Quote Originally Posted by Unkle Fuzzy View Post
Side post batteries top my list of the worst modern designs....
Too little contact area in the terminal.
Located below the electrolyte level so a broken seal results in a leak.
Almost impossible to clean the contact area.

Every car I've ever had with these batteries were immediately changed out for top post batteries.
Would have been a great thing on the old VW beetles when idiots threw away the cardboard liner under the back seat.