Got a winch, now need a battery

[Boston Mangler]

Curious that having paid substantially for a new battery, someone would prefer to buy a new one rather than get a free replacement under warranty.

Think on this and answer truthfully.


My rig is not a daily driver and is usually ONLY driven when i go on long distance camping trips usually AT LEAST 500+ miles away from home, and usually south of the border.

What good does a warranty do when your in the middle of no wheres camping with friends and your battery craps out on your 600 miles from home?? Do you think the towing costs to get your rig back to your house and/or back to the US are less expensive then buying a better battery off the bat (yes, lame pun intended)?

The shortest Optima warranty is 18 months for their yellow tops and the longest is 36 for the red tops, but that is just the free replacement period. All of them have extended warranties with pro-rated replacement.

A LIFETIME warranty still isnt going to come get your truck out of B.F.E when the bat dies.

Finding dozens of gripes on an internet based web board is hardly surprising. That is the nature of the beast. Dozens of folks swear they have seen alien spacecraft. I don't find that compelling. In any of the dozens of complaints of battery failure, has anyone complained that Optima would not honor the warranty?

First off, re-read my post, two of the issues i experienced in my own rig! I have had 2 die on me (one red, one yellow), both within 3 months, eventually replaced with a Sears DieHard that if i am not mistaken is STILL in the rig to this day with no issues! Have had AT LEAST (off the top of my head, 4 friends with Optima issues too!)

Sure, Optima may honor a warranty, but answer the question:

What good is a warranty when it leaves you stranded hundreds of miles from home?

This will be my last post in this thread as i feel i have exhausted my views and experiences. If you want to banter back and forth about how great Optimas are, feel free to PM me!

Lets get this back on track and help the original poster out.