[Parker]

Hi there! We had the same questions you did. We finally decided on gas a few days ago and bought a Yamaha from The VIllages Golf Carts. We bought the new Fuel Injected 2012.5. We had always driven electric before this purchase. I really prefer the electric quietness, but living here, the range was very important to us. Also, we never really knew how much charge we had left and were never sure we'd make the long trips across town, after a game of golf. We'd usually head home early just to make sure we'd not be stranded with dead batteries.

Also, charging the batteries frequently resulted in some drainage onto the garage floor leaving it stained even though we had some cardboard mats laid down. You have to keep track of the water levels in the batteries, and watch for corrosion issues. Not to mention that in the future, on a fixed income, maybe the high cost of battery replacement would be a problem.

We've only had the new one a few days, but we love it. It's loud when you take off but quiets right down when you get up to speed. We have no trouble having a conversation without raising our voices, like it used to be with older gas models. My favorite thing is the gas gauge. We know exactly how much power we've got left, and we can get more power (gas) any time of day, anywhere. We can go all day every day and never have to head home to plug in. We're gas and loving it after years of wondering why anyone would ever buy gas. We're no longer scratching our heads on that one!