The size of the tank is essentially irrelevant except that the larger the tank the more accurate the MPGs may be. All you need to do is fill the tank till the pump cuts off - that will results in a full tank +/- 5% or so - and divide into the number of miles since last fillup. 50 mpg (+/-) is repeatable. We consistently go 200 miles on less than 4 gallons of gas. Several people have posted a range on their mileage - a reasonable thing to do considering variations in when the pump cuts off and driving patterns. The OP was looking for feedback on MPG, not results from a carefully controlled experiment. No reason to make a big deal out of this.
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Originally Posted by suesiegel
These posts have gotten to be amusing.
They read like-you can talk, about my home, my lawn, my wife just don't say anything about my golf cart.
All these quoted as accurate numbers probably are not accurate OR REPEATABLE. You numbers are close to what I would expect. For one thing your four seat cart is heavier. Were we doing a real test we would factor in wind direction. We would match tire pressure. We would drive exactly the same route. We would run the test at exactly the same temperature.
I will bet few people KNOW how much gas the tank in your golf cart holds. Or can fill it EXACTLY the amount twice in a row.
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