1. Certainly would not want to store propane in the garage or any enclosed area for that matter. Don't even think it would be legal as it is against the law to bring a propane tank into a store in Marion and Lake Counties - not sure about Sumter but Ace Hardware will not let you bring a tank inside.
2. Street legal is the way to go . . . even though they are all electric. Most people who get hurt in golf cart accidents are hurt because they fall out the carts . . . street legals have safty belts and they are well worth using in a golf cart when you are not on the course.
3. Tomberlin is the best built of the street legals . . . 4 wheel disk brakes, hydralic breaks, ect. If you push against a Tomberlin from the side and then compare to other street legals you will see how heavy and stable they are.
4. Use eight-six volt batteries in the Tomberlin and you get better torque and about 50+ miles on a full charge (Par Car will be a better range but at the expense of other things breaking down). . . good enough for any place in TV . . . you could run from RT 42 to RT. 44, play 18 holes and return with no problems. When playing golf you could set the cart to slow speed and even do better with the range.
5. Besides the range, you get there faster going 25 instead of 20 and even those with illegal gas carts that have them going over 20 have to go slower because of tunnels and crossing of streets at the gates.
6. Tomberlin's have an on-board charger so all you have to bring with you is an extension cord and you can charge-up in many places if you look around - such as Outback on Rt. 27/441.
7. If you do a lot of driving with a cart then consider putting a solar cell unit on the roof and charge on the go . . . after all it pretty sunny most of the time here in The Villages.
8. I'd rather follow a street legal on the cart paths than a stinking gas powered cart that is illegally enchanced . . . they stink up the tunnels and breathing those fumes cannot be good for you!
9. California has made the purchase of gas carts illegal in the future . . . something that Florida will consider somewhere down the line.
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