On Tue, 2 May 2000 22:58:17 -0400 Steve Shoyer <Steve@shoyer.com> writes:
> I've seen ads for an Optima battery. It sounded great (it could sit
> on the
> shelf for two years and still start your car, lasts 3-4 times as
> long as a
> standard battery, etc.) but expensive. I forget where I saw the ads
> (Moss,
> maybe), but a couple of places sell them (LBCarCo's web page lists
> them at
> $174.35, and I'm sure there are others).
>
That's a pretty high price, and I think based upon what Moss sells them
for. Interstate Battery now distributes them, but they call them
"Extreme Performance." See
http://www.interstatebatteries.com/products/product_line/extreme_performa
nce.htm. Regardless, it is the same thing, so check for a local
Interstate distributor, which can be found at the above website. You
should pay no more than about $130.
For Optima's website and a list of distributors see
http://www.optimabatteries.com.
They are _great_ battery. They last forever and can be fully discharged
and recharged without significant deterioration (unlike a standard
battery). I've had one in my Jag for three years, and Jags are known to
eat batteries.
A problem, though, is that they only come in one size, which is too big
to fit in the MGB/MGA battery boxes :-(.
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
'62 MGA MkII
'51 MGTD
'88 Jaguar XJ-S
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