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Michael G. 10-17-2022 01:17 PM
Hybrid Vehicle Replacing Golf Cars
 
Reading here which golf car is best, model, price, electric/gas, etc.

I'm thinking why have a car in your garage and a golf car? :thumbup:

Why not just buy a Hybrid car and get all the comforts to go like AC.
Could carry more plus 4-5 people.

Sure, you can't use it on golf courses, or golf paths, (which maybe is a plus).

Hybrid vehicles run on lithium batteries, same as electric golf car with a gas engine
to charge the batteries.

Cost the same with one insurance policy.
Get more room in your garage.
No maintaining two vehicles.

Your Thoughts

Badger 2006 10-17-2022 03:14 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2147938)
Reading here which golf car is best, model, price, electric/gas, etc.

I'm thinking why have a car in your garage and a golf car? :thumbup:

Why not just buy a Hybrid car and get all the comforts to go like AC.
Could carry more plus 4-5 people.

Sure, you can't use it on golf courses, or golf paths, (which maybe is a plus).



Hybrid vehicles run on lithium batteries, same as electric golf car with a gas engine
to charge the batteries.

Cost the same with one insurance policy.
Get more room in your garage.
No maintaining two vehicles.

Your Thoughts
Sounds like your discussion eliminates the golf cart. If room in the garage is the issue then you should have the hybrid car the size of a golf cart. You could also get a slightly larger hybrid and still have garage room, but have a vehicle that is comfortable to drive on the Interstate, or trips. Personal preference dictates your answer here.

MrFlorida 10-17-2022 04:59 PM
Why not just call a cab?

jswirs 10-18-2022 03:24 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Badger 2006 (Post 2147971)
Sounds like your discussion eliminates the golf cart. If room in the garage is the issue then you should have the hybrid car the size of a golf cart. You could also get a slightly larger hybrid and still have garage room, but have a vehicle that is comfortable to drive on the Interstate, or trips. Personal preference dictates your answer here.
Golf carts are popular because they are small, economical, easy to park, low maintenance. Most folks prefer a regular vehicle for longer trips outside the bubble, and use the golf cart for local travel. I would not want to have just one vehicle, hybrid or not. It's a matter of personal choice.

msilagy 10-18-2022 04:48 AM
Golf carts are fun to drive, easy to park at the squares. A car is what a car has been used for since it was invented. Both for me!

rustyp 10-18-2022 05:01 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2147938)
Reading here which golf car is best, model, price, electric/gas, etc.

I'm thinking why have a car in your garage and a golf car? :thumbup:

Why not just buy a Hybrid car and get all the comforts to go like AC.
Could carry more plus 4-5 people.

Sure, you can't use it on golf courses, or golf paths, (which maybe is a plus).

Hybrid vehicles run on lithium batteries, same as electric golf car with a gas engine
to charge the batteries.

Cost the same with one insurance policy.
Get more room in your garage.
No maintaining two vehicles.

Your Thoughts
Me thinks you answered your own question. :rolleyes:

Blackbird45 10-18-2022 06:02 AM
You know what you need.
 
Golf carts are fun to drive, but if you don't play golf, it's a waste. Things are so accessible here in The Villages I have a golf cart that I never use and my 2021 car which I purchase in Sept. 2020 has only 7,000 miles on it and that's with a round trip drive to N.J.

waterflower 10-18-2022 06:38 AM
Zero emissions vehicles kumatoo com from S. Africa

GizmoWhiskers 10-18-2022 06:40 AM
Apples to oranges. Lots of non golf cart over 55 communties out there in the world. Golf Carts in TV is to Mickey Mouse at Disney.

Fastskiguy 10-18-2022 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2147938)

Your Thoughts
It's so nice to not have doors to open and close and no seat belts. You just hop in and hit the gas. Get rid of the golf car? Maybe we should just get rid of the car.

Joe

davefin 10-18-2022 08:54 AM
I have a hybrid automobile and a gas powered golf cart. Works out very nicely, thank you!

OhioBuckeye 10-18-2022 09:08 AM
I can’t speak for everyone else but I don’t or want all the issues that comes with a hybird. Besides you can’t drive a hybrid on the golf course. Your right what you said, it would make sense.

Bill14564 10-18-2022 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye (Post 2148172)
I can’t speak for everyone else but I don’t or want all the issues that comes with a hybird. Besides you can’t drive a hybrid on the golf course. Your right what you said, it would make sense.
Not too many issues with hybrids these days. Drove my 2014 Prius for six years and over 170,000 miles. Only replaced tires and windshield wipers.

Wouldn't give up the golf cart here. Thinking of buying a second.

jimjamuser 10-18-2022 01:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jswirs (Post 2148066)
Golf carts are popular because they are small, economical, easy to park, low maintenance. Most folks prefer a regular vehicle for longer trips outside the bubble, and use the golf cart for local travel. I would not want to have just one vehicle, hybrid or not. It's a matter of personal choice.
What I never understand is why the gas golf carts are so noisy (and the older ones smelly) because an engine that small in size should be quieter? I am definitely serious - I would like to know why.

jimjamuser 10-18-2022 01:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fastskiguy (Post 2148123)
It's so nice to not have doors to open and close and no seat belts. You just hop in and hit the gas. Get rid of the golf car? Maybe we should just get rid of the car.

Joe
If "no doors to open and none to close and no seat belts" are very important factors - then a 3-wheel motorcycle would work nicely just like a golf cart. Also, the old DUNE BUGGY would fit that bill, but you would need seat belts. I used to drive a Dodge van with removed doors around Tennessee. In a rural neighborhood, it did not stand out too much there.


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