Reviews of OPTIMA battery

Replaced batteries with red top optimas and all is good Ok so I just wanted to update the thread and mention that I replaced the yellow top batteries with red tops myself that I bought online and the car works fine. No issues. Everything works as it should.

I have an OPTIMA YELLOWTOP....was a little stretch to get it in....just a little. It is UNHEARD OF to have ANY battery here in AZ last for say more than 2-4 years. The Optima has been in the car for 7 years....yeah SEVEN! Best battery I ever had....out of 107 of them!

I'm a fan of Optima, I run them in all of my vehicles. I live in sub zero winter climate. Once I left my car sitting for an entire week during -40F windchill. Everyone else needed jump starts, my car turned right over and came to life. I've accidentally left interior lights on overnight with no issues starting in the morning. On top of the performance is the longevity, the battery lasted a decade with no issues.

My Optima same model as that, is on its 11th year . Yes, non-corrosive. I switched to AGM because I was tired of batteries coming apart at the top seam and leaking acid into the engine bay. I have never had corrosion on the Optima terminals, either. Recently made Optimas have lost their good reputation however, so if you buy one, make sure you can return it if it dies prematurely. I have switched to another brand AGM on the basis of those bad reports.

My TT has an OPTIMA YELLOW TOP. Battery put in service date 12/2006 9 years on a battery in this heat...un freakin heard of! Very good value for down here.

I go for the best, Optima Yellow Top group size 35 from Johnson Controls. I have owned them before, loved their batteries, a lot of In car Electronics, lights, Sound systems. I prefer Optima Yellow Tops. I installed the new battery, idle issue went away instantly. Driving home that night from work, fire started shooting out from under the hood scoop. Both the fire department and insurance company stated the fire started from the acid in the battery, originating from a single point on the battery. Wiring harness and vacuum lines were toast. Insurance company declared it a total loss.

Used redtops for years. Had a couple go bad, but 3 year free replacement warranty solved that.

Been running an optima in both my cars for years. Best decision ever.

These Optima batteries are crap. Junk. The new battery that i have had for a year now installed in my EOS (that replaced the batteries that were left continually connected to the optimate charger) were tested at Advantage auto parts today and the tester said they only had 180 CCA out of the 750CCA that the battery is rated at. WTF-- JUNK !! I am so frustrated with tis Optima JUNK.

Purchased a Red Top 35 today and it fits! I did have to take the bottom bracket and flip it so that the side of the battery facing the headlight [+ -] stayed secure.