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Old 06-06-2008, 02:23 AM
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I have a gas golf cart. It backfires all the time, anyone know what causes that problem?
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Old 06-06-2008, 02:27 AM
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Don't know what causes it, but problem can be solved by trading it in for an electric cart.
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Old 06-06-2008, 02:32 AM
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That is funny. I like to travel around the villages and don't want to be pulled...... electric is not for me.
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Old 06-06-2008, 02:17 PM
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Now that you mention it when I eat beans or Mexican food I get gas and I backfire, too. ;D
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Your cart needs a good tune up, and adjustment of the carburetor,
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Old 06-06-2008, 02:56 PM
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I'm taking advantage of "golf car" thread to ask a question from golf car users. We are building in Hemingway and want to buy a golf car. Being newbies we don't know what's best "electric or gas". Can some of you owners share some light? What do you recommend. I know gas golf cars make some noise but go a little faster. How about electric? How often do you have to plug in? Does it use a lot of electricity? Whatever information you friends can provide it will be appreciated. We'll be renting from July till September (our closing date) and will like to buy golf car when we get there in July.

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Old 06-06-2008, 03:19 PM
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pili, I'm in the market too, and buying a villa in hemmingway. There are plenty of old threads on this topic. Read the recent one by Village Kahuna (I think) on the 2008 EZGO.

I'm going with electric without a doubt. EZGO showroom or Golf Cart Connections (rebuilt Club Car, not the Star Cart), they're my first two stops.
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I'm taking advantage of "golf car" thread to ask a question from golf car users. We are building in Hemingway and want to buy a golf car. Being newbies we don't know what's best "electric or gas". Can some of you owners share some light? What do you recommend. I know gas golf cars make some noise but go a little faster. How about electric? How often do you have to plug in? Does it use a lot of electricity? Whatever information you friends can provide it will be appreciated. We'll be renting from July till September (our closing date) and will like to buy golf car when we get there in July.

Thanks a million.

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It depends on what you want to do with it. If you want to do both golf and cruise TV, I would suggest a gas cart. I perfer the gas because we do a lot of cruising. There have been days that we put nearly a 100 miles on. The gas cart gets about 40-45 miles to the gallon.
The electrics will get 35-50 miles per charge, and that depends if you are using your lights. The lights will knock off 10-15 miles.
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How long does it take to charge the batteries? Can you golf in the morning and return home for lunch, charge the batteries for an hour, and golf in the afternoon with a fully charged cart?
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We have a couple electric and a gas. We have driven our electric cart accross TV and played 9 holes of golf. When we did this we got close to being out of power by the time we got home. The warning light came on. With one of our other electric carts we ran out of power before getting home. Both had fairly new batteries. We have cruised all over TV with our electric carts (no golf) and never had a problem. I like having the gas for those times we play golf at the far away courses. As far as cost of the electric I have no idea but don't think it is much.
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In a 48 V Club Car my playing partner and I left his house in Liberty Park, drove to Havana Golf Courses, played 18 holes and then he drove me back to my home in Polo Ridge and then back to his home in Liberty Park with no issues on 4 year old batteries.
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Your engine is running to rich , Turn your adj. screw in a 1/4 turn and try it or buz over to a dealer and have them do it......

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We have two gas carts. On a normal day I play 18 holes of golf, home , shower, dinner, then to the square or Katie Bells. If I had an electric, I would never make it home. In your travels around TV just check the number of carts broke down, it's 99 out of a 100 electric.

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Old 06-09-2008, 02:24 AM
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I have two Electric Club cars, In four years I have never had a problem with either...............Don't be misled about the breaking down of carts...there is very little that can go wrong with an Electric Cart while there are many many things that can go wrong with gas...........
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If I run run out of gas I can call someone and they will bring me some gas and I'm on my way...if I run out of electric....
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