Darrell,
A cheap solution is to remove the battery from your daily driver and stick it
in your Triumph for the day then switch back. Pretty cheap solution if you
only drive the car that infrequently.
Aaron
-----Original Message-----
From: thenicholls@verizon.net
To: darrellw@ipns.com
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:24 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] Optima - worth it for occasional use vehicle?
Darrell,
I made the switch over to the Optima on my 1972 Triumph TR6. I ended up with
the proper size battery, make sure you shop around, and only paid $118.96 from
Street Side Automotive 002 Group 34 red top battery in 8/2008 delivered.
I am sure we can get into a big discussion about good verses bad brands. But
for me, $119 for an Optima, $45 for some battery from Walmart, it was a no
brainer.
Battery is connected all summer, I have a cutoff switch in the winter, and
have
never had an issue.
Had a friend of my wife's son in the car, turned on the driving lights for 30
hours, battery dead, jumped it, drove for 15 miles, never had a problem after
that.
I am a big fan.
Craig
1972 Triumph TR6
On Aug 24, 2010, Darrell Walker <darrellw@ipns.com> wrote:
Unfortunately, I don't get to drive my TR very often these days. Even though
I have a "battery tender", I only seem to get a two or three years from a
battery, which ends up being about every other time I can take it out!
Anyway, would an Optima perform better for me? Even if it didn't last the 3-4
times longer that it would need to pay off (vs. buying a cheap battery every
two years or so), if I could expect it to last twice as long, I might be
interested for the convenience of not having to get a new battery every time
I
drive!
--
Darrell Walker
66 TR4A IRS CTC67956L
Vancouver, WA, USA
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