[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I'm thinking of buying a new one and would like to hear opinions. I have an older Club Car and I have always liked Club Car. The problem that I see is lack of range. I am told that the realistic range of my 48 volt CC is 12-15 miles. I live in Silver Lake and that is not enough for me to go to Brownwood and back once it is built.
I can't seem to find a lot of information about Columbia Par Car. They have an advertisement that claims they get "up to" 80 miles per charge. A claim like that makes me very skeptical. Many manufacturers take there carts out to a place like the Bonneville Salt Flats and run them dead straight with the pedal to the metal and then make claims about how far they can go. Stopping starting and turing will reduce that number significantly.
I have always had an aversion to gas carts, but that's because I worked at a golf course. I am beginning to wonder if gas makes more sense as a personal transportation vehicle. Electric is less expensive to operate and has fewer moving parts so there is less that can go wrong. Gas needs an annual tune up whereas electric needs the batteries replaced every few years.
So let's here from all of you. I'd like to hear you're good experiences and bad ones.