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Optima Battery not so optimal
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 7:09 am
by after oil
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?
Re: Optima Battery not so optimal
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:51 pm
by TieMyShoe
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..
Re: Optima Battery not so optimal
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:07 pm
by almac
a better replacement would be an odyssey.
I replaced my duels with a single about 4 years ago and haven't looked back since.