Is a battery a battery, or do I need a Porsche battery?

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

Na, I mean old bugs had batteries under the back seat with venting from the caps.

Then again old bug floor pans are notorious for rust in the battery compartment. (well they rust everywhere, but first in the battery tray)



If it were me I'd get a battery with a proper vent tube. Just to eliminate the corrosive element of natural battery "breathing".

Yup on the VW battery falling thru the floor. In Michigan, when I was a kid, all my cars seemed to have rusted out floor pans.

I didn't worry about the vent, when the Bosch battery died, I replaced it with a Walmart AGM, no vent. When I store my car (lately all the time) I disconnect the battery and occasionally slap a charger on it.