04-22-2012, 03:53 AM | #1 |
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Battery Upgrades
I'm probably going to be buying a new battery for my Mustang pretty soon and got to wondering if the Optima, Odyssey, etc. batteries were worth the cost. I may also relocate the battery to the trunk at the same time, so actual size/group isn't really an issue.
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04-22-2012, 10:02 AM | #2 |
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If you maintain them (trickle charge) they are good. If you don't, they are a huge waste of money.
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04-22-2012, 10:25 AM | #3 |
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Coming from someone that sold AGM batteries for years.
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04-22-2012, 01:01 PM | #4 |
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I had an Optima in the Cobra. I let it die once, and it would never hold a charge worth a damn after that. I won't buy another one, personally.
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04-22-2012, 06:35 PM | #5 |
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Optimas are nice, but they die with NO warning at all.
How did you charge it? They don't charge like regular lead acid batteries.
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04-22-2012, 08:17 PM | #6 |
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I ran optimal for many years but the last two I bought did not last long. Seems that their quality has gone down the last 6 years or so
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04-22-2012, 08:28 PM | #7 |
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I prefer the motorcraft batteries
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04-22-2012, 08:42 PM | #8 |
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Jump started the car and drove it all day. After that if the car wasn't driven every 4-5 days it would die.
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04-22-2012, 08:55 PM | #9 | |
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Quote:
http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...t/charging.php
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04-23-2012, 07:05 AM | #10 |
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Eh, it didn't do anything that a regular ol' Motorcraft battery won't do...except cost me a lot more. Like I said, I don't see myself buying another one.
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