replacing the oem battery in my f-150

[hooD]

I'm replacing the original battery in my 2002 f-150.  After 10 years it is beginning to slow up a bit when cold.  Any suggestions on what is good and what not to buy?
I can get an exide NASCAR 750 cca for about $70 (plus tax) after rebates. 

 

[dodj]

10 years?!?    If I got that kind of life out of a battery, I'd buy the same brand again. 5-6 year battery life is the best I've ever acheived.

[Chryco Psycho]

I got 13 years out of an Optima in a daily driver application , you cannot let them sit

[brads70]

I got 13 years out of an Optima in a daily driver application , you cannot let them sit

X2 on the optima.....that's what I put in the family Suburban. I had another one in my BB Buick I just sold and the battery went flat over the winter and while it did come back....it wasen't the same. I didn't seem to hold a charge as well. If I didn't drive the car for 3 weeks or so it was dead again. The one in the "Burb" has never had an issue.   A battery tender would have solved the issue in the Buick though!