Optima Battery
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Both in the Lightning World and Mustang World it seems everyone has the same thing to say. They're good when they work BUT when they go they go. Out of absolutely no where BAM your stranded, no warning, no reason to think it's going bad, you just get in to start it and nothing.....
It's happened to hundreds if not thousands.
Dont get me wrong it's a great Battery when new but as said their life span seems to be only 2- 3 years (and thats not much for that kind of money imo).
I had a Yellow Top in my old Lightning and it died out of nowhere and left me stranded. I threw my old 9 year old oem Batt in it I had sitting uncharged in my basement for years and years and it started right up and worked perfect for years afterward til I sold it.
Then Red Top took a chit in this Cobra 3 weekends ago, get in it to go and BAM nothing....
(3 yr wrrny expired in July)
Thats 2 out of 2 failures for me so no more Optima's are going in my cars.
I bought the top of the line Auto Zone Duralast Gold Batt for the Cobra and ran the same one in 2 out of 3 of my old Lightnings. Never once have I had a single issue with any of them no matter how many years old they were....
It's happened to hundreds if not thousands.
Dont get me wrong it's a great Battery when new but as said their life span seems to be only 2- 3 years (and thats not much for that kind of money imo).
I had a Yellow Top in my old Lightning and it died out of nowhere and left me stranded. I threw my old 9 year old oem Batt in it I had sitting uncharged in my basement for years and years and it started right up and worked perfect for years afterward til I sold it.
Then Red Top took a chit in this Cobra 3 weekends ago, get in it to go and BAM nothing....
(3 yr wrrny expired in July)Thats 2 out of 2 failures for me so no more Optima's are going in my cars.
I bought the top of the line Auto Zone Duralast Gold Batt for the Cobra and ran the same one in 2 out of 3 of my old Lightnings. Never once have I had a single issue with any of them no matter how many years old they were....
As said they're great when they work but search "[ame="http://www.google.com/search?q=optima+battery+died&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a#q=optima+battery+died&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=nne&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&prmd=iv&ei=r6vpTID-OYL98Aac1tTDDQ&start=0&sa=N&fp=269988b335e72e7d"]optima battery died[/ame]" and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about
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How about ford finds out what is wrong with my car. The battery lasts a whopping 3-5 days sitting and it is dead!!!
Have gone through about 5 trips to the stealership with the same problem. I get told "the car is meant to be driven, not sit there for long periods of time". What the hell is that supposed to mean.
And before someone says "just get a battery tender and your all good", I have one, but why should I need it if the car is going to only sit for a week.
This just burns my ass. When the weather warms up I am going to start yanking fuses and see what the hell the deal is.
Rant over, now back to your optima batteries.
Have gone through about 5 trips to the stealership with the same problem. I get told "the car is meant to be driven, not sit there for long periods of time". What the hell is that supposed to mean.
And before someone says "just get a battery tender and your all good", I have one, but why should I need it if the car is going to only sit for a week.
This just burns my ass. When the weather warms up I am going to start yanking fuses and see what the hell the deal is.
Rant over, now back to your optima batteries.
My red top worked great for ~5.5 years or so then it started having issues in the cold. Summertime it's still good and holds a charge. Winter I get like 2-3 days tops and it is dead. I don't use it anymore it's my doorstop for my garage's side door now instead. Not worth it croaking out and jumpstarting in the cold every few days.
It was nice while it lasted though no doubt, but I dunno if I'd pay the $ for it again.
It was nice while it lasted though no doubt, but I dunno if I'd pay the $ for it again.
