Hope it works out for you. It sounds like they are going to stand behind their product. I've had an Optima red top in my car for about three years, and it has performed great. It got the car started after a many-hour headlight-related brain cramp. No problem either after I tried to spot-weld my jumper cables to a friend's Civic (the blisters eventually healed). Neall. '93 G20 turbo