I had an Optima that behaved like this and took it back to AutoZone, they swapped it out without much hassle.
Cons: poor performance
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I've owned an optima before. Will never buy another one. I used one in my 4x4 to listen to music while camping, play it until the sub cuts out, get a jump, charge it and repeat. Ended up damaging the battery and it would never hold a charge and struggled to start the truck after a weekend of camping. Tossed it out after 2 years.
Cons: damaged easily, wouldn't hold charge, struggled to start
Optima is not what it used to be. Total and utter crap.
Cons: poor quality, not like before
Every optima battery I have seen in customer vehicles (I'm an auto tech) goes to crap in about 6 months to a year. I think these types of batteries are more sensitive to low voltages. They also don't hold up at all during the freezing winter months.
Cons: short lifespan, sensitive to low voltage, poor winter performance
I had an optima in my garage queen, wasn't even hooked up most of the time(unhooked it till I wanted to drive/work on it). it died 2 years and one month later, with MAYBE 1000 miles on it, no replacement/etc. now it's a doorstop in my garage.
Cons: died prematurely, no replacement
Mileage: 1000 km
Optima batteries have slowly gone to shit since they were bought by Johnson Controls.
Cons: quality declined
Their batteries have never been great, and they've always failed prematurely for myself and several others.
Cons: never great, failed prematurely
Optima is no longer the same quality as it was years ago due to outsourcing to Mexico
Cons: quality declined, outsourced production
Optimas are junk. They used to be good years ago but that time has passed.
Cons: junk quality, quality declined
I bought a red top used off craigslist over 3years ago and it's still great.
Pros: still great after 3 years
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