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Optima Battery.....worth it?
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Optima Battery.....worth it? I am buying a new battery for my ride. I could buy a red top battery or a top of the line Interstate (insert whatever brand here), a bunch of air fresheners, wheel cleaner and Danzig cd's. JK...is the Optima worth almost twice as much as a non gel battery? Opinions wanted.Thanks for the look
to me a battery is a battery, ive had a duralast gold top since i bought my car its never failed me. Maybe i dont understand what the benefit in an optima is, could someone explain it?
To answer your question, duralast gold= great battery
To answer your question, duralast gold= great battery
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From: Vancouver,[KITSILANO].B.C. Canada *WestCoast*
Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
I got a red top for mine and its been good to me so far. Next time Im buying a gel cell.
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Optima's are gel cells. They are advertised as gel. Not liquid like 99.9% of batteries.
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I dont know if its bad luck or what but i have had a couple of redtops within the course of a year and they both failed on me. I now have an interstate and that thing is verry dependable and always keeps its charge.. 
Originally Posted by little Red Camaro
they are lighter, but my red top didn't fit real well in the battery tray!
Originally Posted by ex-SS-ve
thats because you bought a 78dt series optima. these cars use the 35dt series. on another note. yes the optimas worth the money. where a wet cell battery will be lucky to see 3-4 years my optima has been with me for 8 years. with zero probs. even was in my green car when i rolled and crashed it. still works like a charm!
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Had a red top for 3 mos. and it died--no warning. Returned it for a Duralast gold top and got 50 buck back also. The duralast has been fine since I put it in. Also have duralast in the wifes Navigator and the Maxima work car--both are awesome. Optima makes a good battery, I just must have gotten a dud. My gold top duralast has a 5yr. free replacement warranty.
