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Topic: Who has the best price on optima red top batteries?
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East Bay 50
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I am looking for a new battery for my foxbody and wanted to know who had the best price on one. The best I have found so far is around 179.00
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Kurgan tuned stroked and blown 347 foxbody. boost nukka!
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fordologist
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costco and carquest here in vallejo has them on special for 149.99 but only two left.
Posts: 4597 | From: the V-town | Registered: May 2003
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cummins
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I think those things are junk. Better off just going with a good battery like an Interstate.
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Posts: 3441 | From: The Rice Fields | Registered: Aug 2005
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svt306snake
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Originally posted by cummins:
I think those things are junk. Better off just going with a good battery like an Interstate.
I AGREE WITH CUMMINS ON THIS ONE
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Posts: 5841 | From: SACRAMENTO "916" YA KNOW | Registered: Oct 2002
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925GT50
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Any 1 know where they have a yellow top in stock. my boy needs one this thursday seems everywhere dont have them.
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1990 GT hatch (owned since 05')
1988 GT (sold)
1995 SN95 Cobra (totaled/parted)
1995 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am LT1 (daily driver)
Posts: 2443 | From: 925 | Registered: Apr 2003
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Dave50
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Originally posted by svt306snake:
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Originally posted by cummins:
I think those things are junk. Better off just going with a good battery like an Interstate.
I AGREE WITH CUMMINS ON THIS ONE
I also agree and so do all my friends! The things are JUNK! Get a duralast gold or something.
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Posts: 552 | From: lincoln | Registered: Jan 2005
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stanger50
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i would go with a kinetik 800. this is soo much better then the red tops. 900 CCA and you can get them from ebay for like $129 shipped. there mostly used in the car audio world.
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fastertoys1
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ive use them in the past as well, and ill never buy another one again....
+1 for junk!!
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925GT50
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I have to agree red top optims are junk however once I got my yellow top zero problems. I went thru 2 of the red ones in like 6 months.
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1990 GT hatch (owned since 05')
1988 GT (sold)
1995 SN95 Cobra (totaled/parted)
1995 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am LT1 (daily driver)
Posts: 2443 | From: 925 | Registered: Apr 2003
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1SLOWLX
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We stock yellow tops at costco as well
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Built Tuff with your stuff ;)
Posts: 5231 | From: bay area | Registered: Nov 2001
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fordologist
Member # 2771
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ive had my optima for almost 5 years now and still works as good as the day i bought it!my car will sit for a month sometimes and will just fire right up!
Posts: 4597 | From: the V-town | Registered: May 2003
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East Bay 50
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Damn! it seems like alot of people do not like optimas. Can anyone recommend another type of batetry that is better and has as much power as a optima that i can get locally?
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Kurgan tuned stroked and blown 347 foxbody. boost nukka!
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89foxstang
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The only time i had problems with my optima was when i left it sitting for long periods of time without a charger on it.
Posts: 825 | From: Davis | Registered: Aug 2005
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essasin
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It's a hit or miss. I think the quality control went down through the years. I recently purchased two red tops from costco about a year and half ago. Both of them had dead cells. But the replacement I got runs like a champ.
[ June 23, 2008, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: essasin ]
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Blind
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I love the yellow top in my coupe (parked a lot) and the red top in my 97 (used to be in the coupe).
never had a problem unless I was an idiot and left an accessory running for a few days, but even then it easily recharges if you have a good quality battery charger.
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02 Harley F150, 15psi
Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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Bronco Man
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I have a red top in my F-150 and a yellow top in my 77' Bronco and have had NO problems, and the best thing is they don't gas off, and you can mount them any way you want even upside down. You don't get all the corrosion. Here's a shocker the stock battery in my 95' F-150 lasted me 11 years. Of course when it went I was out of town, so I got the optima and have had no problems. I also have access to Optima and get them cheaper than Costco or 4wheel parts.
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Posts: 98 | From: Fremont | Registered: May 2008
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