Do you have a Red/Yellow/Blue top and how long until you had to replace it or how long have you had it?

 

Once a proud owner of an Optima red-top, now not so proud.

Replaced the first one about 1.5 years after having it. Wouldn't hold charge at all and Advance AutoParts test said it was gone.

Now a year after having the new one, it's not holding charge and goes dead in a month. I'm going to take it back and get another, since they do have a great warranty.

-Cyrus

 

Cyrus, are you sure you dont have a drain somewhere? Has your car been in an accident at all?

 

does the red top have anything to do with that. i have had the yellow for a couple of weeks, and i love it so far. hope that doesn't happen with mine.

 

The optima's are basically indestructible. I've had mine for two years and fully discharged it numerous times. Its a champ. I think you have other issues Vyrus. Do other batteries do the same thing?

 

i just installed mine yesterday but so far i am impressed compared to my 6 year old OEM nissan battery.

 

i've had a red-top crap out on me a little over a year.

 

I'm thinking it's the red tops that are doing this.

 

Yellow top - almost 2 years old and still good.

 

I've had my red top for about two years now and its still running stong.

 

I've had my yellow top for the past 3 cars with no problems. although the cops did drain my battery down to nothin, I got a jump, no prob.

 

The one I mentioned in my previous post is a redtop.

 

I don't think I have any other problems, the battery before my Optima never gave me any problems but then again I've done numerous electrical modifications to the car since then. I always hear they're indestructable, but I can't stand by that. Car hasn't been in an accident in a long time, since before the Optimas. Maybe it's my electrical system, I'm not sure but nonetheless I'm not happy that these Optimas keep on dying!
-Cyrus

 

had an orange top (red top with reversed posts) for about 3 years now... before that, it sat on the shop floor at my work for over a year before I installed it.. I've run it dead as a doornail several times.. roll-start the car (glad I live on a sloped driveway!), and let it charge back up. never had a problem.

 

my first optima stopped holding a charge after a year but they come with either 3 or 5 years warranty so i took it back to discount and got a new one for free and that one has been goin strong for about a year and a half now

 

Got my car three years ago with a Red top already installed. Have not had any problems with it.

 

Yellowtop almost 5 years here.

 

red top pushing i think 8 years now.

it's on it's second car and it starts up w/o a problem every time.

 

ive had my yellow top in 5 cars over a period of 4 years.Shows no sign of wear

 

The red top has been in my car since the owner before me. I have killed it about 4 times, I left the lights on, and still holds a charge like new. I couldn't be happier.

Mooney

 

red top - 6 years and counting...

 

Great, just bought one and was starting to worry

 

Got a red top used for $50 about 3 years ago, only dies in really cold weather if the car isn't driven for a couple days. No problem in warm weather, I know, I know it's time for a new one.

 

• I had a Yellow Top in my first Jeep for a couple years and never had a problem with it
  
• I've had a Yellow Top in my Maxima for a couple years and even drained it when my alternator went bad...but charged it up and it's still going
  
• I'm about to get another Yellow Top for my new Jeep...with all the lights and the winch I'm going to put on, I'll need it

 

One and a half years for my red top, and It's been fully discharged at least 1 time. Powered subs etc.

+ I still have the recipt with a 3 year warranty.

 

i have a yellow top optima battery thats been sitting uncharged since 2006 or 2007 put a charger on it and still holds a charge like it was brand new

 

8 year old thread.

 

oldie, but goodie.

My red top has lasted 6 years so far and my old one is still going strong in a family member's car after 8 years. The 8 year old one was also run dead due to a faulty alternator in my BMW and parked for 3 months before being re-charged....and it still works perfectly. Amazing batteries.

 

I had a yellow top last about a year, then the negative post began to come out, I was able to get a new replacement at no charge.

 

i have a red top from years ago, i think its rated for 900CCA and last time i tested it, i got nearly 1200CCA. i remember one winter it was -50c out, even brand new cars had trouble starting and with my red top i had no problems. ive switched all my vehicles to Optimas

 

Wow, another old thread brought from the dead by a "just registered."

Shocker.

 

I had my red top for 8 years now.

 

Wow that's forever in the battery world I was thinking about getting one for my 2011 sv maxima .

 

Supposedly the new Optima quality SUCK because they got bought out or sold to another company...

 

I've got a yellow top and it's a verified tank.

 

My last yellow top lasted 7 years and the only reason I got a new one was because the body shop screwed up the connection

 

My last optima was purchased around 2004, lasted less than 3 years. Had that happen a few times. I won't buy another and would recommend not buying one. Unless your planning on flipping your car upside down there's no reason what so ever to buy one, and even then a sealed 94R or H7 group battery will be fine for a bit.

The best value you can get with batteries is Costco but they don't have the best selection. If you can't find it at Costco go buy a DieHard gold. Interstates are my favorite but you cannot beat the Costco/Diehard warranty and they tend to be rated for just slightly higher capacity than the competition to make you feel better to boot. They're all made by Johnson Controls.

 

I had a red top and it failed less than 3 years got a new one under warranty from Autozone. We will see how long it lasts. If it fails again with no warranty I may get a duralast gold or XRP I hear they are both great batteries.

 

I have been using Optima Blue Tops in my Hardbody for 13 years now. Each one lasted about 3-4 years.

 

Seems like longevity of these optima sucks.