Interstate batts?

[ctt0002 10+ year member]

interstate is garbage, i had the one with the green "nascar" on the label and that shit didnt even last 2 years....
and i dont have a crazy system, or ever drain the battery (so no need for a yellowtop)

ive had walmart batteries last longer than interstate

dont waste your time

Mine is still running after 4 years of usage fyi

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

interstate makes optima

exide makes orbital gell cells

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

interstate makes optimaexide makes orbital gell cells

Dude you are dead wrong. Optima is owned by Johnson Controls and they have their own factory just outside of Denver, CO. Johnson Controls makes many other brands batteries as well. Exide Orbitals are AGM and not gel cells.

Links:

Johnson Controls

Optima Manual (See manufacturing location last page)

Exide

 

[smoka 10+ year member]

interstate is garbage, i had the one with the green "nascar" on the label and that shit didnt even last 2 years....
and i dont have a crazy system, or ever drain the battery (so no need for a yellowtop)

ive had walmart batteries last longer than interstate

dont waste your time

Interstate batts are better than walmart batts. They are made in the same factory but interstate batts use higher quality materials. Just because you had a bad experience that doesn't mean you know what you are talking about.

And loopkiller, I thought you knew that the Optima Denver plant is closed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif All new Optimas will have a "Made in Mexico" branding on them.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Interstate batts are better than walmart batts. They are made in the same factory but interstate batts use higher quality materials. Just because you had a bad experience that doesn't mean you know what you are talking about.

And loopkiller, I thought you knew that the Optima Denver plant is closed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif All new Optimas will have a "Made in Mexico" branding on them.

That is news to me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Thanks for the update!