Do I want an Optima?

[John Cody Forbes]

David Ullrich wrote:
> I would agree witht the others about Optimas being safe for in
> compartment use as long as not over charged. But I would also concur
> with those who have said they havent had much luck with them. I know
> several of my FLAPS and my local Battery Plus store have stopped
> carrying them due to frequent failures well within the the free
> replacement persiod. I personally have had very good luck with them,
> but Ive only had 2 and both were red-tops bought back in the mid
> 1990s and BOTH are still going strong over 10 years later. So, newer
> ones may be of different quality. YMMV
>

Thats something I'll have to comment on. I've heard from a GREAT number of 
people that nerwer Optimas are far less reliable then older ones. Those who 
bought one a few years back still use them, and those that got one within 
say 4 years have replaced one a year.

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