Battery OPTIMA or Bosch

I just upgraded to a yellow top optima n I'm one cable short on finishing the big three.

Bosch Battery from Pep Boys 80 Bucks with a 20 dollar rebate. OEM fit.

I've done all the scheduled maintenance on the car over the last 6 months including: Bosch S5 Battery

Great battery! I'm really happy with mine.

I have a red top, kicks ass, and would never get anything else..

Optimas are good batteries and they can be mounted in any position. They claim they're a spiracell acr blah blah battery and not a gel cell, but I think that's just marketing.

Optima makes nice batteries. If you feel like getting one, go for it. If you drive a bone stock car in very average conditions, you don't need the optima, but again, they are a good product-if you have the $$ to spend on one, you won't be upset with the performance.

I had numerous Optima batteries in my car for about 12 years and the only reason I kept going with them was because they replaced it under warranty every time they went bad.

Optima is the most overrated battery brand on the planet (I'm not saying the WORST, but they are way too well-known for being a slightly-below-average product). They used to suck when they were gel cell (gel cells all suck) and their more recent AGM (AGM itself is good) batteries aren't great. Made by Johnson Controls, a not-great company, in Mexico.

Aside from getting a defective Bosch battery that was replaced for fre I've never had a problem with either.