In my unprofessional opinion, Costco's Kirkland brand batteries are the best deal as far as quality for the price goes. Obviously Optima batteries are really high quality, but they certainly are spendy.

 

I just ordered up a pair of Odyssey 65-PC1750's. I've always had very good luck with Odyssey brand batteries.

 

My choice 1000 CCA Autozone Golds, best warranty in the business 3 years direct replacement, 8 years pro rated..................AND Autozone is EVERYWHERE.

I have them in three of my cars and the POWERSTROKE.............they work great.


The Autozone batteries are made by Johnson Controls..................Who also makes MOTORCRAFT and KIRKLAND

 

My choice 1000 CCA Autozone Golds, best warranty in the business 3 years direct replacement, 8 years pro rated..................AND Autozone is EVERYWHERE.

I have them in three of my cars and the POWERSTROKE.............they work great.

I wanted to get Optimas but I couldn't justify spending the extra $70 each, so I got Duralast Gold from autozone. So far so good. They crank really hard and fast. :thumb:

 

Is optima worth it

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Not in my opinion. Deltajohn's advice is the way to go and this is what I have, as well as in other vehicles.

The guy at Autozone tried to sell me the Optima, so I lapproached it with an open mind and looked a the CCA between the Autozone Gold and the Optima - the Gold had more CCA's and was much cheaper.

 

you don't need two threads about the same thing . lol

 

sorry im at the stealership and my android was freaking out on me is it on both the problems and performance discussion?

 

I know my droid x is terrible. you'll get your answer tho! I went with a pair of motorcrafts. I'm happy with them, originals lasted over 100k.

 

I got the interstate mtp-65 for my truck. They work great.

 

Do not get optima. They are junk, junk, junk. I have had multiple bats in multiple vehicles, go dead within one year. The latest one is a yellow top, 3 yr warr on it and its 14mo into the warr n they are refusing to warr it out, and i have my receipt. So dont buy optimas.

Interstate or motorcraft

 

Sams club is where I got mine 2 @ 1040cca and were cheaper than any where else there duracells

 

I got motorcraft in mine now

 

I merged the two threads into one.

Thanks

 

Interstate here, stay away from optima

 

I can't complain about the motorcrafts, had them since new and they still check out fine.

 

DO NOT GET OPTIMAS. They are now made in Mexico and SUCK. Odyssey batteries are the best, if you have the cash. DieHard Platinum II's are actually Odyssey batteries but quite a bit cheaper because they can sell volume through sears. They are about $200 a piece.

I would run DieHard Platinums but I had a prorated warranty and couldnt resist 2 new DuraLast golds for $140. They seem to be good batteries too, but I like to support Made in USA products and I dont believe the Golds are made here.

So ya, if you have the cash, the Platinums, if not, the DuraLast Golds are good. I dont trust too many other brands. Optima is the LAST battery I would ever buy.

 

ANY battery with a 3+ Year full warranty. Just swap them out as they die down. Been doing that for the last few sets.

Buying a set?? Sears Platinum's...done.

 

I guess I'll have to retract my statement on the optima batteries. I guess a lot has changed over the years. Back in the 90's when I was into car audio, it was all the rage.

 

That's probably when Optima batteries weren't made in Mexico, the quality went to crap but the price stayed the same

 

^I too had issues with Optima batteries in the last 5 or 6 years. No one would honor the warranties and they just kept dying. That's when I found Odyssey and never looked back

 

Im so glad its not just me with the bad optima luck. They used to be good, but when they sold out n moved to mexico, their price went up n the quality went to the outhouse. Interstates are easily avaliable to me and i havent had to warrenty 1 out yet. Ive got like 20 some active batteries in various things here on the farm. So it doesnt take long to find out whos good and who sucks.

 

While "best" can be somewhat subjective, I would put my money on either Odyssey or DieHard Platinum as the "best" batteries out there. Odyssey manufactures the DieHard Platinum batteries that fit the 6.0L (Model P-2). They are one of the only manufacturers that utilize pure virgin lead and their construction methods are far superior to those of other manufacturers. Furthermore, both Odyssey and Sears offer a 4 year no-pro rate replacement warranty and a 100 month pro-rate warranty.

Check out this spec sheet:
http://www.odysseybattery.com/documents/US-ODY-DLR-004_1210_000.pdf

The only downside, perhaps, to these batteries is the cost. They are more expensive than traditional batteries. However, given that they deliver more starting current, have a longer lifespan, can be deep cycled without damage, and provide a level of protection against failures which could result in FICM/Injector damage, I think they're a valuable investment.

 

I just put in Costco 850cca batteries last week. $170ish after after core with a 3 year replacement warranty.

I had an Optima red top many years ago for over 10 years and through 3 different cars. That thing was bulletproof.

 

do not spend the money on Optima batteries... the best i have used is OEM motorcraft batteries....

 

I get the Batteries from Tractor Supply 84mo. version...they have a 36 mo full replacement gaurantee you could swap them out every 32mos. without question from here on out ...don't ask me how I know ;-)

 

Motorcrafts or Interstates.