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OPTIMA › Battery

bikemandan 24 Oct 2020, 02:46

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Rating 5.0

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

Pros: still fine after 6 years

OPTIMA › Battery

EyeSeentits 10 Sep 2020, 21:34

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Rating 5.0

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

Pros: still starts after 10yrs

Vehicle: Acura Integra

OPTIMA › Battery

TheMuffnMan 2 Sep 2020, 17:29

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Rating 5.0

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.

Pros: zero issues

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OPTIMA › Battery

matty kirk 29 May 2020, 23:12

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Rating 5.0

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

Pros: high CCA

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OPTIMA › Battery

RickMN 29 Apr 2020, 16:19

Rating 5.0

Optima is a great battery if you're running heavy-duty sound systems.

Pros: great for sound systems

OPTIMA › Battery

WolficallyHD 29 Apr 2020, 15:54

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Rating 5.0

Optima is very good, Run them in all my cars. Hold their charge well in my chilly climate as well.

Pros: hold charge well

OPTIMA › Battery

fallinouttadabox 21 Sep 2016, 00:15

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Rating 3.5

I have an optima, have had others, love them. The only issue I've ever had with an optima is getting a severely discharged battery to take a charge, but through youtube i figured out it was an issue with my charger and started putting another one in parallel.

Pros: good overall, love them

Cons: hard to charge when discharged

OPTIMA › Battery

EscortSportage 6 Jan 2023, 13:11

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Rating 1.0

I killed two of those, never buying again.

Cons: killed two, poor reliability

OEM Subaru › Battery

Available_Ask1537 6 Dec 2022, 22:32

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Rating 2.0

Subaru batteries aren't great in the cold either

Cons: poor in cold weather

OEM Subaru › Battery

Dave-Steel- 5 Dec 2022, 23:17

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Rating 1.5

My battery made for Subaru died on my 2017 Forester 2 weeks before the warranty ran out. SUBARU has their own problems with their batteries.

Cons: died quickly, problems with batteries

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

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