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Originally Posted by workingonit
I'll probably not get another AGM in the future, since the cost is more than a standard flooded-cell battery, and I don't go off-road or subject my batteries to other harsh conditions, anymore (ask me about my experience with "gel" drag-racing batteries). I've gotten long-lives from my batteries ever since I started maintaining them with "smart" charger/maintainers (a step above the old, "dumb" trickle-chargers of my youth), and can rely on them.
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I agree with your comment. I only went with an AGM this time because I wanted to see what the hype is about AND the BMW mech I go to ONLY sells OE AGMs now. SURE, I could have gone to Interstate or a local basttery seller to but an old school batt that is way cheaper and for the most part has done me well, 'specially since I have my vehicles on tenders almost 80% of time when at home (I mean why not, I have them...) so its BIT of an R&D for me.
I am happy to day that the first time I started my X5 yesterday after installing a fully charged AGM, that engine ROARED to life much bigger than over the last year. so perhaps its been a battery thats been slowly dying and the alternator has been limping it along. so nice to hear that N62 start so vigorously tho
(and yes this could have happend regardless of battery type - I'm not praising an AGM for its starting power here)