Battery OPTIMA or OEM Hyundai

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.

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.

I bought a red top and have had no problems!! Can run the radio with the car off. Car can sit for weeks with no problems starting. Worth every penny

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.

The "new" Optima in my RX7 died after a very short life

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.