optima batterys suck, it went dead and after multiple charges nothing, now an expensive freakin paper weight

never had major problems with my oddessey, its a tiny one for a harley but for the price i got it for new, was below cost price for the shop to order it.

As a daily use it was fine, as an occasional use it wont hold charge while hooked up for more than a week. needs a charger... im lazy and cheap so just disconnect it and its fine. Needs a few more cca for cold weather starting if left hooked up so have a battery jump starter as well.

But seems to need less jump starting in cold since hooked up to gas, car is much easier to start up now.

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thats good to know, will go for one of those for the datsun in future.

i was amazed with the battery i got in a cheap chinese dirt bike, has lasted 4 years already, and still has plenty of cranking when left for 3-4 months