Re: whos runnin an optima?
I'm in the minority here. I've had three (one red, two yellows) and I do not think I will ever buy one again. They all seem to discharge from sitting around a lot faster than traditional batteries. I have a yellow top in my Nissan wheelin' rig and it is always half-dead when I go to drive it. My K5 had a red-top that kicked the bucket way too early in life. My boat received a yellow-top this summer and it discharged like heck by fall (and I have a battery disconnect on the boat).
Overall, not impressed. I hear good things about Orbitals though. One of the wheelin' boards I go on had a thread a while back about how the quality of Optimas have slipped over the last few years. Apparently they made a good name for themselves then something changed and now they are mostly junk. I'll see if I can find a link.
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Building a stripper, one part at a time: 1969 K5, 307, 3spd, 3 seats, hard top. Added Pwr Discs, Pwr Steering, Aux Battery, T-case Skid, Lighted Sidemarkers, HEI, Lock-Right Diff, ECE Class IV Hitch, 32" MT/Rs. Parts to Install: Hand Throttle, Console, Tow Hooks, Dual Horns, AM-FM, Dealer Swing-Away Tire Carrier, Gas Tank Skid.
Also building a 1950 Willys CJ-3A and off-roading a 2001 Nissan Frontier on 1-Ton Portals...
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