Battery OPTIMA or OEM Mercedes

I just upgraded to a yellow top optima n I'm one cable short on finishing the big three.

Great battery! I'm really happy with mine.

I have a red top, kicks ass, and would never get anything else..

Optimas are good batteries and they can be mounted in any position. They claim they're a spiracell acr blah blah battery and not a gel cell, but I think that's just marketing.

Optima makes nice batteries. If you feel like getting one, go for it. If you drive a bone stock car in very average conditions, you don't need the optima, but again, they are a good product-if you have the $$ to spend on one, you won't be upset with the performance.

I just bought my battery from Costco last week.....well kind of. I got PepBoys to match the price of the Optima Red Tops that they used to sell.

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.

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

Optimas are junk. They used to be good years ago but that time has passed.

Optima is the most overrated battery brand on the planet (I'm not saying the WORST, but they are way too well-known for being a slightly-below-average product). They used to suck when they were gel cell (gel cells all suck) and their more recent AGM (AGM itself is good) batteries aren't great. Made by Johnson Controls, a not-great company, in Mexico.