I've had an Optima as the house battery in our Westy for almost 4
years.    Works quite well .
No complaints and no problems.

Dave
90 Westy

At 11:37 AM -0700 7/22/03, Jon Brown wrote:
>$99 is a good deal on a red optima.  Costco also carries the blue optima's.
>
>FYI,
>RED - Normal automotive starting battery
>YELLOW - Deep cycle
>BLUE - Marine (starting battery tolerate of some deep cycling)
>
>I have a yellow top for my 2nd/house battery and love it.  I've heard dozens
>for first hand reports of users loving the batteries, but have heard several
>interstate battery reps and sales people bad mouth them, claiming a high
>warranty return rate and problems.    Armando's report is the first I've
>heard from an actual user disliking them and am serious what problems you/he
>had with it?
>
>-Jon