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adamthedrummer · 07-10-2013, 09:56 PM

Which yellow top Optima battery do I need to put in my 2011 V6 LS ? I was thinking the D27 ??? Any help ???

Glen e · 07-10-2013, 10:07 PM

no hate involved..do a search on the web...there are much better batteries to buy at less money that last longer....read and convince yourself.

Optima switched to a diff mfr plant a few years ago, not the same as they used to be....

google "optima failure"

adamthedrummer · 07-10-2013, 10:13 PM

I read Ur post about that. Do you really think that their value has gone down that much just because of manufacturing location ???

Glen e · 07-10-2013, 10:22 PM

I can name 3 diff marine mfrs that gave up putting them in boats because of failures - Yellowfin, Sea Vee and Intrepid. They now use Odyssey. Odyssey makes a batt for Sears (Die Hard AGM) that is superior to Optima for the same money,.

That being said, unless you are running multiple amps, premium batteries are not really needed in cars....A good interstate, Wal-Mart or Johnson Controls batt will work fine and last. Get as much CCA as you can get. It's the constant sucking the batt down and recharging that kills them. More reserve and the less you pull every day. day. Batts last a long time if they discharge 10-15%, then recharge, rather than 50%...

hworth18 · 07-12-2013, 06:22 AM

I agree with Glen e.. I only use Interstate batteries and have never had any problems.

07-10-2013, 09:56 PM	#1
adamthedrummer Drives: 2011 IOM V6 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Longview, Tx. Posts: 6	Optima Baterry... Don't hate.... Which yellow top Optima battery do I need to put in my 2011 V6 LS ? I was thinking the D27 ??? Any help ???

07-10-2013, 10:07 PM	#2
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	no hate involved..do a search on the web...there are much better batteries to buy at less money that last longer....read and convince yourself. Optima switched to a diff mfr plant a few years ago, not the same as they used to be.... google "optima failure" __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

07-10-2013, 10:22 PM	#4
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	I can name 3 diff marine mfrs that gave up putting them in boats because of failures - Yellowfin, Sea Vee and Intrepid. They now use Odyssey. Odyssey makes a batt for Sears (Die Hard AGM) that is superior to Optima for the same money,. That being said, unless you are running multiple amps, premium batteries are not really needed in cars....A good interstate, Wal-Mart or Johnson Controls batt will work fine and last. Get as much CCA as you can get. It's the constant sucking the batt down and recharging that kills them. More reserve and the less you pull every day. day. Batts last a long time if they discharge 10-15%, then recharge, rather than 50%... __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

07-12-2013, 06:22 AM	#5
hworth18 Jus' Cruzin Drives: 2017 Camaro 1SS Krypton Green Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Northeast Oklahoma Posts: 1,108 View My Garage	I agree with Glen e.. I only use Interstate batteries and have never had any problems. __________________ “The moment you think you know what’s going on in a women’s head, is the moment your goose is well and truly cooked” -Howard Stark

07-10-2013, 10:13 PM	#3
adamthedrummer Drives: 2011 IOM V6 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Longview, Tx. Posts: 6	I read Ur post about that. Do you really think that their value has gone down that much just because of manufacturing location ???