IMHO, the only decent optimas are the yellow tops. (I am a car stereo fanatic)
Sudhir

On 8/19/05, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Opps, forgot one key point though, the yellow tops only carry a 1 year
> > warranty to the red tops 3 year warranty...  this is obviously because they
> > expect yellow tops to see a lot greater abuse.  One final note, you can get
> > red tops at Costco!  Not sure how it affects the warranty, nor if they are
> > available at "all" locations.
> 
> >> The red top is the starting battery.
> >>
> >> jimt
> >> On 8/18/05 6:56 PM, "greg crone" <l_levi1@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >>> In searching the archives I've seen lots of info on
> >>> using the yellow top for an auxilliary battery, laying
> >>> it on it's side, etc...But what about as the main
> >>> starting battery? I've got an 85 1.9 westy non camper,
> >>> and it does have an auxilliary battery, but the
> >>> starting batt is getting weak.
> 
> Having just bought & installed a yellow top aux. battery last weekend
> ($170), & read the instructions, yellow top batteries are listed as deep
> cycle & starting batteries. If you want to use it for starting, you connect
> the side post locations, if you want to run aux. Devices off of it, you use
> the top posts. 1 year warranty like mentioned above.
> 
> Costco does not sell the yellow tops as far as I could tell, but did have
> the red & blue in stock.
> 
> FWIW,
> 
> Tom
>