Battery OPTIMA or Duralast

Duralast is a decent brand, I’ve always went with the gold, no real reason just that it’s what was in the car before.

I use oem bc I get discounted price else I’d use optima, bc I personally on my cars with optimas have never had a problem and oldest is coming up on 9 years

I went to the store and traded the core of my perfectly "good" DieHard Gold (~18 mos old) and spent $400 on an Optima Yellow Top. The difference was immediate. Interior lights were brighter, mirrors functioned normally, no 'system off' garbage, truck opened and closed without hesitation. It starts strong and fast. With the temperature dropping, the peace of mind has been 100% worth the price. I even put the portable jump starter back in the garage. It worked.

I bought a red top optimum for my 2019 forester sport. Have had it in for almost 2 years without issue thus far.

My replacement was a Blue Top 34M and it's 8 years old. No issues with Optima here.

I've had great luck with the Optima Yellow Top DS46B24R for Gen2.

I had a Red Top Optima battery, but it’s so dead that even my NOCO AGM charger won’t recognize or charge it.

Think my optima red top is about to give out, it's draining down overnight in the cold

I used an Optima, never again.

my yellow top won't hold a charge after two winters in my project car. will never spend another dime with them