Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Agree with above post.
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We have two gas carts, one two seater and one 4 seater. We downsized to one car.
We prefer the golf cart, weather permitting. As others have said....just a slower and a more scenic pace. Whichever you choose....you are in for a ride of your life.....no pun intended! Went to Fenney this past weekend to check out the progress....WOW...can't wait to be able to cart there from our Village of Hadley. Think it will be a beautiful scenic ride to visit our southern friends! |
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I only travel by cart in TV in every kind of weather. I have doors on my cart. I have a Yamaha gas. I put 100 miles on a week... easily...
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Last edited by Nonni252; 08-04-2019 at 10:14 PM. |
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We have 2 gas Yamaha cart one of which is newer and quieter. I have been known to drive 100+ miles in one day. I have done that at least 2 times and possible more. I have gone through over a tank of gas within a week a couple times. At least with gas you can pull into a station and fill up.
It takes us about 55 minutes to get to Brownwood from the house and we go there often. Since getting our first cart we have not driven the car within the Villages. |
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Yamaha PTV AC and EZGO RXV have 6x8V=48V,170ah lead-acid batteries capable of about 60 miles at 85F. If you regularly drive 30 miles or more between full charges then get a gas cart.
Hillsborough Trl -> Morse Blvd -> El Camino Real -> Buena Vista -> Hillsborough Trl = 26 Miles. Charge lead-acid batteries fully after each use. Its not important to keep Lithium batteries fully charged. Its nice to know you always have 60 miles of electric range every time you leave the house. |
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Thank you.
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No cart, just golf carts. I am only in TVs 4-5 months a year. Gas carts for me. Depending on what is going on I could put over 50 miles a day. Comfortable seats a must. Easy to enjoy the beauty and peace in a cart.
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There are YouTube videos of lithium-ion battery fires. However, it is a rare event. There were some problems with some Samsung phones and a few Teslas made the news but I haven't heard of anything recently. I have a number of lithium-ion battery powered devices in my home and don't worry about it. You are most likely carrying a lithium-ion battery in your back pocket if you have a cellphone.
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On the other hand ask any fire department and you will can hear stories of houses burned down by gasoline fires some where in the country almost every day - yet, it is not unusual for people to store cans of gas in their garage. We tend to be more aware of what is in the news. |
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The sky is falling.
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We own a battery golf cart.
Used a friend's gas cart for the weekend. Here's my pros and cons of each. Gas - More reliable - if I run out of gas, call a friend bring a jug. Electric - loss of charge - now what? Gas - Goes faster by a few MPH. Battery - Stays right around 20/21. Yes, I know, 20 is the limit in the Villages. AFTER THOSE 2 OBSERVATIONS ELECTRIC WINS THE REST OF THE DEBATE Electric - Doesn't smell! We hate driving behind gas carts. Electric - What? Can't hear you. Couldn't hear our phone music or talk to each other in the gas cart. If the quiet gas carts are truly quiet then this won't be an issue. Electric - buy batteries ($900+) every 3 to 4 years. Gas - buy gas every week or so (that adds up too over the years) Gas - oil changes and other engine maintenance. As others have already said too : we go EVERYWHERE in our electric golf cart. Never an issue about loss of power. When we get home we always plug it in ready for the next adventure out. |
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The new Lithium batteries have longer range and last longer - up to 8 years, which is "forever" for me, since I expect technology to move on and by then I will want a newer model. One issue with lead acid batteries that you didn't mention which is a show stopper for me is constant maintenance requirements. All the little things, like water getting low kills the battery, self discharge (if we go on a cruise and don't have something to maintain the battery we can come back to dead batteries that need to be replaced, etc.) We do not want anything that is going to require maintenance when we are not home, so the choice to us is between lithium and gas. And I have another 2 months to continue my/our flip-flopping between those two or just keeping our Yaris (second car) which gets about 35 mpg, and an oil change annually. Almost as cheap to drive as a golf cart, and it's air-conditioned. |
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