Battery OPTIMA or Duralast

Optima is a great battery if you're running heavy-duty sound systems.

Optima is very good, Run them in all my cars. Hold their charge well in my chilly climate as well.

Optima batteries tend to last pretty long because they use AGM over lead acid

Been running red tops for 2 years. been fine so far.

I've also had great luck with AutoZone's Duralast Gold/Platinum batteries and they have better warranty than most others as well.

2007 EOS VR6 6 volt Optima battery replacement Just following up to help out anybody else grappling with this expensive battery situation. I bought two of the red top Optima 8010-044 batteries on Amazon for $189 each and replaced the absurd $$$ yellow ones with no problems whatsoever. All I did was buy a battery charger and hooked it up to the jump points under the hood before disconnecting the old batteries, it was enough to retain all settings. To sum up, don't worry, it's a super simple operation that in no way requires an expensive trip to VW service. I will update if any problems arise as it's only been about a week as of this writing.

My 2.8-year old mk6 GTI OEM battery started to show signs of aging about a month ago. It took longer to start when the car is cold and finally it failed to start yesterday. I called VW roadside assistance, got a jump start and went to Autozone, bought a Duralast Platinum AGM battery with size H6/48 . More to follow after the pics.

Johnson Controls ruined Optima.

Optima batteries have taken a hit in quality in recent years.

Optima batteries have been objectively awful for years. Don't buy them.