Battery OPTIMA or OEM Subaru

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

I got the yellow top but it was worth every cent fwiw. Swapped to a yellow and feel like I could start first time every time in the tundra.

My yellow top in my mk1 is 8 years old. My yellow ro in my R is 7 months old. They're great.

Used redtops for years. Had a couple go bad, but 3 year free replacement warranty solved that.

Subaru batteries suck

I have definitely experienced said quality issues on multiple Optima batteries. They all lasted about a year for me.

Haven't been impressed with the quality of optima over the last 5ish years.