Battery OPTIMA or OEM Audi

I put that same Optima in 6 years ago (to the month!). Mines still fine knock on wood

Red optima battery on my 93 integra 10 yrs old still starts.

FWIW, my post is the top one, I did not go with an OEM battery after reading through other threads where users had issues finding one in stock and instead went with the Optima YellowTop that was recommended on their site. I have had zero issues.

I recently switched to an Optima Red Top 35 Series which has 720 CCA.

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.

Had an Optima once. It was fine til it died, and it died hard. These days I stick with Interstate blemished units, since you can get them with cosmetic blems for about $35 from your local dealer. Cable wise, I updated them with the ones from a Mk3 VR6. I like the connectors better. Cables seem to be identical otherwise. Thicker alternator wire from Autotech is a must.

Optimas are garbage. Mine didn't survive a 3 month work assignment. The battery was less than 2 years old, and fully charged when I left. Dead when I came back. Blew up like a football when I tried to charge it.

Optima batteries are garbage.

My last Optima was outlasted by a Sears Die Hard.