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Originally Posted by jcyuhn
The Optima is a very good battery and fits in the 124 just fine. It's not the same size as the MB battery, but the stock hold down works just fine - the battery is the same depth as the stock battery, but much narrower and perhaps a bit taller. I had one in my diesel 124 and it spun the om603 like a toy motor. Oh, you need the reverse terminal red top (used to be the orange top) model.
Downside is they have gotten unreasonably expensive. My gasser 124 needed a battery just a few weeks ago. The optima is $170 locally, and I called a number of places. I decided to purchase the MB battery from the local dealer for $118. Optima is not worth the premium, IMHO.
- JimY
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Interesting, I guess they had one more suitable for the hold down clamps than the one I saw.
Incidentally I believe I saw Optima batteries at Costco recently but didn't give them a close look
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