Battery OPTIMA or OEM Mercedes

I've been running a red top Optima for about four years now and no complaints.

I know some people love to shit on Optima but my yellow top is still kickin at 10 years old. Been run to the ground a couple of times over the years and the slow charger brings it right back.

I run yellowtops in my car and truck and the truck is going on 5 years now and still kicking.

I have have good luck bringing sulfated Optimas to my local Interstate Battery. They’ve brought several back from the dead for me and they went on to last a very long time.

I got a red top optima, put the subaru battery blanket on it. Good down to -10f.

When you say, \u201ctwo new batteries\u201d are you speaking of the big ones? There is a small one that operate your convenience/comfort items. It looks like a small garage door battery.

Skip the dupmtima battery and save the coin. The extra capacity of a larger battery might not make the battery last longer (+5-7 years), heat kills batteries more than a few seconds of starting, and heat doesn't care if you have a small or large battery.

I also have an 18 and replaced factory with an Optima Yellowtop. Did not last long at all which sucks, was excited to try a battery I've heard so much good about. Went back to OEM since I didn't want any headache and it lasted me quite a bit the first time. Seems like Optima has declined in quality over time.

Replaced my OEM battery with a yellow top and it lasted less than a year. Complete junk imo.

When I worked at the auto parts store, we warrantied a lot of Optima’s. I’d be careful before dropping money for one.