My optima was nearly three years old last week and losing charge quickly if headlights were left on. When it was new, it seemed i could leave headlights on for hours and still start. I got a brand new one under warranty. LEft my headlights on for about an hour and the battery drained.
L300, single Optima battery. Is this normal?
Optima Battery not so optimal
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after oil
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Re: Optima Battery not so optimal
Optima batteries are not what they used to be. Once the company was bought out a number of years back the quality went way down. To put is simply the old batteries were over built and that's not good for profit margin..
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Re: Optima Battery not so optimal
a better replacement would be an odyssey.
I replaced my duels with a single about 4 years ago and haven't looked back since.
I replaced my duels with a single about 4 years ago and haven't looked back since.
Roads!? Who the hell needs roads!?,
al
91' Delica "Tessen", 5spd, RS9000XLs, camperized.
al
91' Delica "Tessen", 5spd, RS9000XLs, camperized.