----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew" <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:55 PM
Subject: is the Optima really better?

> Battery is dead. Is the Optima *really* a better option (red top)? Give
> me some good evidence why it is better, including actual use. None of
> this arm-chair-expert crap.  100$ for this versus $40 for a regular
> battery is a big deal.
> -matthew
> 86 syncro

I have had the yellow top Optima for 4 years as the only battery in my
Westy.  It has never let me down.  Starts the van right up, even after
sitting for weeks during cold Chicago winters.

Mike