I hate spending money on a car that isn't my E30...
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Optima batteries are very unreliable from my experience. People bring them back all the time after like a month sometimes. The expensive parts store brand batteries are better, and you get 8 year warranties and such, with just as much power. Plus they are half the price of an Optima. Optimas are a waste IMOsigpicComment
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Optima batteries are very unreliable from my experience. People bring them back all the time after like a month sometimes. The expensive parts store brand batteries are better, and you get 8 year warranties and such, with just as much power. Plus they are half the price of an Optima. Optimas are a waste IMOComment
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My stock Nissan battery lasted 6 years, the interstate in my e30 has been in there since I've had it, so about 4 years. A good battery will cost half of an Optima. They just seem like a waste of money, you can get two batteries for the price of an optima. The cold cranking ability you are talking about, most high end parts store batteries actually have more CCAs than the optima.sigpicComment
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It's more than just their cranking ability, dry cell batteries are a better, more efficient design, plain and simple. I'm not saying you're not entitled to your opinion, just saying that it's not right to say something is unreliable and a waste of money just because you don't favor it. :DComment
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Yeah, I had a Redtop in my E30 for years and I loved it.Comment
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A battery's reliability can be based on many factors, maybe the faulty ones I have seen were misused (overcharging, too many 80% deep cycles).sigpicComment
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I was just saying that even if its toys...they are still my only forms of transport and sometimes I wish I only had one...and a real DD.. but that wouldnt be any fun now would it, although my eta has been dead reliable.:: PNW Crew ::
'87 325 4dr, '74 2002Comment
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Man, i feel the same way..I've been putting off new tires on the civic for a while now. Hmmmm, new tires for my DD or chip for my car that will hardley ever be driven during the winter...hmmmmmm
fuck the tires, im getting a chip lol.90is, longtube headers/straight pipe/mark d 18# 93 0ctane chip/18# injectors/vogtland springs/bilst. sports
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Hell, I've dumped almost $1k in my 325is to get it back to roadworthy for this winter. I would have rather bought myself an OEM Evolution 3 wing, but cest'le vie. I know the M will sit inside under the cover all winter and that makes the $$ I'm spending on the 325 worth it.
Best,
ChrisBelow the radar...Comment
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