[Shotimes] Optima Batteries

[James White]

I bought an Optima for the '93MTX a while back and then 3 years later bought
them for my '95 MTX and the AWA's truck.

Well the '93's Optima went bad at 43 months and I could not find anybody to
even talk about warranty.  Maybe this was the time that Johnson was buying
them?  Optima e-mailed me like 12 distributors and if they were still in
business, they would not talk about warranty.  But before that I had bought
2 more from a local distributor, who cashed my check and went out of
business.

The Optima in the '95 went sour in about 36 months and AutoZone, who now
handles them would not believe the date on my hand written receipt.

The Optima in the AWA's truck lasted about 48 months.

I think that these things (all red tops) are no better than a regular
battery,but cost twice as miuch.

regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   282k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   274k lots of mods and using a lot of oil...
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Bruce" <rbruce@bellatlantic.net>
To: "SHO_Tech" <TechSHO@topica.com>; "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:47 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Optima Batteries


> I visited my local Interstate Battery Distributor today.  We had a nice
> discussion and he revealed some info that you may find interesting.  He
> noted:
>
> a) All Interstate Batteries are made by Johnson Controls.
>
> b) Optima Batteries is owned by Johnson Controls.
>
> c) Optima makes a lot more sizes than their web site indicates.  He showed
> me his list and there is at least ten or so sizes available.
>
> d) This distributor also sells Optimas and is getting a lot of returns of
> the Red Top models.  He recommends buying the Yellow Top, deep cycle model
> as very few of them have problems.
>
> Robert Bruce
> 93 atx
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