Lateral-g Forums - Optima Batteries wants your input

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Originally Posted by XcYZ (Post 245268)

Here's what's ironic, I totally agree with your sentiment that it sucks royally that yet more manufacturing jobs have left this country. I hate it, I hate where this country is going, and I hate who's at the helm. I, like you I'm sure, have zero confidence in our government. Where I disagree is how you went about this. By calling people names, telling their car sucks, belittling in general, is counterproductive. The posts that were removed was because of personal attacks. No IP's were banned, we simply put the offending username on mute because the person using that account couldn't be rational. No posts that complained about Optima's performance as a product were ever removed. They're still in this thread.

I've never solicited a company to advertise here. They call came here on their own accord, just like you did.

Personally, I believe the problem with Optima moving manufacturing out of this country is a symptom of a government that hates business. I'm not defending Optima, I'm merely trying to understand it. For instance:

On top of out of control tax rates on businesses, I also have to wonder if Colorado's EPA was forcing the manufacturing of batteries out? I know that California would never let chemicals like that in their state.

I don't know what the solution is, but I'm voting in the '10 elections. There's going to be an incumbent blood bath.

Im right there with you on that remark Scott.

Some companies have had to outsource labor tactics beyond the US to survive in this economic downfall. Although Johnson's IMO is not one of those companies (there holdings in most areas are doing just fine) it is surprising that they opt to move Optima to Mexico merely on the fact of a better profit margin. Now since the consumer is frustrated on the product being made in Mexico which will result in lost sales, I dont foresee this being a win for Johnson's by utilizing lower labor operations.

As far as David's OP-
(1) 2 marine batteries (cant think of the color) bought new in 05 with boat
purchase. Never an issue during the season yet. Trickle charge off
season.
(2) 1 red top in the H2 since 06. No issues ever.
(3) 1 red top in the Z06. Bought last year. Battery usually goes dead after
2 weeks of no use. Usually I jump start it when that happens because I
haven't taken the patience to trickle it during driving months.
(4) Went through 2 yellow tops (both warranty returns) and 1 red top on
the 34 I sold last year. Not to mention buying another one for the sale.
(5) Plan to purchase Braille on the 69's when we get that far unless Optima
resolves some of there issues with the batteries and not necessarily
territory.
(6) Need Jimi Day to keep his job, got to love that wealth of AMC karaoke!