Optima Battery retired after 9 years

[Trueoo7]

I've got 9 years on a Hyundai Sonata battery and still going strong. The key is to never let them go dead, it harms the cells and they never come back 100%.

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by Trueoo7

I've got 9 years on a Hyundai Sonata battery and still going strong. The key is to never let them go dead, it harms the cells and they never come back 100%.

Yep, and iffin I'd have taken better care of,it may have lasted longer....I had a short in the electrical systems and it would take about 2 weeks to kill the battery, did this 3 or 4 times till I got the wiring fixed, once I had forgot about it and the battery was dead and stayed that way at least a month.....much neglect and abuse on my part, not the battery's fault, my present red top Optima is about 3 or 4 years old and seems to be doing fine.....

David

[venum14]

My first Optima is so old I lost track! It was in my Cobra for several years and then I loaned it to my son for his '66 Mustang. That car was wrecked (not his fault) and we moved the battery to his '65 fastback.

I just dug out the sales receipt and it is dated August 1998! Wow, is 13 years a record? The battery is still going strong...I have been running my second Optima in my Cobra now for over six years. with zero problems. Keep them away from heat and don't let them run dead. They will last a long time.

Jeff