Optima batteries?
03-03-2005, 07:39 PM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
A lot of horror stories beginning to show up on Optima batteries. I'm on my 3rd Optima Red Top in 4 years---Cells keep on going dead. I'll be shopping for something different the next time I need a battery...Good luck w/ your search.... 
03-04-2005, 07:48 AM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by Wolfmanjohn
It's tough to go wrong with an Interstate.
03-04-2005, 08:27 AM
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Whatever the hell you buy....do yourself a favor and hold on to your invoice!! The Optima peeps have a really hard time trying to replace a batt without your invoice!! Myself....I have had now a total of three Optimas go bad in two years on three seperate cars!! I don't think they are what they use to be!! Dunno...maybe its just my luck.
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03-04-2005, 08:32 AM
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Le Mans Master
Originally Posted by Autoworker
Getting ready to buy a battery for the '98. Any stories good or bad, on Optima batteries in a C5?
Sounds like you just need to get a name brand battery and convert to a top post battery to avoid leaks.
I have had good luck with Delco batteries if you get one that does not leak. Luckily, I have a 2004 Z06 and the factory went back to top post batteries so I have had no problems.
03-04-2005, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by LRD VDR
Whatever the hell you buy....do yourself a favor and hold on to your invoice!! The Optima peeps have a really hard time trying to replace a batt without your invoice!! Myself....I have had now a total of three Optimas go bad in two years on three seperate cars!! I don't think they are what they use to be!! Dunno...maybe its just my luck.
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03-04-2005, 10:31 AM
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According to the owner of a local battery shop that sells different types of batteries, including Optima, he said they aren't what they used to be. He recommended I buy an Orbital...
08-21-2022, 09:33 AM
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My Interstate Died in 2 years as one cell was bad and it sucks having to monitor the fluid level which is not necessary in a sealed battery. I had a battery tender on it and it should have lasted longer. This brand is WRONG and I will never buy another one.
08-21-2022, 12:58 PM
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Le Mans Master
My first optima red top in 06 lasted a good 5 years, then went to yellow top and it went 7 years, after that replacement optimas must have been junk because they all went bad after about 1.5 years so I switched to Champion AGM a few years ago and still going strong.
08-22-2022, 08:31 AM
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A 17 year old thread.....................
