Battery OPTIMA or Energizer

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.

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

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.

I ended up buying a red top optima gel battery....expeeeensiiiive

I had a red top in my mk5 after the OEM one took a dump. It worked very well without any issues.

been using optima redtops for almost 10years in all my vws. even when i was out of warranty they still let me take it in for a free new swap. theyre somewhat overkill for basic cars but w/e. i love them.

I've been running a redtop in my Outback for 8 years now. Still shows no signs of slowing down. Will be getting another one for sure.

Don't assume the Optima is in good condition either. I love them, I have one in each car, but both my brother and I have bought RED and YELLOW tops that were bad from the store.

Their batteries have never been great, and they've always failed prematurely for myself and several others.

Optima is no longer the same quality as it was years ago due to outsourcing to Mexico