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Optima Battery Selection, Which Model and Size to Buy? |
m170seeker |
Jul 6 2012, 02:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 23-June 11 From: Austin, Texas Member No.: 13,235 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I finally need a new battery and wanted to get an Optima. Any opinions on Red or Yellow Top and what size do we need?
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Nürburg Nomad |
Oct 3 2012, 12:44 AM
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914Rubber.com! Group: Members Posts: 296 Joined: 30-March 10 From: Buckeye State Member No.: 11,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Just to add to the thread, I have 5 Optima's 2 of which were Colorado produced, and 3 in Mexico. In short I have nothing but great things to say about all of them, the one I bought most recently was 1 year ago and just tested today at the same cranking apps as when new. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) To be honest I was a bit bummed when I noticed the "Made in Colorado" left the top of the battery suddenly, though it isn't much surprise given most new car batteries are made in China & shipped over, at least Mexico is in NAFTA right? This is actually the first I've heard of people stating issues with Optimas, makes me wonder if it wasn't a quality control issue with sporadic batteries when the Mexico plant initially opened that has since been resolved...?
If weight is your thing you could certainly install a Braille dry cell battery, but then you wouldn't have the capacity to jump dead diesel trucks like my 914 can with its Red Top Optima! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Some people question the cost of an Optima, and even with dry cell benefits aside, my experience has been that they last twice as long as a quality acid battery at less than twice the cost. Sold! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) My oldest Optima is from mid-2006 and is still cranking along! |
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