[BobandMary]

Gas. An older electric Par car came with our house. It stalls in the rain. We bought a 2015 Yamaha and love it. We have been here one year and have 5000 miles on it.

[Nucky]

Waiting for our New Gas Yamaha to be delivered. We test drove the 2017 quite gas model and was impressed. When they say quiet it's true. Since my hearing is terrible I bought the 2016 Yamaha with a Carburetor but my vision is fine so I'd rather look at $2000 still in the bank. To answer your question I really don't think either decision is wrong. Good Luck.

[kcrazorbackfan]

2017 Yamaha gas; darn near as quiet as electric; 240+ miles on a tank of gas allows you to drive as long as your rear can stand it and not having to stop to re-charge. Give it a serious look.

[Polar Bear]

Nothing against electric...the quiet is nice. But I fill up my gas cart once every few weeks or so. Nothing else required. That's a no-brainer for me.

[rjm1cc]

electric

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

I understand the 2017 Yamaha gas carts with new technology is almost as quiet as an electric cart. The Villages Golf Cart stores have a couple you can test drive and order but there are none on the road yet. If true, that would be my vote. There is a thread about them if you want to do a search and read more.

I heard about the new 2017, My cart is just one year old and I have about 1100 miles on it had the oil replaced at 900 miles and told the service guy that he might want to do the annual since he was here. He laughed and said the cart needed service every 4500 miles. so I told him I see him in 3 years. 2017 huh. Hmmmmm

[rubicon]

When I moved here in 2006 electric carts dominated. A guy I played golf with and lived north of 466 was one of the few guys I knew who owned a gas cart. I asked him why he chose a gas cart? he said I made my living working on electric motors enough said..and stopped the conversation. At that time TV didn't much go beyond Mallory

Walkers like gas carts because they can hearing them approaching

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Kahuna32162

Lithium ion batteries, 120 mile plus range per charge.

Very interesting.

Do you have them on your cart, or have you just heard/seen where folks have been converting?

Any info or links on converting over from lead acid batteries?

Thanx!

[biker1]

4500 miles is in excess of what Yamaha recommends for oil changes. The air filter and spark plug can probably go longer.

Originally Posted by rubicon

I heard about the new 2017, My cart is just one year old and I have about 1100 miles on it had the oil replaced at 900 miles and told the service guy that he might want to do the annual since he was here. He laughed and said the cart needed service every 4500 miles. so I told him I see him in 3 years. 2017 huh. Hmmmmm

[biker1]

We test drove the 2017 Yamaha and also thought it was very quiet. They also changed the rear suspension to be independent; my wife thought it rode better than our 2014 Yamaha. Anyone interested in buying a new cart may want to take it for a spin.

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

2017 Yamaha gas; darn near as quiet as electric; 240+ miles on a tank of gas allows you to drive as long as your rear can stand it and not having to stop to re-charge. Give it a serious look.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by biker1

4500 miles is in excess of what Yamaha recommends for oil changes. The air filter and spark plug can probably go longer.

biker perhaps my comments confusing I'm not the best wordsmith. I did have the oil changed at 900 miles and at that time asked for the annual maintenance wherein the mechanic told me its every 4500 miles.

Personal Best Regards:

[biker1]

I follow you. I would suggest that oil changes follow the Yamaha recommendation of 1250 miles going forward after your first change at 900 miles. I would not wait until 4500 miles for the next oil change. I do my own work so I tend to error on the conservative side. The good news is the Yamaha engines appear to be bullet proof.

Originally Posted by rubicon

biker perhaps my comments confusing I'm not the best wordsmith. I did have the oil changed at 900 miles and at that time asked for the annual maintenance wherein the mechanic told me its every 4500 miles.

Personal Best Regards:

[Carl in Tampa]

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If you buy an electric cart, be sure to always carry the phone number of a cart recovery and towing company in your pocket. You might want to purchase towing insurance.

And start putting away some money now for the cost of replacing all of those batteries. Remember, it is recommended that you replace all of them at the same time.

I've had both, and am now a confirmed gas cart man.

[Goldwingnut]

If you forget to change your electric cart or have a very busy day in it, remember, it's very difficult for you spouse to bring you a gallon of battery juice when you run out.

[ajbrown]

I certainly have an opinion, but I will not, because I suspect this is a fun TOTV game. It goes like this:

• Create a new username
• Bet with friends how many posts I can get from these old folks (I am one BTW)
• Select a topic that may generate some interesting comments, e.g., battery vs gas, dog poop, crime, bad developer, bad restaurant, etc.
• Sit back and watch

I could be wrong…