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There is widely held consensus that the quality of the current Optima products is not in the same league as the original offerings. Evidently, the manufacturing plant was relocated south of the border several years ago and quality went south concurrently. I could fill a short bus with former Optima fans that will not touch a current Optima battery with a long stick.
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The last time I looked into them (Optimas) - their most powerful CCA was I believe 650 CCAs. The MB diesels have either I believe going from memory - 750 CCA batteries as their standard issue. I may be off on the above CCAs, (please correct me if I am off) since it was 15 +/- years ago that I looked into the Optimas @ an Auto Zone store near me. Check it out for yourself, but unless Optima was able to Up their CCAs, I'd not put one in my MB diesel. Thanks. . |
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Interstate still offers a prorated warranty FYI
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I've concluded that the best bang for the buck is to get a blemished version of that MT-93. $40 with slight cosmetic imperfections.
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