[Ducatigator]

Congratulations! Love it. Village Discount is an awesome place. I bought my Tomberlin there. Chris is my guy. They have several locations. He is in the Lady Lake location near Aldis. Their service is excellent. Super responsive. I bought my Tomberlin there and my friend bought an Atlas. The Custom drives are packed with features. They are coming out with the 4 forward this summer. We have one on pre-order. You can not get another cart with more features for the money. I tried getting an Evolution TWICE but it is super hard to get the 210 battery. They come standard with a 105 and easier to upgrade to their 160.

Gas/electric is a personal preference. I personally like electric because I like the smooth, quiet ride, and no smell. Also, no annual maintenance necessary except maybe tires and lubing the brakes, which is true of gas or electric. The torque going up the hills is crazy good. No lag like gas. So, I have friends theat have the Evolution D5 and a Yamaha gas. Both 4 forward. They like the Yamaha more only because they have more comfortable seats, not because of engine or range.

Now, before anyone claims they "know" electric doesn't have range, here is the truth from someone that actually drives his cart all day and puts lots of miles on.

As I mentioned, I have a Tomberlin Emerge 2+2. Comes standard with a 210 battery. That is the key! 210 is a must have. I live in south, south Dabney. Like 370 south. The end. Lol. I can go from here to the Polo Club, play a round of golf, get to Sumpter for drinks, and back home and still have over 30% left. Oh, by the way, that is going full speed with 4 adults in the cart. Furthermore, I bought it in March and have over 2000 miles on it. So, in the end, if you have a 210 battery, you can get ALL over the Villages and not worry.

So if you want to explore lithium carts, here are the ones that offer it.

Tomberlin Emerge/Engage
Custom Drive c2/c4
Bintelli Beyond
Evolution D5 , if you can get one. Back ordered until the fall. (The 210 battery)

If you get a 160 lithium you may run in a bit of trouble if you go from one end (Dabney to Spanish Springs) and back, fully loaded and top speed. Might limp home.

But for most Villagers, they don't do more than 40 round trip.

And you know they say a Village home is about having 1 car, 2 carts. I recommend to split the difference. 1 gas, 1 lithium. Then you have the best of both worlds.

Regardless, I always end with, we live in absolute Paradise. This place is amazing. Get whatever cart you want, and just smile and enjoy we you live and play every day.

Everyone have a blessed Sunday. Thank you Tvflguy for the post. Good recommendation. I like the Custom Drive and the team at Village Discount. Enjoy it in good health.

Be safe
Thanks
Serge