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06-27-2014, 01:46 PM
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Dimitri
Drives: 68 GTO 455 Ram Air; 2014 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Novato, California
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WOW, 11 years out of a Optima Red Top Battery
Wow that blew my mind, 11 years out of a battery. Anything over 5 years is on borrowed time. This was in my parents daily driver, 1999 Chrysler 300m. Best thing about it is the exterior condition of the battery and posts. Absolutely no traces of white acid to clean up any where. Removed the terminals and they were like new....
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06-27-2014, 02:18 PM
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Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Crestline, CA
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I have a Makita drill that I purchased in 1999. Been through a few batteries (they tend to last, maybe three or four years with my light/ moderate usage), but one of the original batts is still kicking. It only recently started to fade. I think batteries are sort of like cars, in that even though they come out of same factory, built by the same people, with the same materials, yet some are excellent while others are dogs. Just luck of the draw.
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06-27-2014, 02:24 PM
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Drives: 2013 Camaro Dusk 2SS/6 Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: New Jersey
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man... that's a long time!
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06-27-2014, 02:26 PM
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Drives: Cyber Grey 2010 2SS RS Join Date: May 2012
Location: Hendersonville Tennessee
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My father has a similar experience with one that he has in his 02' WS6.
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06-27-2014, 04:17 PM
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The great ruiner of plans
Drives: 2014 Camaro 2LS Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Central Louisiana
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Nice try, Optima PR guy!
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06-27-2014, 04:21 PM
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06-27-2014, 04:39 PM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: San Jose, California
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I still have the red top Optima I put in my 2001 Suburban in 2003. Never had any issues. It fires right up everytime. And I only drive it 3 or 4 times a month. The newer ones aren't as good as the older ones. I believe Interstate makes them now. But I could be wrong. I've had the newer ones in other vehicles and had them die after a few years or have them replaced under warrenty. These days I don't think they're any better than a midrange DieHard.
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06-27-2014, 04:47 PM
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Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Crestline, CA
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I gotta say, I am thus far impressed with the factory battery in my 2011 1LT Camaro... 73,000 miles (a few thousand starts)... I spend about an hour every day with the doors open, and the radio on high volume, which surely works the battery pretty hard. Haven't had so much as a flicker or a hesitation out of the battery yet.
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06-27-2014, 04:49 PM
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Drives: #156 ZL575, 97 SS, 87 IROC-Z Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: EUSTIS, FL
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April 2000 till March of 2014. I probably killed it myself. Last use of it was an onboard battery for my race car trailer and I left the 12V inside lights on for 2 weeks. It wouldnt recover. Original use was for my rear engine dragster, it was the first battery for the car.
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06-27-2014, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Houston, Texas
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Still got my first optima redtop i bought back in 1998 in my car. Works great
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06-27-2014, 11:29 PM
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Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: WNY
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my yellow top lasted me 7years.
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06-28-2014, 12:37 AM
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Drives: 2017 A10 ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Jupiter, Fl
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I run an optima battery in my world challenge race car per the world challenge rules. The battery didn't last longer than 2 months before failing and making me lose control because my car has electric power steering. One small failure caused me a lot of money.
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