[paul r]

When mine failed ( Interstate) , the rep at Costco told me that he was seeing more early failures ever since the batteries were being made in China. I have not confirmed this. I plan on getting 3 years out of the Everstart max. After that I'm on borrowed time hence the reason I have one of those jumper battery pack which came in handy recently. Walmart use to have the 3/5 year replacement/prorated warranty but it seems the industry is moving just to 3 years replacement and thats it. Wink Wink...2years 10 months or so take your battery in for replacement especially to a location that does not have an auto center. After the free replacement you will be told that is the end of the deal and that you will have to purchase another again. So you will get close to 6 years on a single purchase. hehe.