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We use some Deka's in some boats we build. They are a great battery. I recommend Odyssey myself. I have two in my K5 for the winch and they are both 15 years old. Still pull like mad. They seem to be the best batteries we've used. But, like a Deka, they are proud of them.
I've been using 2 yellow top optimas since march 2015 with no complaints. Even dropped one out of my truck and cracked the shell. Epoxied the crack and it's still going.
I have a 6 year old diehard platinum(rebranded odyssey) in my truck. Survived the vegas heat and now northern utah winters. If it dies I will replace it with the same. Since Sears no longer caries the diehard platinum series, I will have to get it directly form odyssey
Here is a thread on Optimas, and a few others.
I've had my Red Top and Yellow Tops for 8 years now, both work great and I use a Battery Tender when they are down for more than a couple weeks.
Kieth would get "dead" optima's at his old job and bring them back to life all the time. prob had close to 10 yellow and red tops that people swore were done. I had a sears platinum in my last JK and it worked great
Yes I had a optima once actually two. And if you let them sit for a couple of weeks to a month they were dead. A battery should hold a charge longer then that.