I went with Interstate Battery been sitting in car for three and a half weeks will try to start it tomorrow and see what happens
Optima battery ???'s
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My experience is way different. I used an Odyssey in the Wife's Cobalt because the battery is in the trunk. At the time the specialy vented GM battery was hard to find and $300. So I liked the idea of a sealed AGM battery that would not gas in the trunk. It lasted 7 or 8 years flawlessly with a woman driver. Then one night it just quit at the worst possible time far from home. Research indicated that those type were originally developed for aviation so they could be upside down and not spill acid. But they had a history of failure with no warning so aviation spec'd two batteries so there would be redundancy. By then Sears offered a Die Hard in that style so I got one on sale very cheap and so far no issues. Now in my Jeep I have a pretty old red top Optima that has led an excruciatingly bad life. At first we thought the battery was crap but it was the vehicle it was in. It lives on in the Jeep with just an occasional charge just because. So perhaps the OP just got some bad ones and it's a coincidence.
It doesn't matter what Brand of battery you buy there will always be a percentage that are faulty, just law of averages.
I've had luck with any Gel battery l've bought, which are Optima an Interstate an they sit for long periods of time without being used. I guess l'm just lucky!!
Even my ATV's have them.
I've had luck with any Gel battery l've bought, which are Optima an Interstate an they sit for long periods of time without being used. I guess l'm just lucky!!
Even my ATV's have them.
East Penn is Made in USA, and they supply all the AGM batteries sold at AutoZone, O'Reilly and NAPA.
And if laws wouldn't allow coils to be made here, ALL coils would be made in Mexico, not just most.
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The ones made by East Penn are the calcium type and don't have coils.
http://www.hendonpub.com/law_and_order/articles/2015/04/agm_battery_technology
The "coils" in the Optima are just the spiral shape of the plates. I thought Turna meant ignition coils.
All plates are basically lead, in the calcium type it's doped with calcium and not pure lead.
Oh, and NorthStar -- the "best of the best" pure lead -- is made in Missouri?
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Dickey, I guess nothing I can tell you will change your mind lol. Everything from Mexico is total crap! Did you also know that men have not landed on the moon yet either? It was a total scam, I watched it on Netflix!
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