We have a four-facing-forward golf cart. We chose it because we frequently have visitors that we want to show the sights from a golf cart. We also chose the four forward style because it is much more comfortable to have conversations between the front and rear seats than in a cart in which two seats face backwards.
The four forward style is made that way at the factory by Yamaha and has a longer wheelbase than the normal two seater. The carts with backward facing seats are two seaters that were modified after leaving the factory. A good modification requires not only adding the seats but also adding stronger rear springs.
The problems with the four forward style are that turning into and out of tunnels are very tight and require that they be done slowly, and that you cannot park them headed to the curb around the town squares because they are too long and they project into the traffic lanes.
The problems that I have with carts with backward facing seats are that conversations between front and rear are difficult and the people in the back must twist around to communicate; and that you often see very young grandchildren riding in the back without adult supervision or seat belts. It is very dangerous.
Like a previous poster, I would like to know what you were told about the "evils of four seaters."
By the way........... BUY GAS, NOT ELECTRIC.
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