red top

[richp85elco]

is $148 total for a brand new optima red top 75-25 720CCA a good price? its the cheapest i have found so far and the best battery for my money at the moment.

 

[LSCustoms]

yes decent price, if you can get the yellow top for the same price, would be the best bang for the buck...only time I see them cheaper is at the swap meets every year, you can get one for as low as $70

 

[richp85elco]

yes decent price, if you can get the yellow top for the same price, would be the best bang for the buck...only time I see them cheaper is at the swap meets every year, you can get one for as low as $70

cool thanks bro, i think I might snatch it up then, Im highly skeptical of used batteries but if your saying 70 for a new one then I might have to wait till the next swap meet. i think the LB one just passed

I was looking at the yellow tops but at the price of the red they have much lower CCA and i want at least 700. The batt I have now doesnt spin my motor fast enough to get it to start.

 

[LSCustoms]

yes decent price, if you can get the yellow top for the same price, would be the best bang for the buck...only time I see them cheaper is at the swap meets every year, you can get one for as low as $70

cool thanks bro, i think I might snatch it up then, Im highly skeptical of used batteries but if your saying 70 for a new one then I might have to wait till the next swap meet. i think the LB one just passed

I was looking at the yellow tops but at the price of the red they have much lower CCA and i want at least 700. The batt I have now doesnt spin my motor fast enough to get it to start.

the yellow has more than enough cca, but is the better option if you are running any decent electronics... and dont have much room for a second battery... I think I have a card to the Optima guy/booth I met at the pomona swap meet, and the 70 batteries carried the same warranty and were guaranteed...

 

[richp85elco]

hmm the next one at pomona is the 15th so I might have to go check it out. thanks

 

[78MC-BBC]

the amount of problems I've had with optima's, you couldn't get me to take one even if it was free. worst battery I've ever had

 

[Rocket]

i've had a few red tops that were absolute junk, not sure if it was a bad run of batteries or what but the last couple have been great and never had any issues with a yellow top

 

[richp85elco]

ive heard that from alot of people, I was using a marine battery that works great and had more reserve than a yellow top but once my engine warmed up, it wouldnt have enough CA to turn the motor over fast enough because it was from my dads 4 cylinder inboard boat. I was looking to get a autozone one because you can just switch them for new ones whenever but they dont offer one with dual post in the right size. So its really my only other option for what i can afford at the moment

 

[78MC-BBC]

In both my 96 Tahoe daily driver and my 78 Monte i am running identical batteries and have had zero problems. The trick with advance is to buy it online to pick it up in store, use a discount code and get the battery for dirt cheap with a big warranty. The Tahoe battery fits in the stock Monte Carlo battery tray, has top and side posts.

The batteries i have are 800cca/600ca with a 5 year warranty, listed for $107.99 but i had a discount code for $30 off a purchase over $100. so in all i paid $77.99

 

[LSCustoms]

I have never had an issue with any of my Optimas, be it a red top or a yellow, If I wasnt running dual batteries, then I would get the yellow top, because it is designed for dual purpose. if I was running dual, I would get one red and one yellow...

I have and currently also use Odyssey which may be more expensive, i use it on my harley... zero issues since 2008 when I bought my bike brand new (and its high compression motor)... I have ran Ody in cars too and in my opinion were a better battery for the size...

Shouldnt have an issue with the right optima, and if you do within a year take it back and get a new one...