Optima Yellow Top RIP

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So I think I should go ahead and think about getting a new battery. I have no clue how old it is but if this is any indication I bought it at Sam's Club for $89 back in the day. I'd say we're cresting 10 years at least. Every time I go to crank the Jeep it's dead. I can jump it off but unless I run it everyday it'll die in ~24 hours. I searched for recent threads on what the hot ticket is now but the closest I got was one from 2015 and some you suggested AGMs from O'Reilly's.

What say ye?
 
@trailhugger's Jeep has been sitting for about two weeks. I went to move it on Saturday, and it cranked sloooowly, but finally made it over. It got a new Walmart battery in December.

I went to move my Jeep, which has been sitting for probably a month, and hasn't been driven much prior to that, and it lit right off like it was nothing. It has a 5yo Odyssey in it.

I have also heard good things about the Oreilly AGMs.
 
I was going to post a Happy Birthday pic of my 11 yo Red Top, but having download problems. Pic shows the 10/11 sticker on it! Now it is getting weak, but many times it sits for a month. At the last CTB ride/raffle, it cranked slow a few times. Not Positive it's battery, but at 11 years, why not! I bought a slightly used Sears AGM, to replace the Red Top with, thinking that would be 2-3 years back. So now the AGM is 5-6 years old, but checks good. So it gets the next turn. But for anything else, I buy the Best battery at Advance Store.
Btw, it's been my understanding, the Optima is Not built to the same Quality they Used to be.
 
I heard that too. That's why I was asking. There's a few deals online giving 20% off which makes it $225 but damn that's a lot for something that won't get used all the time. Of course, that could be said for literally everything on it.
 
rodney eppes said:
I was going to post a Happy Birthday pic of my 11 yo Red Top, but having download problems. Pic shows the 10/11 sticker on it!
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That's some good ol Gaston county math there Rodney!
 
Y’all talking about autocraft platinum agm batteries or marine agm??Lol For now all my batts are green tops!
 
I recently replaced my yellow tops in my rig. Not enough time to really say good or bad from first hand experience. But going on what Chris @BUCKEYE PERFORMANCE INC. told me of HIS experience, I decided go try out a new battery. Actually, two of them, as I have ran 2 for a long time. They are Duracell brand AGM, from Sam's Club. I got two of them for less than $200.
 
upnover said:
I recently replaced my yellow tops in my rig. Not enough time to really say good or bad from first hand experience. But going on what Chris @BUCKEYE PERFORMANCE INC. told me of HIS experience, I decided go try out a new battery. Actually, two of them, as I have ran 2 for a long time. They are Duracell brand AGM, from Sam's Club. I got two of them for less than $200.
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I saw those. I thought about giving them a shot. The price seems right. I also looked at the NAPA legend agm battery.
 
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2006.... Yeah I'd say it was time. I went with the NAPA Legend AGM. My MIL bought us a AAA membership last year since we'd be traveling back and forth across the mountain. It paid off today. I got the sweet discount by using it.
 
Subzilla said:
Tried to read up on AGM's and am a little confused. The web talks about special charging procedures, both off and on vehicle (special alternator)? I need one for my old 75 K5. Would be a drop-in replacement?
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I heard that too, but never read up on it. I've had no charging problems, weather it be by alternator, battery charger or trickle charger. I forgot & left a switch on time, over a week. Nearly killed the Red Top Dead, but it charged right back up with my standard charger.
 
I'm probably 5 yrs strong on my advance Auto agm. It got beat in the cruiser winching and leaving lights on. When I started my build on blue it sat outside in the bed of the truck for a year before I got it in engine bay. Fired right up. I think it's held up as well or better than my last couple Optimas.
 
rodney eppes said:
I heard that too, but never read up on it. I've had no charging problems, weather it be by alternator, battery charger or trickle charger. I forgot & left a switch on time, over a week. Nearly killed the Red Top Dead, but it charged right back up with my standard charger.
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My charger has an AGM setting. If I crew that up I shouldn't be owning a vehicle.
 
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