I have an OPTIMA YELLOWTOP....was a little stretch to get it in....just a little. It is UNHEARD OF to have ANY battery here in AZ last for say more than 2-4 years. The Optima has been in the car for 7 years....yeah SEVEN! Best battery I ever had....out of 107 of them!
I'm a fan of Optima, I run them in all of my vehicles. I live in sub zero winter climate. Once I left my car sitting for an entire week during -40F windchill. Everyone else needed jump starts, my car turned right over and came to life. I've accidentally left interior lights on overnight with no issues starting in the morning. On top of the performance is the longevity, the battery lasted a decade with no issues.
My Optima same model as that, is on its 11th year . Yes, non-corrosive. I switched to AGM because I was tired of batteries coming apart at the top seam and leaking acid into the engine bay. I have never had corrosion on the Optima terminals, either. Recently made Optimas have lost their good reputation however, so if you buy one, make sure you can return it if it dies prematurely. I have switched to another brand AGM on the basis of those bad reports.
My TT has an OPTIMA YELLOW TOP. Battery put in service date 12/2006 9 years on a battery in this heat...un freakin heard of! Very good value for down here.
Been running an optima in both my cars for years. Best decision ever.
Purchased a Red Top 35 today and it fits! I did have to take the bottom bracket and flip it so that the side of the battery facing the headlight [+ -] stayed secure.
I just threw in a red top in the G60 and it did not fit well at all. The optima website mentioned some sort of adapters that were supposed to fit on the long edges of the battery to make it fit better under the battery holder, but I did not get any with my battery. I ended up shimming it to get it snug.
Optimas are garbage. Mine didn't survive a 3 month work assignment. The battery was less than 2 years old, and fully charged when I left. Dead when I came back. Blew up like a football when I tried to charge it.
Optima batteries are garbage.
My last Optima was outlasted by a Sears Die Hard.
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