Plus, you may have to pay for your medication which can cost $8 or $9 for one 8 mg. strip or pill. If you take more than one strip or pill a day and have no insurance coverage, that could add up to a lot. For example, two 8 mg. strips a day for a month at $8 would cost $480. If your insurance does pay for the medication, they may required counseling twice a month which could add to your cost.
Sealed AGM batteries typically last 3 to 5 years on average. 6 to 8 years is easily obtainable with proper maintenance. Typically sealed AGM batteries will give warning before completely dying. They will start slower, and require more charging. This is your clue to replace the battery. Typically they do not fail all of a sudden. Conventional acid-filled batteries have a harder life, for many of the reasons listed above. Conventional batteries typically only last 2 to 3 years on average. Although, 4 to 5 years is possible, in the best environments, and with excellent maintenance.
I should have weighed it cause its heavy. It runs 300 minutes at 25 amps. Better than the $400 compareable Odyssey AGM. Regular price was $180, I paid $70 through a friend on a scratch n dent discount. Battery sat for a month and still tested 12.9 volts.