We have used the Exide battery for 4+ years without problem...when the car is not in use, it is normally hooked up to a CTEK set for motorcycle AGM but it has perfomed fine on long trips where we have not had the CTEK with us
We have however taken note of the failure reports (even through those seem to be among recent manufacture) and changed to a Westco Platinum as we are shortly heading off for the Treffen. Hard to know if this is a good call...Exide was fine....new one will not have long to bed in and get past the early part of the bathtub failure curve....
