Well I ended up going with the Optima yellow. Buddy of mine used his employee discount and I paid $140 out the door. Cheapest dealership price I found was $105+ tax for a diehard "made for Honda"; dealership was a 20min drive and my buddy was a one mile drive. Half of the feedback I got for the Optima was great, other half hated it so fingers crossed I guess. Hopefully it either fails within the 3 year warranty period or last 5+ years. My car's got a bit of electronics and a sensitive alarm system so I'm not expecting a 10 yr. life. . .

Scott: wish I would've read your post yesterday! haha

 

The epitome of anticlimactic

 

Not a huge fan of Optima batteries here. I usually go to O'Rileys or Advance and get the battery that's got the best warranty - even in my Time Trials car I'm not worried about weight too much.

 

http://www.f150online.com/forums/200...ries-suck.html

 

Wow, very helpful info. Very much appreciated sir!! Wish I would've read this before I pulled the trigger. We'll see how mine holds up. Maybe next time I'll listen to Scott and what the guy in the link said and get an Odyssey.

 

I think OEM battery is getting discontinued too.

 

Battery replacement is as much philosophy as technology. Depending on your budget, a lot of good choices exist from Kirkland to Odyssey. Personally the two areas I'm rather lavish on are tires and batteries. I replace my Odysseys (PC680 in the AP2, PC925 in my CL9) every 3 years or so when the load test shows some decline.

It's a real buzz kill to need a jump start on your way home from the club after picking up a smokin' hot chick.

 

autozone has a duralast that has a yellow top and its the perfect replacement for me. i had a walmart battery but then after gettin more work out of my stereo/amp i needed a better battery after a year with the walmart one. i love it!

 

It's a buzz kill even without. At least with you have someone to help you push start.

 

Just can't beat the Oem battery with 100 month or whatever warranty