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Originally Posted by codyas
my saturn came with a cheap battery that was 5 years old.. it started having issues.. like. if you let the dome light on for 20 minutes it won't start. it was rated at 710 amps i think.. advanced auto tested it at 256 amps at a full charge. and it wouldn't hold that charge with anything on. starting it would kill it if it didn't start in 3 trys.. sometimes on 1st start it would just barely turn over. i have now replaced it. i don't know if it sat at all for extended periods.. but it was from 2007 battery i have now is 2009 i think so we will see how long it lasts
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A lead battery wears out each time you use it, yours likely was missing plate material from being used not sitting.
Only way to know would be to desulphate it and see what happens, more than likely toast.