Had a Santro Nov '99. OEM Exide Battery lasted till August 2004, had done 55,000 km by then. On my Ford Escort diesel, new Ford battery installed at 65,000 kms in Dec 2002, was as good as new when I sold the car at 113,000kms in October 2005.
If your alternator is in good nick, you check the battery regularly for water, clean the terminals and apply petroleum jelly every three months, and do not have any monster sound system sucking up the juice, your battery should last around 4 years easy.
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