Deka for underhood?

[bassahaulic 155]

Is the Deka decent at start vehicles? My dad offered to put $200 to a new battery for me, and I have heard nothing but good things about the Deka's.

Anyone have any major problems?

And how does it compare to the Optima Yellow Top?

[c0smo kram3r 0]

By looking at specs (even though you probably already knew this), the Deka seems to come out on top. I'm like you, I've heard nothing but good things about them. I'm tuned in.

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

yesm same here when the money comes, i will be getting two

[Mike. 0]

I've heard Dekas edge out the yellowtops as they last longer and are a better value.

[ABXX49 20]

I've heard Dekas edge out the yellowtops as they last longer and are a better value.

The Deka's are much better than the Yellow Tops. See if you can fit a Deka Intimidator under the hood.

[bassahaulic 155]

I've heard Dekas edge out the yellowtops as they last longer and are a better value.

The Deka's are much better than the Yellow Tops. See if you can fit a Deka Intimidator under the hood.

A team mate of mine has a 2400 under his hood, his truck is the same model. Only 5 years newer, under the hood is close to the same. I think I can with limited mod.

What I'm probably going to do is get the father to get the Optima new with full warranty from Auto Zone, and I will buy a Deka a few weeks later for the back.

[jonbearsmt 919]

i ran optimas for years... they are hyped up.... yuor paying for the name.

what deka were you eyeing

[bassahaulic 155]

i ran optimas for years... they are hyped up.... yuor paying for the name.

what deka were you eyeing

Either the G34's or doing work and getting a G31 under the hood.

I had a yellow top before that ran my truck for 45+ min. The belt came off and I had to drive home. I then drove to the shop. It did pretty good, never went below 12.4 volts.

[diablo_331 23]

Drew....u know that im running a deka under my hood.....its a great little battery so far..

[c0smo kram3r 0]

I've heard Dekas edge out the yellowtops as they last longer and are a better value.

The Deka's are much better than the Yellow Tops. See if you can fit a Deka Intimidator under the hood.

A team mate of mine has a 2400 under his hood, his truck is the same model. Only 5 years newer, under the hood is close to the same. I think I can with limited mod.

What I'm probably going to do is get the father to get the Optima new with full warranty from Auto Zone, and I will buy a Deka a few weeks later for the back.

I wouldn't be so sure on that warranty. My brother purchased one for his vehicle 2yrs ago. The battery stopped holding a charge so we took it back to the idiots/dumb-asses at Auto Zone. They agreed it was not holding a charge & would not respect the warranty (It might have been a lil past warranty but I can't recall exactly). It pisses me off that you can buy a cheap battery w/ a 3yr warranty & exchange it w/ no hassle; but you can't do the same w/ this battery...WTF?

[diablo_331 23]

if ur warranty is expired then is expired....

[c0smo kram3r 0]

if ur warranty is expired then is expired....

What's the warranty on them? I know the battery was under 2yrs old b/c it was bought just before he purchased his new car which he hasn't had for 2yrs. So either *A*, the warranty was only 1yr; or *B*, Auto Zone screwed us over. If it was A, then Optima needs to stand behind their batteries more. When they cost $250, you expect a long lasting battery w/ a good warranty to boot.