[AMB444]

Thanks everyone!

I like reading about the personal experiences, how to maintain, gas vs electric.

What's is like driving on the roads next to cars? The designated paths have walkers as well? What's parking like... same lot as the cars?

dtennent & rjm: Good question to consider! I don't golf (yet) so would probably use to get to stores, pools & rec, sunset drives, etc. Probably would not drive it for more than half hour to get anywhere and would take my car for any outing over 30 minutes. Ideally, good quality but no pricy extras, 2 bucket seats (thanks Jerry Bell) and no back seating.

If you take your cart grocery shopping where do you put your bags?

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by AMB444

If you take your cart grocery shopping where do you put your bags?

[AMB444]

Thank you MrChip!!

[shaw8700@outlook.com]

You’ll never get the answers you need from in here. 50% go one way while 50% go the other. If you won’t use your golf cart that much, don’t mind paying for batteries, don’t mind hurting the environment, like to drive noiselessly, go electric.

If you plan on driving for long distances, don’t mind stopping for gas often, don’t mind the noise, and you don’t mind hurting the environment, go gas.

It’s really that simple.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com

If you plan on driving for long distances, don’t mind stopping for gas often, don’t mind the noise, and you don’t mind hurting the environment, go gas.

No one with a gas cart is stopping for gas "often". I'm getting well over 200 miles per tank. We put lots of miles on our cart and can go a month sometimes on a tank of gas.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

That's true. But on TOTV, all that "good information and advice" will likely be contradictory

True but about 95% of the responses will be opinions and around 5% will be objective information.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com

... don’t mind hurting the environment, like to drive noiselessly, go electric.

.... don’t mind the noise, and you don’t mind hurting the environment, go gas.

It’s really that simple.

It's that simple. If you use a golf cart, you're hurting the environment.

So protect your environment! Stay home and enjoy your life in an Active 55+ Community, from the comfort of your living room.

[mcloud]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Here's my take.
Seriously.. buy a hybrid vehicle.
Sure you can't use it for golfing, but can go shopping all on battery power same as a cart, and in air conditioning
and a hell of a lot quieter.

Electric vehicles are way more expensive to maintain very unreliable. In my opinion the ones I’ve had both gas and electric gas ot performs easily. Electric golf carts suck.

[bowlingal]

if you get an electric cart, be aware that adding water to the batteries can destroy your driveway if it overflows. I didn't know that when I moved here. Added water in my driveway and eventually the acid from the battery ate into my beautiful painted driveway. Had to have the whole thing sandblasted and repainted. Now I have a gas cart.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by bowlingal

if you get an electric cart, be aware that adding water to the batteries can destroy your driveway if it overflows. I didn't know that when I moved here. Added water in my driveway and eventually the acid from the battery ate into my beautiful painted driveway. Had to have the whole thing sandblasted and repainted. Now I have a gas cart.

I tried adding water to my battery and couldn't figure out how to get the water in there ... poured it on top and it splashed all over the driveway. Luckily, it didn't hurt the paint.

[Vermilion Villager]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Hang On..................This is going to be a "ride".

The over/under is 7 pages!!!!

[GATORBILL66]

Gas only!

[bigeasy]

When you get one use an apple air tag. Many carts have been stolen.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by mcloud

Electric vehicles are way more expensive to maintain very unreliable. In my opinion the ones I’ve had both gas and electric gas ot performs easily. Electric golf carts suck.

It sounds like you've never had an electric vehicle or an electric cart.

I have had HEVs (Prius hybrid - great car) and currently own both a gas and electric cart.

Initial costs were similar for both automobiles and carts. EV and PHEV automobiles cost significantly more than HEVs - I won't be buying one of those for just that reason.

Maintenance cost is similar for HEV automobile compared to ICE automobile. Maintenance cost is nonexistent for electric cart compared to oil change, spark plug, air cleaner, and drive belt for gas cart.

Based on my experience actually owning and operating both, my future purchases will be HEV for automobile and electric for carts.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by AMB444

I know I'm going to get a lot of good information and advice here!

I know NOTHING about golf carts. Gas? Electric? One or Two benches? Do you plug them in at night? Do they have a favorite snack?

Help please!

Based on my experience: 2-seater electric cart, upgraded bucket seats, plug in every night.

I like the zero maintenance of the electric cart with no need to go to a gas station. I plug mine in every night and have about a 60mile range in the morning. 60 miles is about four hours which is longer than I want to spend in a cart seat anyway.

The upgraded seats are just really nice.

We only bought 2-seater carts. These fit into our garage better than a 4-seater and feel more comfortable when we are driving them by ourselves. If we have company then we have a cart for our guests to use and we can split up and go separate directions if we want. Yes, two 2-seaters are far more expensive than a single 4-seater but it is much better suited for our needs/desires.

Electric cart vs hybrid auto: The cart is fun to drive. I don't golf but own two carts so we don't have to argue over who gets stuck with the car. If you need a financial argument, the cart will cost less initially and likely last longer than the car (much lower lifetime cost), the cart will cost less to maintain than the car (lower yearly cost), and the cart will cost 3-5 times less per mile than an efficient hybrid vehicle (lower per-mile cost).