Optima Battery...worth it?

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Nov 1, 2008 | 12:34 PM

#11

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Joined: Sep 2008

Posts: 68

From: Ontario

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Originally Posted by 99BlackPonyGT

put it on a battery tender jr....its made for cars that sit, wont overcharge and its safe to leave it hooked up for however long you want it hooked up

+1, I would recommend that route also.. any type of smart trickle charger will do the trick.

Nov 1, 2008 | 07:53 PM

#12

my little red 90

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Joined: Nov 2007

Posts: 169

From: Bakersfield, CA

check the yellow pages for batterys. i found a store that only sells batteries to the industrial market. i bought a 900 AMP battery for almost a wal-mart price.

Nov 2, 2008 | 11:58 AM

#13

ALMOST STOCK

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Joined: May 2007

Posts: 1,926

From: Calif

I've had the Optima red top for almost 8 yrs and typically my car sits with the battery hooked up from Nov thru March without being started or charged. It's started my car every time in those 7+ yrs.

Nov 2, 2008 | 02:03 PM

#14

ncplaya88

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Joined: Nov 2006

Posts: 166

I have heard of reg batts lasting that long.......i think its the luck of the draw lol, optimas are nice tho

Nov 2, 2008 | 03:10 PM

#15

tncruiser

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Joined: Dec 2005

Posts: 622

From: kingston,tn/eastpointe,mi

i exercise my 73 dodge only a couple times a year. wal marts best (that sound like an oxymoron) 2 years old never let me down i do use a battery switch so it sits with a zero load/drain