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(More customer reviews)Do not buy an Optima Battery, ever, I cannot stress this enough. The battery was working fine for about four months and then suddenly it would not hold a charge. Thinking it was the alternator (it couldn't be the battery, its brand new after all), my shop tested the alternator, starter, and battery. The alternator and starter came back as working just fine. The battery on the other hand came back bad. As the battery comes with a 36 month warranty I contacted Optima to try and resolve the issue. NOTE: OPTIMA WILL NOT WARRANTY ANY BATTERIES PURCHASED THROUGH AMAZON. Optima basically told me that I had to take the battery back where I purchased it. I told them it was Amazon and they stated that they never recommend someone buy a battery through Amazon because Amazon will not honor the warranty. They basically told me that the warranty is worthless. I tried contacting Amazon, who never responded to my repeated inquiries.
My mechanic also told me that he tells everyone to never buy Optima batteries, as he has had nothing but trouble with them. Also note, Optima batteries cannot be recharged like a conventional battery and must go through a long complicated process to get them to charge. Your can read about how to recharge an Optima battery on their website. The process is pretty ridiculous.
The bottom line is I would never recommend an Optima battery to anyone and will never again purchase one myself. However, if you are dead set on buying an Optima, DO NOT PURCHASE IT THROUGH AMAZON! Amazon may be slightly cheaper, but they will not honor the warranty, try Kragen or Napa or another local shop. Or you can try a reputable online parts supplier like Summit Racing, but don't buy it from Amazon.
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