Battery Panasonic or OPTIMA

I use optima. Highly recommend it too

Hrp: Optima. Best batteries out there. Have only had 2 since 2001! Red top, yellow and blue. Red should be sufficient unless you've got mega stereo. 800 watts.

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

We had a 2016 lexus with original Panasonic battery. in 2022 had to be replaced, thats 6years. In Arizona batteries last about 2 years. so that was nice.

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.

The yellow top is what I have in my car and there is one issue I have with it, the amp hour rating. The yellow top is only 38a/h where the OEM is about 45a/h. This will lead to the inverter using a lot of energy charging the 12v battery and decrease fuel efficiency.

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

Have two red tops in my 05 GMC. Sneaky suspicion one is bad. They were new when I got the truck six years ago.

Went to start truck after sitting five days and it was dead. Meter showed 12.1 and it charged in an hour which is very fast. Truck would turn over but not run. Checked charge again, primary at 12.4 and secondary at 12.7. Swapped places and truck starts, runs, all accessories work now.

Stay away from optima batteries unless your car specifies an AGM battery because they can be very problematic.