Optima red tops were in my truck whent I bought it. It had 132k on it then and has 164k on it now. That also covers almost three years and I have not done ANY kind fo maintainence to them.
Tom

 

Don't know about all that, I am very rough on batteries. I have an electric cooler on the truck. When i start running I leave it on all the time. Sometimes I come home tired and forget to shut it off, kills the batteries. Done that half dozen times with these batteries. Jump it off and its back to normal. One optima in the Dodge in the winter will crank a little slower than stock, but hangs in there and does the job. Two of them and it cranks faster than stock and has longer staying power than the stock batteries with lights left on and whatnot. The original batteries trashed both front fenders, expensive to fix.

If I ever get another truck the first thing I will do is convert to the external regulator, works better and is more voltage stable. Glad my PCM went out, it is a good mod.

 

I'm basing it on the specs that are on the side of the battery. you're giving me an opinion. This isn't about an opinion of mine. CCA's and reserve capacity. That's what's it's all about. (dang there's that Hokey Pokey again ). Optimas are good batteries. Are they worth the price? AHhhhh.....then again.....whado I know....


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A comparison of an oil filter to a battery......I don't get it. Does the choice of batteries somehow affect engine oil filtration and the vehicle warranty?

 

Once again, there is more to a battery than CCA's and rated reserve capacity. I am basing my knowledge on actual comparison between wet cell batteries and Optimas in over 100 vehicles in our fleet. You are comparing factory applied stickers. Which do you think is a better real-world comparison?

Read the other posts from people actually using the product.

 

I wonder if the Optima is a good marine choice? I have had a set of batteries in my boat for 1200 hrs and they are still going strong but, I can't go with them any longer as I fish too far out of port for battery problems.

 

Click HERE to read all about Optima Starting, Deep Cycle, and Marine batteries.

 

I also run two optima red tops in my truck. i agree with everyone who has said that they are a good battery. i no longer have the corrosion problems and I believe that their resistance to vibration and shock will keep them starting my truck solidly long after the standard and expensive wet cells have kicked the bucket. this is also the second vehicle ive bought them for - so obviously i have alot of faith in the companys claims

 

All it takes is one lead acid battery leaking and ruining your paint job to convince you that an Optima is the way to go.
I'm running over twenty of them on various vehicles and equipment, no problems and it does get a little cold in Montana. Oldest one is pushing eight years.

 

Yeah, I think your getting filthy electrons from those cheap MAXX batteries. You could clog up relays and fuses, or seize up your alternator! You might want to try to find a way to adapt a Fleetguard to it . Or better yet, bottle up some electrons and send them in for analysis every few thousand miles .

I have nothing against Optimas, but like you, I run the MAXXs from Wal-Mart. Can't beat the waranty!

 

The company I worked for changed from brand x to optima. We were getting from 1 to 3 years on brand x and oem batterys, with the optima we got 3-5 years. They get real hard use though. I think the optimas are the longest lasting around but are probably overkill for most of us.

 

well -- true ! but, aren't our entire trucks an over-kill in almost all areas? when i take my yearly (winter) trips to the state of maine, i definately won't have to worry about my starting power. last year i shut off my truck for five hours and my power steering fluid froze! yep! over-kill can be good!

 

Haulin in Dixie hit it just right. The OEM batterys have trashed more than the fenders. It got mine when one exploded and we had a truck in the shop last week that the battery acid got on the entire left side of the engine, and ate the heater lines. Disfigured a lot more. Got on the intercooler tube. Real ugly.
I got 2 batteries from Summit for $85 each and they paid frt. I've had um in for 8 months and so far so good. They stay clean, too.

..Preston..

 

When my truck was less than a year old the drivers side battery blew up starting the truck. The hood insulation was soaked, the intake housing on the other side was all discolored, the cruise has never worked like new again. New commercial batteries were then put in the truck, within a year the both front fenders had acid damage down the paint. The left side had to be disassembeled and painted inside under the battery case. The dealer said no warranty on the damage. Dry cell batteries or "saturated mat" batteries such as Optima cure the problem as well as cable corrosion.

If on a Sunday morning a battery blows up on you, it becomes a serious thing that gives you that sinking feeling in the stomach over the destruction of your new truck. Absolutely ruins your day and also the front of the truck.

 

Did you REALLY miss his point?

 

why would a battery blow up? have been driving for 40 years and never had one blow?