Optima batteries on sale @ Sears (1 Viewer)
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Trunk Monkey
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Costco, $105 daily.
surfpig
The Anti-Tech
Bought mine last week!
F#@K, I just checked both places and had to dish out $145ea. for my Yellow Tops at Cosco! My life sucks.
For those of you set on using an Optima (personally, i will NEVER waste $ on them again) my local peps boys has the reds for $99, the yellows for $109 and the blues for $119. Check your local pep boys!
i need a new battery for my cruiser and was wondering if the optima batteries are worth the extra money
Hawke said:
Well, my OPINION is that they are not worth the extra $ and they are overhyped! I personally had 2 red tops take a s*** within a year and a good friend of mine had 2 yellows die within 1.5 years, one of which lasted 3 months!!! Sure, they were covered under warranty, but a "warranty" isnt going to do much good if your hundreds of mile from civilization! D
Optimas seem to be very inconsistent with their durability. Some people have them for years and years and love them and some peoples die within 9 months. Their longevity seems pretty random!
I now run Dual Sears Die Hards only! No problems and they were $79 each!
Save your $
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Find your local battery supplier around you. They are the ones who warehouse the batteries and deliver them to stores. Buy blemished batteries from them. I can get brand new interstate batteries with a scratch for 22 dollars and optimas for 30. I could give a rats ass if it has a scratch or some numbnut bought it thinking his battery was dead aonly to find his alternator or something elses was shot and returned it. I have been buying these batteries for over ten years and never had a failure.
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in regards to the Optima's durability......IME as a government fleet mechanic we have put numerous yellow top Optima batteries in vehicles that toast any other battery with outstanding results. I will be replacing my own vehicle's batteries with Optimas as needed. I also feel that the Optima will hold up better to off road shock and rough riding 4x4's better than a stock "wet" type battery.
my red top is on 6yrs in AZ desert heat and starts my piggy right up even after sitting for a month sometimes. too bad about random bad ones, i guess i got lucky.
Trunk Monkey
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photogod said:
No, you're lucky, my Costco doesn't even have yellow tops.
honk said:
Copy that!
Glad i am not the only one on here with these isssues/opinions!
Both my 40 and my 80 red tops puked far before I thought they should. The 40 one was abused, the 80 was not at all.
Back to regular old batteries now in all my vehicles.
Back to regular old batteries now in all my vehicles.
Gumby said:
Just an FYI, i have had flawless performance from Sears Die Hard Golds and their "Industrial" models!
loeky
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hearing about your guys' opinions on optimas, i'm curious if there is another sealed, non-liquid filled option aside from them?
Yes, Excide Orbitals and Oddessys
Havent heard of a single one failing yet but they are big $
Most of the Baja Racers use the Oddessys and swear by them!
Havent heard of a single one failing yet but they are big $
Most of the Baja Racers use the Oddessys and swear by them!
loeky
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Boston Mangler said:
big $ - no shizz! i see prices at $268/piece for the 2150. granted, they look to have great specs. that price isn't reasonable unless i was doing a multiple continent trek.
the exides look to be comprable to the optimas & around $134 retail. would like to get a deep cycle versus the regular battery available at Kragen.
will keep looking for a local vendor... thanks!
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I've had the red one in my truck for about 8 years and still going strong. I put one in my 80 a year ago and no problems. I will NEVER use a wet battery. I don't like battery acid leaking all over the inside of my enging compartment when I'm laying on my side or something.
