New battery needed any suggestions?

**sootymethod** · 08-24-2006, 05:29 PM

My 2002 ws6 has got 6100 miles on it and needless to say the battery is gone on it. I have had it recharged but that only lasted about three weeks so time to get a new one.

Any suggestions?
Everyone says Optima......but I heard good things about the interstate.

***Ed Blown Vert*** · 08-24-2006, 05:43 PM

Red Optima's are good batteries. I run the Yellow Top.

**Redphoenix1998** · 08-25-2006, 01:41 AM

I run a Yellow top as well because I have a sound system. I ran the red top as well, great if you don't run a system

**rbob93** · 08-25-2006, 06:26 AM

$50 Sam's Club battery........been in there for three years now.

**gnomee** · 08-25-2006, 07:00 AM

Well that sucks that it went out so quick. Depending on your plans, you may consider just going AC Delco since the car has such low miles. Unless its your DD and you could care less about it being collectable in that way later on.

On a side note, you said charging it fixed it for 3 weeks. Did you check all the connections and also your Alternator output?

**StangKiller615** · 08-25-2006, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by Ed Blown Vert

Red Optima's are good batteries. I run the Yellow Top.

Ed knows, I have been nothing but happy with my red top Optima, kinda pricy but well worth it in my opinion.

**02z28ls1** · 08-25-2006, 12:18 PM

If you don't drive the car that much then a red top Optima is perfect-they don't get sulphated from sitting around unused like a conventional battery will. In other words they will last much longer for your purposes-I have a couple of vehicles that don't get driven much and that's what I have in them.

**Bose2683** · 08-29-2006, 08:44 AM

The red top looks better but its use will not help you any

**aubs** · 08-29-2006, 01:37 PM

another vote for optima

**NHRAMAN** · 08-29-2006, 01:43 PM

Red Optima here only.

**F-Bomb** · 08-30-2006, 10:55 AM

another vote for red top optima, my alternator crashed and killed it last week i had it for 1 year and they gave me a new one that cost more

my electronic volt meter in the car reads 14.7 volts at idol.

**Edgar Limon** · 08-30-2006, 12:01 PM

I have a gel battery and I have never had problems. It is a gel battery because the ions are made out of gel. The battery never looses power and it looks cool. The only thing is the price it runs to about $200.