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Old 09-23-2007, 07:55 PM
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Default Re: Gas or Electric Carts

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Originally Posted by cleanwater
Our maintenance guy recommended Club car for electric and Yamaha for gas. He said these makes hold up the best. As far as battery life it depends on use. If you do a lot of long trips and take battery down to low charge you'll greatly shorten battery life. Need to frequently charge and minimize long distance situations to maximize battery life. 4-5 years is normal battery life in Villages with good care (topping off level, recharge every day)
We have a Club car and have used it every day for going on two years. It already appears we are not getting the distance that we originally did when new and with TV growing it is getting to be a problem. We do charge it over night to a full charge but we were told not to charge it in between trips each day because it would confuse the computer chip and then it wouldn't give a full charge. It is getting to the point where my husband is considering a gas cart which I am dreading due to the noise and gas odor.
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