original battery

[black10th vert]

Anyone else still have the original battery in their cobra. Can't believe mine is still going after 10.5 years.

 

[FromGTtoSVT]

Still have mine too......every year in March I cross my fingers that it will start the car

16k miles on mine..........

 

[Iamchris]

Got it... infact, a couple years back I thought it finally quit on me, so I replaced it. Withing several months the new premium battery I bought had died and would not take a charge. So in desperation I swapped to my original Cobra battery and tried to give it a charge. It took a charge and is functioning perfectly still.

 

[BlksvtCobra01]

Not in the 04, but the 01 Cobra I had prior lasted almost eleven years replaced it with a Motorcraft as well.

 

[cj428mach]

Original battery gone.
Original tires just removed last weekend 7596 miles on them.

 

[MBoyle1]

Yup battery tender since day one! Original tires on also, I use them mostly for winter storage & cold weather driving.

 

[03SonicVert]

I have my original battery. I'm thinking it's going to go soon but so far so good. Even after a nice slow charge the eye remains yellow so I wouldn't be surprised if it took a dump. Seems to crank ever so slightly slower than it used to.

SV

 

[wvmystichrome]

Still have mine. I keep a battery tender on it during the winter.

 

[Bfazona]

I still have my original battery as well. No ill effects from the little bit of driving that gets done too.

 

[nxs450]

My battery lasted 10 years. I replaced it with another Motorcraft as well!

 

[ctgreddy]

oem in my 03. No tender during the winters just leave it unhooked in the cold car. Also has 84k miles on it. I'm surprised it's still giong but want to see how long it'll last.

 

[Steve@Tasca]

Honestly Motorcraft makes some of the best batteries on the market, as long as I've been in Ford parts and service (20+ years) I've always been amazed how few issues we have that are actually due to a faulty battery.

-Steve

 

[getTwisted]

Just took mine out last year. Replaced it with another Motorcraft.

 

[mach14604]

Still on original batteries in both Mach and Cobra

 

[jrichber]

Still have original in mine. With 36k on the clock.

 

[whitedevil95]

I bought mine last year with the stock battery in it. It was toast though. First thing i changed theday i bought the car. New motorcraft in it now. Kinda wishing i went Optima tho.

 

[highcompression]

Don't wipe out or overwork your alternators fellas.

 

[04SVTMystic]

I still have my original battery 10 years in. I am going to replace it this spring before I drive down to NC for the 50th show as I know it will decide to die on that trip if I don't...

 

[CobraBob]

Yup battery tender since day one! Original tires on also, I use them mostly for winter storage & cold weather driving.

Had to laugh when I saw your post about still having the original tires, and directly under that is a photo of your car doing a smoky burnout. LOL. (I know that's with a set of drag radials.)

 

[Gixxerride04]

Still have my original one. Bought my 03 cobra last year from the 2nd owner and from what I've been told neither owner has changed it. Its on a battery tender for the winter so we will see how it goes next spring