The $40 battery from Champion is not that good a battery simply due to poor quality. Some last a good long time, some do not. The warranty from Wal-Mart though can not be beat. As for the Optima, unless you need the ability to turn it upside down and want the hassle to get it under the seat, I would stay with a quality, flooded wet cell battery. The standard group 41 has more than enough power to start a Vanagon. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:56 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: is the Optima really better? Battery is dead. Is the Optima *really* a better option (red top)? Give me some good evidence why it is better, including actual use. None of this arm-chair-expert crap. 100$ for this versus $40 for a regular battery is a big deal. -matthew 86 syncro |
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