Optima YellowTop Dual Purpose Battery (OPT8042-218) - D75/25 - 8042-218

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Mexico on Nov 09, 2023

Amazon Customer: Be prepared to order another one. I have been using, charging & restoring 12v batteries for decades. These Optima’s are generally a very good battery for rugged & abusive use. (Plows, winches, any type of heavy amp draw usage) I have a plow that also has a 10K lb winch that gets mounted to the rear of the F250, and plugs into the 00 cable to the front of the truck. Thai truck has 2-yellow tops. At any rate, I have removed
the winch from the equation. And I have bought several yellow-tops for my F250 over the years. One will last me 3-years MAX. That’s w/one driveway that I plow ! That’s not very good. At any rate, lately I have been receiving BRAND NEW yellow tops DOA !!! Or, after 30-days the battery is DEADER THAN A DOOR NAIL ! It’s so dead (drained) that the Optima charger CANT EVEN BEGIN THE CHARGE ! Lol !!!
All JUNK !!! So, you have to TRICK the dead better by attaching another battery that’s got voltage in parallel,
and attach the Optima charger to the deader than a door-nail battery & the charger will begin to charge because it’s reading the battery that does have some voltage left in it ! Once this happens, remove the good-battery from the...

United States on Oct 24, 2021

Kevin Baker: I bought two of these in August of 2020 for my F-250. As of Sept. 30, 2021, one of them is bad. Amazon shows "Return window closed on Sep 9, 2020. Product support window closed on Feb 6, 2021." My local AutoZone says, "You didn't buy it here. We can't warranty it." This battery was $250 when I bought it. It's now over $290.

I think I'll be replacing both with something I can actually get warranted.

United States on Oct 02, 2021

Gerard: My battery arrived in a snug cardboard box with holes in the sides for handles. If I remember right the cardboard at the bottom extended a bit to protect it if it was dropped 3 or 4 inches straight down. After reading the reviews here, I put a sign on my door asking the delivery person to ring the bell and wait so I could examine the packaging. UPS delivered it. I don't know if they would have taken it back had I refused it because no signature was required. In any event, the packaging was fine, the battery was fine, and it works fine. This is not my first Optima. If it works as well as the last one, a different model, I will be happy.

However, I just noticed that even though this item is sold by and fulfilled by Amazon, there is a notation of no returns. I don't remember seeing this when I purchased it in January and the restriction does not appear on my invoice. This battery has a three year replacement warranty and I am wondering how that is going to work with Amazon not accepting returns. I always assumed that Amazon was an authorized dealer for items sold and fulfilled by Amazon. As soon as I find out where to make an inquiry in Amazon's maze of a help system I will...

United States on Mar 23, 2011

Boris: I currently have an Optima in each one of my 5 vehicles. 3 trucks and 2 cars. Mostly I use the Red tops but this yellow was a better fit for the vehicle i was putting it in. You cant go wrong getting an Optima, no matter what you plan to put your battery through.

(Update)

I have been using this in my car for the last 3 years with no problems. It endures -5 degree nights and my car starts in the morning with no hesitation. It also preforms well in moderate summers between 95 and 100 deg on average. I park the car outside in the weather so the battery gets to experience whatever temp mother nature throws at it.

****Update
4+ years after purchase this battery is still working great. (So are the rest of my Optima's) For a year and a half this has been in my full sized off-road rig. It has a Chevy 350 with modifications, 180 amp alternator, a 12,000 pound winch and dual 14 inch radiator electric fans. I don't run the truck every day or even every week some times so when I am done with the truck I disconnect the battery until I need the truck again. It sits through the winter and summer and every time I need the truck it starts no problem. Even after years of use...

United States on Mar 03, 2011