Optima red top vs factory battery - Toyota Yaris Forums

The Architect · 02-21-2010, 11:38 AM

the cheapest new price youll find shipped is probably from first optima batteries for $182.95 shipped, its where I got mine.

http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/schema_D35.html

RedRide · 02-21-2010, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by The Architect

the cheapest new price youll find shipped is probably from first optima batteries for $182.95 shipped, its where I got mine.

http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/schema_D35.html

That's where I got my Optima red top (#35) a few years ago for my Celica. They do have about the cheapest prices around.
However, I just checked their site and they have the #35 red top listed for $154.95, shipped.

http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/index.html#redspecs

talnlnky · 02-21-2010, 12:01 PM

i have a hard time believing there was a bad batch of oem batteries, or that the batteries just suck. It comes down to your listening/driving habbits... My bat is going on 2.5years old, and i've had an amplifier in my car for over a year, granted it's not a big one, but it's still much more of a drain on the system than the car was designed for.

Living in warmer climates doesn't help either, so the closer you are to the equator, the more careful you have to be due to higher temps allowing bats to discharge much quicker.

There has never been a cheap way to get optima batteries (that were brand new).

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talnlnky Audio Junky Drives: 08 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 1,412	i have a hard time believing there was a bad batch of oem batteries, or that the batteries just suck. It comes down to your listening/driving habbits... My bat is going on 2.5years old, and i've had an amplifier in my car for over a year, granted it's not a big one, but it's still much more of a drain on the system than the car was designed for. Living in warmer climates doesn't help either, so the closer you are to the equator, the more careful you have to be due to higher temps allowing bats to discharge much quicker. There has never been a cheap way to get optima batteries (that were brand new). __________________