Reply to "Optima Battery Life in a Pantera"

jffrMember

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Originally posted by Panterapatt:
All batteries need charging

How often did you drive your P that the Optima lasted that long

I suggest a battery tender - have had one on my car for over 7 years - same battery - always at full charge when I need it

I drive my Pantera at least a couple of times a month and then to Las Vegas every year, which comes out to about a 1100 mile round trip. I have a Battery Tender on most of my vehicles that don't get much use and the batteries do seem to last longer. The new Optima will always be on a Battery Tender, so it should be interesting to see how long that one will last. The Optima may out live me, so someone else will have to do the update on this story. This battery also has a disconnect switch, which I always use when the car is not in use. I am not sure if that helps because the only drain on the electrical system when the car is not running is a VDO clock.

5/2/095:21 AM

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