I know 2 battery distributors here in the East who quit handling the Optima batteries due to high failure rate. This was about 2 years ago and I don't have any experience with them myself. It is impossible to find them locally. Suggest you stay away from Auto-Zone for batteries. I have not had good luck with the ones they have been selling past 2 or 3 years. Don't know about the Wal-Mart batteries as I don't give Wal-Mart my money. My motorhome has 2 NAPA deep-cycle batteries I bought 2 years ago and find them reasonably priced and reliable. My 90 Syncro Camper has a medium size wheelchair battery that's used for the van's stereo, fridge and a small inverter that I use for my 17" laptop. Michael My VW web site: http://www.velocity.net/~vickrail/moshevw.htm |
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