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OEM Mercedes

OPTIMA › Battery

jeepnjeff75 22 Oct 2024, 02:31

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Rating 5.0

My replacement was a Blue Top 34M and it's 8 years old. No issues with Optima here.

Pros: 8 years old, no issues

Vehicle: Jeep

OPTIMA › Battery

don_chuwish 16 Oct 2024, 17:28

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Rating 5.0

I've had great luck with the Optima Yellow Top DS46B24R for Gen2.

Pros: great luck

Vehicle: Toyota Prius

Part number: DS46B24R

OPTIMA › Battery

l8apex 27 Sep 2024, 13:59

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Rating 5.0

I've run Optima red tops for years and never had a problem.

Pros: reliable, no issues

OPTIMA › Battery

DimensionNatural8966 23 Sep 2024, 00:41

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Rating 4.5

Ended up finding a red top in the back of the store at Advanced (34R with 800CCA). If you go with Optima know that it takes some modification with the wiring. I needed to remove a cable tie and relocate one of the positive leads. Outback started right up and is running great.

Pros: starts reliably, runs great

Cons: requires wiring modification

Vehicle: Subaru Outback

OPTIMA › Battery

tamzidC 29 Aug 2024, 11:05

Rating 4.5

I had a Yellow top optima installed for my subaru around 2015, it lasted until just today - held out well

Pros: held out well, long lifespan

Vehicle: Subaru

OPTIMA › Battery

Aidanone 12 Apr 2024, 15:14

Rating 4.0

Maybe last year I got a letter from Subaru Canada saying the battery was being recalled and I could get a replacement.

…After I had already replaced it with an Optima Yellow Top.

Vehicle: Subaru

OPTIMA › Battery

Blackjackreno 15 Jan 2025, 21:17

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Rating 3.5

The optimas (red top) I got in 2019 are still going. They are not the best though just better than liquid.

Pros: good longevity

Cons: not best performance

OPTIMA › Battery

coaudavman 16 Dec 2023, 15:38

Rating 1.0

Optoma are shit nowadays anyway.

Cons: poor quality

Vehicle: Subaru

OPTIMA › Battery

R15K 16 Dec 2023, 14:13

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Rating 1.0

Optima batteries suck as of the parent company’s sale about 10 years ago. Dead battery rate tripled in our fleet of cop cars (used for driving instruction).

Cons: high dead battery rate