Subject	I just buy a Everstart Wal-Mart Battery for $35 :D
Posted by	TwinTurboPoweredZ on January 25, 2005 at 3:20 PM
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In Reply To	optima yellow top batterys.. is 149.99 a good price? posted by frozenguy on January 25, 2005 at 01:26 PM
Message	Its cheap, exact size as stock (24F3S) and exceed CCA requirements at 575CCA min requirement is 500CCA has long reserve capacity and lasts pretty darn long. Battery is made by Johnson Controls company, same ppl who make Nissan OEM batteries you see at the dealer.
Follow Ups	optima yellow top batterys.. is 149.99 a good price? - frozenguy 13:26:51 01/25/05 Got my Optima Yellow Top off EBAY for $135 shipped last year (n/m) - Gold Z 13:35:52 01/25/05 Got mine for $70. - JRH(KY) 13:52:08 01/25/05 awesome...do a group buy ;-) (n/m) - GiZmo 13:53:39 01/25/05 Wish I could. But the effort in putting something like - JRH(KY) 14:05:48 01/25/05 Got 2 yellow tops for $160ish. Local stereo shop. (n/m) - shawn300zTT GT28R soon 15:25:32 01/25/05 Waste of money, go with Die Hard Gold (n/m) - njytrde 14:12:08 01/25/05 not a damn chance (n/m) - genic 14:13:39 01/25/05 Just curious why not? - TT XTZ 14:36:39 01/25/05 i just read a consumer reports on batteries...i remember - ttwanabi 14:42:05 01/25/05 die easy ... hard to start (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 14:43:09 01/25/05 Good to know - thanks, guys. - TT XTZ 14:49:43 01/25/05 Not my experience... - 90Z-NA (ATL) 15:22:35 01/25/05 No problems with mine (n/m) - NytWolf 15:30:38 01/25/05 Not a problem for me... even in Nebraska LOL (n/m) - PIRANHA 22:33:56 01/25/05 Stock battery tie-down's are too tall for Optima - jerdobi 14:13:00 01/25/05 A benefit seen by most - bassplayr 14:19:41 01/25/05 Plan on taking it out soon? - titefit 14:27:49 01/25/05 I can see the stalemate issues - bassplayr 01:58:10 01/26/05 extend the threads to the length needed using a die - Junxster (NoVA) 14:54:59 01/25/05 That, or spend $5 for another set of tie-downs - bassplayr 15:09:34 01/25/05 bought my craftsman set for $100 - Junxster (NoVA) 15:23:07 01/25/05 I love Sears and Craftsman tools - bassplayr 17:08:02 01/25/05 Or you can buy the spacer from optima to lift it up! (n/m) - twinturbineZ 16:10:06 01/25/05 And shave the plastic down - bassplayr 17:10:07 01/25/05 Or you can shave it down, it's only plastic! (n/m) - twinturbineZ 16:11:34 01/25/05 Re: go to Batteries plus get a Odessy dry cell - nowayout 14:14:57 01/25/05 I went to the Optima web-site the other day to get a - zxjpmzx 14:24:39 01/25/05 the reason I use one is because - Luke@tirerack 15:32:15 01/25/05 I like those gel-cell type batteries too. Used them before - zxjpmzx 15:50:48 01/25/05 If you can live with the red top they sell for - barbiecar 14:47:36 01/25/05 I just buy a Everstart Wal-Mart Battery for $35 :D - TwinTurboPoweredZ 15:20:15 01/25/05 That's what I've been using. I replaced the last one when - zxjpmzx 16:07:07 01/25/05 Johnson Control also makes DieHard and Interstate batteries (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 16:20:47 01/25/05 My stock Nissan battery failed after 10 years. 120k miles (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 18:02:20 01/25/05 Aren't red tops better than yellow tops for average car use? - turtleboy 15:24:56 01/25/05 Red is for starting and minimum accessories, Yellow - twinturbineZ 16:17:24 01/25/05 Try Costco .. much cheaper - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 15:55:26 01/25/05 Buy a Nissan one and paint your top yellow :) (n/m) - Coz@CZP 20:59:12 01/25/05
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