There are things you can do to help with both the smell and the noise, but the bottom line is, gas carts sound like old army tanks and stink terrible. I would pay ten times the amount to enjoy our clean quiet ride in our electric cat. Thing is, it does not cost any more or very little more, so it's a no brainier for us. STINK VS CLEAN AIR And NOISE VS QUIET. There is a claim that you can go farther on a tank of gas than a daily elec. charge. THAT IS TRUE. BUT, go out and drive any cart for 50 miles and I assure you it will be time to get out of the cart be it gas or electric.