[uglybiker]

I had friends that lived in AZ for 6 years and they eventually moved due to the extreme heat.

I've lived her for 12 years and I've never had problems with batteries. In fact, the truck I traded back in August had a 5 year battery that was 7 years old and still going strong.

It might be because I...

1 -- don't buy cheap batteries from WalMart or AutoZone and
2 -- I actually maintain the batteries in my vehicles.

[Jigsaw John]

As do I. A lot of people think maintenance free batteries are maintenance free, but you can still pop off the caps and add new electrolyte.