[s-cars] Optima Battery- What Model ?

[Tom Green]

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Pollan" <mark.pollan at mci.com>
> To: "S-Cars (E-mail)" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 7:38 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] Optima Battery - What Model?
>
>> .  I do recall reading that Optima makes a good battery
>> but cannot recall the model to use.  If anybody would be so kind to
>> provide
>> info/commentary it would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mark Pollan

Mark,

I don't have a good answer.  The web site is no help and the store I
tried , Batteries Plus, was ambivalent.  I had an orange top in my 5K,
but it's no longer offered.  I think most of the red top are the same
size, all are top post, and the  post is centered on the side of the
case rather than on the corner where the position of the +/- would
matter.  I would only buy one from a store that would install also, to
make sure the cables are long enough to reach the centered post.  They
also make a nice crate spacer to protect the terminals, a necessity of
course.  I would be looking for a high capacity model, but not a deep
cycle.  I see the batteries at Pep Boys, Advance Auto Parts, etc, so
someone should have a good answer,  Just don't get talked into some
monkey boy  fix to make it fit. The pos cable is expensive to replace.

Tom '95 S6