What battery?

We need more infomation matey.

There is certainly nothing wrong with the Exide brand of battery, but under what conditions is the battery being used?

Is it simply a starting battery or an auxiliary battery for running a fridge.

If the use is purely for starting then I would be looking for an underlying cause of premature battery failure as you should expect a longer life than two years.

If you were trying to use a starting battery to run a fridge, or other higher current draining device, then the wrong battery is being used. In this case a deep cycle battery is required.

The best solution is to pop along to a battery retail outlet where a proper analysis of cable connections, the alternator charging rate and battery load testing should identify the cause.

Don't know where you are from dude, however I strognly recommend that you consult your 'White Pages' and identify retailers in your area that stock a wide range of batteries.

Then seek their advice for whatever application it is that you are trying to get this forum to advise on.

Best of British luck to you in your endeavors.

Well then,

The starting battery I use is an Exide Extreme which is purpose designed for the sort of treatment encountered in 4WD travel, i.e. corrugated tracks, etc.

Mate - you will never get a consensus opinion on this site on which is the best battery. There are heaps of types and brands of batteries out there and they're probably all used by people on this forum. Personally I stay away from the big name brands because I'm not convinced they are any better than the cheaper ones - been caught in the past. 20 months is very short - perhaps you need an auto electrician to check out the charging system.

Like you I never had much luck with the wet cell "Maintenance free " batteries.

Go back to the "low maintenance" Exide or Century batteries. We run 5 other vehicles in our family and usually get 6 years out of a car battery.

To get the best performance out of any battery, the experts will tell you to consider the importance of correct charging rate, cycle, operating temperatures, wiring etc etc. Best advice I can give is to buy yourself a Mega Pulse battery conditioner. Cost about $100 and will extend the life of your battery by many years by preventing sulphation of the cells. I have used them for many years and they are the best investment I've ever made re battery care etc. No I am not affiliated with the product, only a very satisfied customer. I have vehicle batteries that are still performing as new after 5 - 7 years.

As I used to work for century batteries I can tell you THEY ARE ALL THE SAME, the warrenty is just the same in all of them, for your info to buy in a typical battery for a falcon thats the case, cells, acid ,transportation, storage etc, costs about $18.00, and they sell for about $100.00 and thier mostly all owned by one company, for example if a customer walks and asks for a battery for a BMW, and there is'nt one you can "legally" take the sticker off a Besco and sell it as the one the customer wants, I personally thought this was fraud as he paying a lot more money for something that isn't what he wanted but century have the rights to a whole range of other brand name batterries and this was standard practice when I was there some years ago, but no matter how you parcel it up there are none better than others, if you get a good one you can just as easily get a bad one of the same brand,
hope this helps,
Dave

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Buy a known and reputable brand with a long warranty :-))