Gas or Electric Golf cart?

[slowmotion]

I was looking at carts today. I don't have a clue to buy gas or electric. What does everybody else use? What's the pros and cons of each?

[mopar1968]

I have a Electric one, work's great :!: :!:


''JUST MY TWO CENT'S WORTH''

[MEMRACING62]

electric here,runs forever on full charge. but on used cart watch the age & brand of batterys. if it has trojan batterys a year or two old your good. batterys for my cart ran about $700 last year

[cepx111]

GAS....... They never need them expensive batteries and them little gas motors will last an enternity due to the low rpms they turn.

Change the oil once a year and keep the air filter cleaned and your good to go.

I have a Yamaha gas burner I bought from my dad couple years ago.

It's well over 20 years old and still runs perfect, it doesnt use a drop of oil and will seemingly run forever on a tank of gas.

I cant imagine how many sets of batteries a electric cart would of gone thru in 20 plus years.



JMO>Cp

[andamo]

I had a Club Car with the gas motor. If you're at the track with the electric powered model and the batteries start running down, your options are limited for re-charging. Not so with the gas model. I don't know about the electrics towing capacity, but mine would pull our 2350# car and 4 people on the cart very easily. Like someone mentioned, change the oil often and change the belt too.

[BEAST477]

Gas is my choice. No charging, no expensive batteries to replace. I have a 2002 Club Car little single cylinder, lifted, bigger tires, hauls 5 people no problem. One tank of gas lasts all season.

[hammertime]

Gas here ... Seen to many friends have issues at track with electric ones going dead or not having enough ass to pull something when needed.

Never worry about that with gas, fill it up and go instead of plug it in and wait :D

[blowninjected540]

Had them both. And have to agree the electric ones don't have enough power to pull the car back with people riding.

On the other hand the gas one, I had problems with, Probably a lemon. The dealer never did figure it out, dam thing burned my shop down first. Now I have a yamaha rhino does everything I need it to plus some.

[MEMRACING62]

if I was looking to buy now I would agree & look for a used rino. my electric cart tows ok but the motor gets pretty hot & if the batterys are getting old forget it.

[DirkaDirka]

Rhino's are good. I got a 450 for the rancch and it does pretty much everything we need it too. I do have to admit that we should have gotten the 700 instead tho. :lol: :lol:

[RonOwensRacing]

Gas also i have had them both and something else when those relays go bad they are not cheap either .

I have a 05 EZ car gas now and will never go back to electric again.

[TheYellaBrick]

We're putting together an electric that had been given to us. Batteries are going to be $700 plus a complete rewire, and 4 tires. :oops: :oops: :oops:
If I were to 'purchase' a cart it'd be gas for all the above mentioned positive reasons. ZERO maintenance compared to electric.

[mopar1968]

I take my charger with me and charge the cart while charging car, no worries :!: :!:


''JUST MY TWO CENT'S WORTH''

[zipper06]

My 28 ft. Hallmark, has cabinets on both sides in the front, like about 4" being able to put a cart in it. So i traded for a 250 Honda Recon, with racks front and basket back. Best choice i ever made, i can put extra fuel, battery jumper, air tank in the basket and it will pull a 3,000 lb car no sweat. I'm seeing more ATV's at the track for this use than golf carts lately, too me it's a better choice.
But as far a carts go the gas is much more dependable than electric.

JMO

Zip.

[Tod74]

GAS!!

[slowmotion]

My 28 ft. Hallmark, has cabinets on both sides in the front, like about 4" being able to put a cart in it. So i traded for a 250 Honda Recon, with racks front and basket back. Best choice i ever made, i can put extra fuel, battery jumper, air tank in the basket and it will pull a 3,000 lb car no sweat. I'm seeing more ATV's at the track for this use than golf carts lately, too me it's a better choice.
But as far a carts go the gas is much more dependable than electric.

JMO

Zip.

I have a Recon 250es but the wife says it's hers. For the price of a 4 wheeler I can get a good used golf cart. Most used atv's around here are pretty beat up. I can have passengers ride safely with me on the cart.

Here she is At St. Joe State Park
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f324/32bantam/100_0913Medium.jpg

[zipper06]

My 28 ft. Hallmark, has cabinets on both sides in the front, like about 4" being able to put a cart in it. So i traded for a 250 Honda Recon, with racks front and basket back. Best choice i ever made, i can put extra fuel, battery jumper, air tank in the basket and it will pull a 3,000 lb car no sweat. I'm seeing more ATV's at the track for this use than golf carts lately, too me it's a better choice.
But as far a carts go the gas is much more dependable than electric.

JMO

Zip.

I have a Recon 250es but the wife says it's hers. For the price of a 4 wheeler I can get a good used golf cart. Most used atv's around here are pretty beat up. I can have passengers ride safely with me on the cart.

Here she is At St. Joe State Park
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f324/32bantam/100_0913Medium.jpg

I got LUCKY on the trade, I bought an old Monza 1/2 chassis car that was beat up and illegal, i wouldn't drive it around the yard, let alone down the race track, i took all the parts off of it that i wanted, and traded for a 1 yr. old recon, that still had the tets on the tires. I don't have young'ins so it's mostly adults in my pit.

Zip.

[Tod74]

I got LUCKY on the trade, I bought an old Monza 1/2 chassis car that was beat up and illegal, i wouldn't drive it around the yard, let alone down the race track, Zip.

Sounds like some of the cars I've seen around here....rubber fuel line through the drivers compartment etc