jeepgeek2002, I sense some sarcasm in your post, but if you'd really like me to answer those questions, please let me know.
Nick the reason I ask about the timeframe, is because you're the second person I've come across this week, who thought they had purchased a battery built in our Mexico facility in a timeframe that doesn't match up with our production runs. We didn't begin production in our Mexico facility until late-2008 and it usually takes a month or so for our batteries to get on the shelves. As a result, even the oldest of those batteries are just now getting to the three-year mark in age. As I'm sure you've experienced with the other products you've used, the country of origin does not determine the quality of the product. Why did you opt for Group 34 YellowTops, versus Group 27 or 31? The ficaraudio.com website looks like you are based in Vegas, although you list your location as Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. Are you at either or neither?
Jim McIlvaine
eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc.
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