[TR] Optima - worth it for occasional use vehicle?

[pethier at comcast.net]

I don't get it. B I ran a Miata for four years on a lawn-tractor battery. B I
used the same battery ordinary battery for 8 years on my TR4. B What do you do
to those things?

I went to an Odyssey sealed battery on the Seven. B Very satisfied with that.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack"
2004 Suburban 8.1
2005 Lotus Elise
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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----- Original Message -----

> From: "Darrell Walker" <darrellw at ipns.com>
> To: "TR owners List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:28:07 PM
> Subject: [TR] Optima - worth it for occasional use vehicle?
>
> Unfortunately, I don't get to drive my TR very often these days. B Even
> though
> I have a "battery tender", I only seem to get a two or three years
> from a
> battery, which ends up being about every other time I can take it
> out!
>
> Anyway, would an Optima perform better for me? B Even if it didn't last
> the 3-4
> times longer that it would need to pay off (vs. buying a cheap battery
> every
> two years or so), if I could expect it to last twice as long, I might
> be
> interested for the convenience of not having to get a new battery
> every time I
> drive!
>
> --
> Darrell Walker
> 66 TR4A IRS CTC67956L
> Vancouver, WA, USA
>
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