Mopar Cars

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I bought eight of the Optima yellow top batteries for house batteries in a sailboat for the convenience of AGM, no fill, no spill, etc. These batteries are charged by a state of the art 4 stage regulator, plus solar panels on a microprocessor charge controller. The batteries are all in one bank and charged/discharged equally and never below 85%. In other words they are pampered. Now the bad, one battery failed within a week of installation. It started gassing and heating up even under a light charge. After about a year another one developed an internal short and its voltage dropped to around 8V. It was easy to detect by just touching the top. It was warmer than the rest. Six months after that, two more developed internal shorts with the same symptoms. These batteries are over rated. It appears that the build quality from battery varies widely. I will never buy another one.

I was hesitant to buy this because of all the reviews saying the battery was poorly packaged and would arrive damaged. Knowing Amazon has a good returns policy, I took the chance and ordered it. I'm in NY and the battery was shipped by truck cross country (I watched the tracking updates). It took about a week for it to arrive. When I finally received it, I realized I was lucky. The battery was in good condition with no breaks or scratches on it. At the same time, it came in a simple cardboard box with some cushioning on top, but nothing on the bottom. This is a very heavy item and it's very easy to visualize the bottom of the battery getting damaged during a long truck ride as there is no protection whatsoever between the bottom of the battery and the 1/4 inch cardboard box it comes in. I don't get it, sometimes they go overboard & package the most trivial of items in styrofoam and bubble wrap, and with this 50lb. item it's basically just covered in 1/4 inch of cardboard. The battery itself seems fine- ...started my car up fine (although I can't comment on it over the long term just yet).

I decided to order this battery through Amazon since it was about $50 cheaper than local retailers. Since I've never purchased a car battery online, I called Amazon and Optima to ask how a warranty claim would work when the battery was purchased through Amazon. The people I spoke with gave me some very surprising information, which I thought I'd share with you: 1. Amazon only accepts returns for up to 30 days after the item was purchased. After 30 days, the customer will be referred to the manufacturer of the item. 2. Optima refers all online purchases back to the original retailer. The full warranty cannot be honored through Optima unless the battery was purchased from one of Optima's authorized online retailers. The authorized retailers are shown on Optima's site; Amazon is not one of them. 3. Optima is unable to honor any warranty for batteries purchased through Amazon because Optima is unaware of the condition of the batteries, the shipping procedures, how long the batteries have been in a warehouse, etc. The Optima Yellow Top series are arguably some of the best auto batteries currently on the market, but the money saved by buying from Amazon clearly isn't worth the almost nonexistent warranty.

I bought this car battery to replace a old worn out battery. I decided to use a less powered battery because I live in the west cost bay area.but what I didn't realize is the battery wasn't a direct fit .I had to cut and modify the holder that came with the battery. kinda hokey but it all works good after 2 months no problems.

Everything I had hoped for in a car battery.. strong cold cranking amps and a huge reserve capacity. My lights don't dim anymore when the bass on my stereo hits hard or when the AC is running. This is in a 97 volkswagen vr6. Had a redtop before but it finally crapped out after about 7 years and way too many discharges. Big thumbs up for any optima battery.

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This book is amazing! It's an expanded version of those bits and pieces you see in magazines about how someone built up a very special custom car. They basically took a stock Baraccuda and built it from the ground up into an extreme, 1:1 scale Hot Wheels Hot Rod! The 'Sick Fish' was first featured in a Discovery Channel show, and when the book came out I ordered it right away. It didn't disappoint me at all, in fact, it blew me away! The pictures are in full colour, and show you in detail, step-by-step how a master customizer (Rad Rides By Troy) puts a Hot Rod project car together. It's very inspirational, and many people who tune their own cars or would like to build something extra special can use as a reference and guide to inspired their own efforts.

BUILD BOOK: From Concept to Reality, is an amazing book. Most of the photos were taken by Scott Killeen, whose used to shoot for Super Rod, Hot Rod, Motor Trend, and Street Rodder magazines. The book covers Troy Trepanier's build up of a 1970 Cuda that belongs to Joe Rogan from Fear Factor. BUILD BOOK features over 800 color photos in 180 pages along with tips and tricks that Troy used to build the car. Even if you're not a Mopar guy, the book is good for reference for any build. I liked the quick read setup, and the photos are really detailed. I saw the Cuda at a car show this year, and it was awesome! It was also on the Rides television program. I saw Scott at a car show, and he said there's another BUILD BOOK due in December on a car called Aeroliner that Posies is building. This is well worth the price; I can't wait till the next one is available.

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I purchased this book as part of my Mopar collection and it is very well done and worth the money.

Out of 63 photo's of Cudas, the Author only gives 14 shots to Challengers. If you need a reference to Challengers there are better books out there.

This is a cool little book, I really like it. I enjoyed the way the story of these cars is told in this book and there are some nice photos, but at less that 100 pages its over too quick. It's not a necessity for all but the the most diehard fans of these models. Its still a good value considering the cheap price tag, and if you are like me, you cant get enough of the Mopar E-Body.

This is an excellent coffee table book. It is the newest book on these cars. There are many cars that have not been previously photographed within this book. Good reference material for a restoration.