery being offered for sale had a small label on one end reading "May 2000." To my way of thinking, that battery is already two years old before it is pressed into service. Many years ago batteries were sold dry and the purchaser or more likely the dealer would add water and bring the battery up to full charge. Now a new battery sits on the dealer's shelf with water and a full charge--ready for use. Naturally some time will elapse between the manufacture of a battery and its sale, but isn't two years excessive? Hasn't a significant amount of degradation already occurred? What is a reasonable amount of time to expect between manufacture and sale?