Red Top Died
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Burning Brakes
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From: Norman Oklahoma
Red Top Died
Bad news 
: My red top battery died at 14 months.
Good news
: No questions asked, free replacement.
Hope this one will last longer
.
When I left AutoZone the 2 clerks almost came to blows over the battery. One guy swears by them the other said he wouldn't put one in any car.
: My red top battery died at 14 months.Good news
: No questions asked, free replacement.Hope this one will last longer
.When I left AutoZone the 2 clerks almost came to blows over the battery. One guy swears by them the other said he wouldn't put one in any car.
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I had a Red Top die but it sat idle on the boat for 2 months so it was understandable. It was always very reliable as a DD.
They don't like being discharged so its worth hooking up a battery tender if you dont use the car very often.
They don't like being discharged so its worth hooking up a battery tender if you dont use the car very often.
Burning Brakes
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From: Bonita CA
To me Optima batteries suck! I have had eight batteries go bad in four vehicals in the past two years. 
The Sears in my area even stopped selling them all together. I first tried yellow tops then went to red tops, and now I'm trying the Sears platinum Die Hard.
The Sears in my area even stopped selling them all together. I first tried yellow tops then went to red tops, and now I'm trying the Sears platinum Die Hard.
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Ive had the same yellow top for 3+ years and had to jump it for the first time last night, due to me working on the car and leaving the radio, sub, and a/c on for a while
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Hmmm.....
Seems like for the money the red tops and yellow tops have been reported on CF to have a lot of failures. My stepson used one in his 1/8 mile drag car and it seemed to have more problems than the Wally world battery I used in my Street Stock dirt track car without an alternator. I would trickle charge it during the week and race all saturday night on the battery alone. 
