Battery Low Message

[MadeInJapan]

On the dash I started to get an intermittent Battery Low message. It became more and more common and harder to start the car. I decided to look for a new battery. OMG! When I checked, the battery was the original one in our '04 V70...that's 12 1/2 years. We bought this car in August of 2003!! Anyway, with the help of some posts here, I went to Napa and bought their battery on sale - $129 after core charge. when I took the battery in and set it on the counter (getting my core charge taken care of up-front), and they brought the NAPA battery out, the batteries were identical...I mean, except for the label there etchings on the plastic, etc. and grab handles on top etc. were a perfect match. I feel good about this replacement and am hoping that the new battery lasts 165K miles like the old one!!