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Originally Posted by thekeithfan
I'm still curious you own an electric cart? And I'm one of those odd balls that could not care about my carbon footprint really. Just me I could care less.
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I am in the process of buying a Electric, I am torn between the quality of a Tomberlin and the New EZGO AC motor. As a tech teacher I buy form the bottom up. When Tomberlin had it LSV store open last year I would go over out back and look at the carts from the bottom up. I buy from the technicial side and vehicle constrution not how pretty it is or what famcy wheels are on it.
Now to be honest Tomberlin is in some trouble. I am not geeting feed back and response from the company like a year ago. That said I will buy the best I can where there is the best service and technicians. 95% of people buy a car or MC or Boat from the showroom. If you cannot go out back and bond with the service manager and talk with the technicians to see and hear their perspectives then you are sory ( Ignorant ) to the total operation of the business. Sales Sells- Service RETAINS CUSTOMERS!
Now I will have a electric cart. And now I do not wear a tied dyed shirt where mandels smoke weed and go out back and hug trees. I'm not into that carbon tracking. If you want to really get into that debate you start the Carbon Footprints from - the Oil Well- to Wheels to recycle yard . All vehicles follow that rule. Trains Planes Boats Cars Trucks etc.
I DO CARE ABOUT MY LUNGS! And the lungs of others that have to inhale second hand exhaust fumes from gas carts. The argument is it is no different tha, ( Another Post's ) a non smoker having to sit next to a smoker and inhale second hand fumes. And yes I quit but did smoke for over 15 years. No Halo on my head!
Some of us unfortunaltey have acquired Asthma conditionz that quickly worsens when Hydro Carbon Un burned Gas and patially burned Gas exhause is inhaled. There have been posts about a woman who visiting youn grand child became ill in the tunnells. And I suck it up and keep my mouth shut on the streets because most people just are not technicians and do not know or quite frankly care.
But if I can convince one person who is thinking of a clean quite electric cart that will work for them then I have done my part to save the lungs of others.
Technology is a wonderful thing. 5 years ago if I inhaled the particulates from a Diesel/Car tailpipe I would be dead. Today you can stand at the tail pipe and live.
Electric carts have gone through growing pains. They will evolve and get better with time. If the Yamaha Gas Carts would embrace the same technology as their Motorcyles Boat and RV engines then we would not be having this discussion. I would conside a Gas cart.
But as I said we are runing around the Villages with 1940 technology. They work they move us they last they are reliable. However they belch pollution.
Not back to my other duties- Reviewing the final chapters for a Automotive on-line text books new Hybrid Car Chapter. And yes I own a Prius. Soon a Plug in Prius. Then there is the Harley! Thats another story