[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Why pay for high speed motor just go little faster, now I can see if you motor going bad. Some carts the speed can be adjusted by computer. Which most responsible dealers will not speed it up pass 20 MPH.

Really? There is a way to adjust an electric cart's original motor to go a bit faster with a computer?

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I also find the Quite Tech Yamaha carts vibrate. My body was all sorts of shaken up inside when I rode in my sister's brand new Quiet Tech Yamaha from Caroline to Brownwood. YIKES!

Nonsense. They don’t.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by photo1902

Nonsense. They don’t.

The vibration is evident compared to my electric Yamaha. Hubby and I did take our cart out for a spin a few months ago and drove around for an hour and a half. I was not shaken at all after that long (for us) ride. There is a BIG difference between my electric cart and my sister's Quiet Tech regarding vibration.

Also......the Quiet Tech carts that I have been given as loaners are the current model year and they are enough to rattle my teeth. I just assume those loaner carts are not maintained as diligently as someone's personal golf cart so I really shouldn't compare those loaners to my cart.

Bottom line is the choice is up to the individual who is purchasing the cart. Those who want a quiet smooth ride but not looking for long range on a single charge may choose an electric cart. Those who must have a cart with a very long range on a single tank are locked into a gas cart.

[biker1]

Yes, I have a gas cart because I routinely ride over 250 miles in a single trip (the range of my gas cart).

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Those who must have a cart with a very long range on a single tank are locked into a gas cart.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Oh my. That is just awful for her. I wonder when she last had her cart serviced? Isn't that something that can be prevented with routine maintenance?

Probably, was really old cart and probably nothing was done except charge it?????

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by biker1

Yes, I have a gas cart because I routinely ride over 250 miles in a single trip (the range of my gas cart).

I think I might have said that incorrectly.

[JerryLBell]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

The one thing I would like to change about my electric cart would be to make it go just a bit faster. I'd be happy with 22 MPH. I certainly don't want to speed like I see some of those gas carts can do. I've seen electric carts go much faster than the legal 20 MPH so there must be some way to make them go faster. I haven't looked into it though.

It's a simple adjustment to the governor. However, it's an illegal adjustment and if you ever get caught going over the speed limit (which is just under 20 mph for the entire state, including The Villages) and they find you have adjusted your governor, you are subject to multiple violations and several hundred dollars worth of fines. This is according to an officer I talked to at one of the "meet your government" affairs they hold about yearly here.

The chances of you getting caught are admittedly slim though. I've never seen speed traps for carts in The Villages and too many people just blithely ignore the speed limit in their "adjusted" carts. Just yesterday I was doing the speed limit of 30 mph in my car on Hillsborough and was passed by a golf cart. Now there is somebody I'd like to see get pulled over by the Wildwood PD!

[Garywt]

Originally Posted by ts12755

I got tired of charging every day. Now I buy gas on average every 4 weeks. My doesn't jerk. I do smell gas cart exhaust fumes when driving in tunnels.

I seem to stop for gas twice a week. Not sure if I get back gas mileage or just all the driving I do.

[biker1]

If you have a Yamaha (good guess since they are very popular) with fuel injection, you can get 50 miles to the gallon. The tank is a bit over 5 gallons so a range of 250 miles is certainly possible. I usually fill up before I am down to one gallon left.

Originally Posted by Garywt

I seem to stop for gas twice a week. Not sure if I get back gas mileage or just all the driving I do.

[Garywt]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I've already answered that in subsequent posts on this thread. We don't drive the cart more than 10 miles round trip in a day. Anything more than that, we take the car.

That sounds boring, lol. The only time we take the car is if it is raining hard before we leave the house. Other than that is is always the cart no matter where we are going. Most everything is at least 30 minutes from the house.

[Garywt]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

From Fenney to Brownwood it's a 10 minute drive using the back roads. When the Turnpike bridge is open it will take about 30 minutes in a golf car. In many cases, but not all, the distance is much shorter in a car vs a golf cart and can easily take 3 times as long to get to the destination.

And the point is? Always longer in a golf cart because of speed, stop signs and longer routes to cross streets etc but that is where the fun is. Driving the car is old and boring, drive the cart is fun all day long. It takes me an hour to get to Brownwood and now to go over the bridges is even more fun. Waiting to be able to get to Fenney and explore that entire side. Did try to drive to Fenney but could not find it as all the roads said they were closed.

[JimJohnson]

Originally Posted by biker1

Yes, I have a gas cart because I routinely ride over 250 miles in a single trip (the range of my gas cart).

I mean no disrespect, but A trip on a golf cart of 250 miles is a, no, it is not a true statement. 🙄. No one would drive a golf cart straight through for 12 to 14 hours. Maybe you meant 25 miles and that is a long distance and time in a cart.

[biker1]

It was sarcasm.

Originally Posted by JimJohnson

I mean no disrespect, but A trip on a golf cart of 250 miles is a, no, it is not a true statement. 🙄. No one would drive a golf cart straight through for 12 to 14 hours. Maybe you meant 25 miles and that is a long distance and time in a cart.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by jarodrig

Equipment failure (has your computer ever crashed ?)
Someone carelessly using a wrong charger ??

Anyone can find an isolated incident involving lithium polymer/Ion batteries but those incidents are few and far between by today’s standards.....

I’ve been using lithium technology in radio controlled aircraft for probably 15 years without a single incident....

Those batteries are small and don’t put out the ampere or heat like battery pack. The problem is when cell goes bad and it over heats in high ampere pack. Yes, very small chance anything will happen, but it not zero.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by JerryLBell

It's a simple adjustment to the governor. However, it's an illegal adjustment and if you ever get caught going over the speed limit (which is just under 20 mph for the entire state, including The Villages) and they find you have adjusted your governor, you are subject to multiple violations and several hundred dollars worth of fines. This is according to an officer I talked to at one of the "meet your government" affairs they hold about yearly here.

The chances of you getting caught are admittedly slim though. I've never seen speed traps for carts in The Villages and too many people just blithely ignore the speed limit in their "adjusted" carts. Just yesterday I was doing the speed limit of 30 mph in my car on Hillsborough and was passed by a golf cart. Now there is somebody I'd like to see get pulled over by the Wildwood PD!

If the governor adjustment is illegal, is there any mechanic who will do the adjustment? I know The Villages Golf Cars will not. I have to sign a waiver every time I bring my cart in for routine maintenance that the cart's maximun speed is 20 MPH.