Issues w/ Optima Yellow Tops?
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So, first of all, I'm an idiot. 
I called on my warranty for my optima, and it turns out I bought it way before I thought I did and the 1 year warranty was up in October. So it's been sitting on a shelf depreciating all winter.
I was able to get a pro-rated warranty on it though, so I got 1/2 the price of the Optima toward a conventional generic lead/acid battery. I had to pay $18.
Not too bad, but I could have gotten one for free if I had taken the battery in when the problem first came up.
Hopefully this battery will last.
I called on my warranty for my optima, and it turns out I bought it way before I thought I did and the 1 year warranty was up in October. So it's been sitting on a shelf depreciating all winter.
I was able to get a pro-rated warranty on it though, so I got 1/2 the price of the Optima toward a conventional generic lead/acid battery. I had to pay $18.
Not too bad, but I could have gotten one for free if I had taken the battery in when the problem first came up.
Hopefully this battery will last.
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Originally Posted by ruexp67' date='Mar 13 2007, 06:50 PM
Oh yeah, the guy told me that they discontinued the D51, oh, right about the time I bought mine. Presumably because they all suck balls.
Suck Rusted Pig Scrotums, perhaps?
and yes -- it does seem to be limited to an issue w/ the 51x series batteries.
Pete -- sorry to hear you got the suck on that deal. at least they pro-rated you something. i just got the run-around, and after 3 Yellow Tops, a bill for a WallyWorld special. *sigh*
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I realize this thread is a year and a half old now, but for the sake of anybody searching for Optima information later (as I was):
I just bought an Optima Yellowtop type 51. My local Batteries Plus store told me that these were indeed out of production for over a year, but have recently been reintroduced. Apparently Optima did acknowledge that there were some serious quality problems with early failures, but supposedly they've all been cleared up now.
I just bought an Optima Yellowtop type 51. My local Batteries Plus store told me that these were indeed out of production for over a year, but have recently been reintroduced. Apparently Optima did acknowledge that there were some serious quality problems with early failures, but supposedly they've all been cleared up now.
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I bought one of the original yellow optima batterys..
Its about 4 or 5 years old I think...
It was in my other car that had an extreme system..
That battery has been through it all..
I left the car sit for 4 months and just charged the battery up and it was good to go.
Then about 6 months later I let the car sit again for 4 more month and did the same thing.. That battery is a beast..
So far its pulled through so many times.. I love it..
Its about 4 or 5 years old I think...
It was in my other car that had an extreme system..
That battery has been through it all..
I left the car sit for 4 months and just charged the battery up and it was good to go.
Then about 6 months later I let the car sit again for 4 more month and did the same thing.. That battery is a beast..
So far its pulled through so many times.. I love it..
