Hey BB- Here's my take on it.....No, the VX doesn't take any special battery...us neurotic owners just tend to fuss over things like this a bit more than normal folks..Originally Posted by Bob Barker
How is a battery selection so difficult? I always thought that a battery with a waranty was still a battery. If it doesn't have a warranty then I wouldn't buy it that way when the cheap turd stops working I can just take it back and replace or refund... maybe I'm missing something that requires our VX's to have a special battery?
I think the Optima has been so popular because of a couple reasons I can think of...it claims to be 15x more vibration resistant, it can be placed in any orientation, it's sealed and won't leak, and maintenance free. Since many VX owners have added high electrical load items such as stereos, amps and lights, etc.., the Yellow top & Blue top "claim" they handle that load "better" than most other batteries. The vibration resistance factor is a key reason Dave & I are interested in them since we drive about 2 miles on dirt/rocky roads every day .
But I guess there's also a bit of illogical reasoning too...it looks good!
And thanks for a ton of good info Eric!
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