
09-05-2010, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by zrayr
I had an red top Optima in my 289 for 8 years. It worked fine all that time, but no more than a month between starts. Most of time I was driving the car several times a week. Last month it just was dead. I don't know if my luck with Optima batteries is the norm or not, but a battery that lasted 8 years with continual use is pretty good.
Z.
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The red top Optima in my street car is going on 8 years old, the one in my race car is 4 years old, no problems with either of them.........
Maybe the older batteries are better made than the newer ones.......
David
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