Subject	Aren't red tops better than yellow tops for average car use?
Posted by	turtleboy on January 25, 2005 at 3:24 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	I read through optimas site.. seemed like that was the case. Yellow tops just for situations where you need a shitload of power. Back Pressure Kills.
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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