Motorcraft or Optima

[babbage]

Need to get a new battery soon. optima red top are like $200.
Good 'ol Motorcraft 850 CCA from LM is $126

Or is there something else that's better and not 10x as much.

Didn't buy anything yet. I've got the original still (03)

[dohc324ci]

Motorcraft I paid $99.00 for the 850cca battery.

[FordNut]

I got a Bosch. It's black like the OEM and has 1000 cca

[musclemerc]

Motorcraft hands down

[babbage]

Ok thanks guys. I don't think I need 1000cca's Fordnut, but thanks.

I wonder if I can go faster at WOT with a new battery? (re: alt shuts off at WOT)

[rayjay]

I went with the Motorcraft for the OEM look.

[LANDY]

i would go either or, whichever is the least expensive, in this case Motorcraft.

[FordNut]

Ok thanks guys. I don't think I need 1000cca's Fordnut, but thanks.

I wonder if I can go faster at WOT with a new battery? (re: alt shuts off at WOT)

More CCA's should give you more reserve power too, but since you don't need it...
BTW, I got it at Pep Boys about 4 years ago

[jdando]

Motorcraft for the OEM look is what I did.

[tjl006]

Get a Motorcraft. Optimas are pain especially if they fully drain. You have to have a special charger or hook another battery up to the dead one so that the voltage is high enough for the charger to regonize there is a battery hooked to it.

[Cobra25]

I got a new Motorcraft 875 a few years ago, No issues to date.

[Zack]

Does anyone know that there are only 2 Auto battery MFG's ion the WORLD?

Flip a coin!

[-Matt-]

Yellow top boyeeeeeeee

[fastblackmerc]

Yellow top boyeeeeeeee

Red Top...............

[boatmangc]

I run Deka's

[J-MAN]

Does anyone know that there are only 2 Auto battery MFG's ion the WORLD?

Flip a coin!

Ya know throwing all these facts in is just confusin! :confused:

[Black_Out]

Yellow top boyeeeeeeee

lol

"YELLOW TOP. PIMP."

[MyRaider]

I'm still running the original Motorcraft battery that my Marauder came with in 2003. I guess I'll replace it with another Motorcraft when this one finally gives up. ;)

(For those of you calling BS on this story, I would too if I hadn't bought the car new off of the local L-M lot.)

[DOOM]

Motorcraft all day baby!!! :banana2:

[BurpyTurtle]

Am I the only one here with a Die-Hard?

[martyo]

In the old days I would say an Optima, but their quality has goine down in my opinion.

Lately, I go to O'Really's and get what is on the shelf and have had no problem.

[juno]

Walmart Ever Start. Works fine, last's a long time, awesome warranty.

[ImpalaSlayer]

"some think i have stock battery,(opens batt box) i dont think so, yellow top baby!"

i rock a napa

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

I went the less expensive rout and bought mine at Costco.

[bigmerc'03]

i have this in mine
INTERSTATE MEGA TRON PLUS
Product ID:MTP-65Amps:1000Cranking Amps:1000Cold Cranking Amps:850Voltage:12Termination: APro-rata Warranty:85Weight:45.4Width:7. 5Length:12Height:7.5

[Mac-MerC]

Am I the only one here with a Die-Hard?

my battery light comes on periodically and i was thinking about getting a die hard, Die Hard Platinum series. they cost (if not as much, just a little bit more than the optimas) ive heard good things about them.
might purchase one

[Paul T. Casey]

In 2005, I bought a top of the line NAPA battery. Got a deal as my son was working there at that time. Nary a problem in 5 years.

[Kennyrauder]

I'm still running the original battery on my 03. The battery is still doing well. Every winter I leave the battery on tender.. (charge ... trickle)

[RF Overlord]

Both OEM Ford and aftermarket Motorcraft batteries are made by Johnson Controls, which also owns Optima.

We use a LOT of Johnson Controls batteries in my line of work (telecom) so I would go for the Motorcraft.

[logix7]

RED TOPS are only like 139 or so @ sams club

[Ktorres1]

I got that top of the line napa as well but the orginal owners motorcraft lasted him 6 yrs!