I moved to the Exide 24FX and the battery held up ok for about 1.5 years before it started to fade on me despite of religiously connecting the car to a trickle charger. Since then I have returned and exchanged the battery just about annually so I have to assume the problem may be with my car and not the battery .

My question now is, are the gel batteries more reliable or do they last longer?

By the same question I need to have someone look and se if I have a parasitic battery drain.

any suggestions?