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Posted by East Bay 50 (Member # 8081) on :
 
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
 
Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
costco and carquest here in vallejo has them on special for 149.99 but only two left.
 
Posted by cummins (Member # 5931) on :
 
I think those things are junk. Better off just going with a good battery like an Interstate.
 
Posted by svt306snake (Member # 1967) on :
 
quote:
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
 
Posted by 925GT50 (Member # 2683) on :
 
Any 1 know where they have a yellow top in stock. my boy needs one this thursday seems everywhere dont have them.
 
Posted by Dave50 (Member # 5238) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by svt306snake:
quote:
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.
 
Posted by stanger50 (Member # 1665) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by fastertoys1 (Member # 5270) on :
 
ive use them in the past as well, and ill never buy another one again....
+1 for junk!!
 
Posted by 925GT50 (Member # 2683) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by 1SLOWLX (Member # 558) on :
 
We stock yellow tops at costco as well
 
Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
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!
 
Posted by East Bay 50 (Member # 8081) on :
 
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?
 
Posted by 89foxstang (Member # 5908) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by essasin (Member # 4741) on :
 
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 ]
 
Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by Bronco Man (Member # 8401) on :
 
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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