Milford Cubicle II
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Oh goody, the classic Optima Q-C debate again!!
If you want to read where this is going, you can check here: http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1030883
If you're too lazy to click here, the quick version is this: nobody at optima will admit that their products are not up to the standards of 8 yrs ago and that everyone claiming to have a failed optima is either 1) an idiot who can't figure out Optima's charging procedure or 2) just extremely unlucky ...
For what it's worth, I traded in my old DD at the end of 2011 with my ~10yr old red top still going strong. The old Optima batteries produced until 2003/4 timeframe were flat awesome!
Optima now makes some of the fanciest paper weights and doorstops on the market!
cliffs notes for the lazy: NEW OPTIMA BATTERIES ARE COMPLETE GARBAGE- DO NOT BUY ONE unless you have hundred dollar bills to light on fire!... Red Tops made in the past 5 years suck donkey balls.... Optima will give you some Bullshit reply about you have to charge them a special way, but it's a crock... I have now had the last 5 Red tops I have owned fail within 2 yrs and they never hold a charge after the first year or so, in an occasional use vehicle. One of these, I had a battery disconnect in so I know if wasn't a short... If you get a replacement under warranty, sell it immediately and go buy something else...
Wait, I'm confused...