Subject	Don't Choose an Interstate
Posted by	flashstar on November 13, 2010 at 11:26 PM
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In Reply To	Re: So.... What's a quality car batt for the Z? posted by ouikikazz on November 13, 2010 at 06:41 PM
Message	When I bought my car, it had a brand new Interstate Megatron II in it. After just 2 years, its case had split in half at the top and battery acid was leaking out all over my battery tray. Since the warranty had just ended a few days earlier, I couldn't just get it replaced. The interstate battery on my parents' minivan starting leaking acid just a couple months before this incident and had to be replaced as well. After both of these problems, I decided against purchasing another Interstate battery and went with an Optima Red Top. I am very familiar with Sealed Lead Acid Batteries as I work with them in the computer industry. The main trick to making sure that SLAB's don't fail prematurely is to NOT let them discharge all of the way. As long as your optima doesn't discharge, you should have a long-lasting battery.
Follow Ups	So.... What's a quality car batt for the Z? - Halo TTZ 19:48:43 11/12/10 Re: So.... What's a quality car batt for the Z? - ttz'in (NorCal) 19:57:51 11/12/10 Boo Optimas (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 20:06:58 11/12/10 Boo Red top Optimas,********* FIXED********** (n/m) - Halo TTZ 20:10:21 11/12/10 Re: Boo Optimas - CmyZ 15:22:47 11/13/10 i've had great luck with interstates - KasbeKZ(VA) 20:30:36 11/12/10 Re: So.... What's a quality car batt for the Z? - njz 20:08:53 11/12/10 Re: Re: So.... What's a quality car batt for the Z? (n/m) - njz 20:18:09 11/12/10 Re: Re: So.... What's a quality car batt for the Z? - ttz'in (NorCal) 20:37:45 11/12/10 DieHard Gold works great for me. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 20:51:48 11/12/10 Re: DieHard Gold works great for me. - ttz'in (NorCal) 20:58:50 11/12/10 I 2nd that... just put another Diehard Gold in my Z after - Piranha 03:29:01 11/13/10 after giving up on Optima, I've been happy with my DieHard - zgene4 22:18:24 11/12/10 The Odyssey Batteries Work very well - Spectrum (WI) 22:21:21 11/12/10 I see lots of boos for Optimas, short answer on why? - CoHPhasor 23:23:13 11/12/10 Also interested to know - bartz32tt 01:35:19 11/13/10 They dont last or hold up to being recharged well. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 07:01:23 11/13/10 Really? On the car audio forums I used to frequent, many - black300zx 09:28:59 11/13/10 In particular in my experiance the red tops aint worth it (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 22:32:07 11/13/10 I have Optima red top in my Z, yellow top in - Trailboss 07:57:01 11/13/10 Count your blessings because you must be one of the few - MixManMash 09:12:20 11/13/10 You should come see my garage. - Woody75 (Denver) 09:37:50 11/13/10 One of which is mine with less than 2,000 miles on it haha. (n/m) - monty31 12:29:43 11/13/10 reds just don't seem to hold their own. I have a used Yellow - Halo TTZ 16:36:50 11/13/10 AC Delco. Works great. - MixManMash 23:27:42 11/12/10 Interstate or AC Delco. End of Story (n/m) - Drk93TT 23:40:18 11/12/10 Diehard gold if you're on a budget, Odyssey/Diehard Platinum - Polish 01:30:30 11/13/10 Thanks for the information! (n/m) - Piranha 08:25:49 11/13/10 Little ditty 4 U, check the water in Optima's.. - ttz'in (NorCal) 09:55:41 11/13/10 You cannot replace water in sealed gel batteries, nor can - zgene4 11:10:04 11/13/10 Knew this was coming .Ok, here's how you do it. - ttz'in (NorCal) 11:20:47 11/13/10 I have a new Lexus battery - blackomega 16:11:33 11/13/10 thanks every one! got a DH gold. (n/m) - Halo TTZ 16:31:55 11/13/10 Kirkland (n/m) - inf 18:31:46 11/13/10 Re: So.... What's a quality car batt for the Z? - ouikikazz 18:41:39 11/13/10 Don't Choose an Interstate - flashstar 23:26:31 11/13/10 i had red top optima and died exactly after 3 years. - RedSER13 14:25:19 11/15/10
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