OT/OT Gas golf cart info

Mickey

I do not play golf nor wish to take it up. But I want a cart to drive around Salado and for Grandkids. Thinking gas would be better. Looking at Yamaha, Club Car and Club Car XRT 850. Need any input please.

shtgunal3

I've owned a 36V cart and liked it a lot. The good thing about them is they are pretty much maintenance free other than keeping a check on the batteries and keeping it charged. Don't have any experience with a gas one.

Skiddymarker

BIL has a gas Yamaha, I think it is about 3 years old, he loves it for tooling around the lake and driving the 1/2 mile or so on gravel to pick up his mail. 

He chose gas as he wrenches on his boats and snow mobiles, lawn tractor and snow blower. The cart is easy compared to most of them. 

If you are at all able to maintain your lawn mower, gas might be wise. 

SIL uses electric when in Florida - her complex does not allow gas, if you are thinking about resale - this may be a consideration. 

texaswig

My best friend sells EZ-go Carts. I can get you the best deal in the Dallas area for sure.I'm would try to Talking you into a electric over gas. 36 volt. I be heard him gripe about Yamaha's not holding up and being a pain to work on. If you have any questions. I can pm you mine or his number. I usually don't recommend people but he is different.

SGH

Brother Mickey this is just my opinion my friend but I feel that you will be much happier with a large capacity electric. They are whisper quite and pretty much a drive and go operation short of charging requirements. The gas powered ones can be a real pain. If you are going to chose gas powered then consider stepping up to a XUV. The XUV is a much more dependable option vs the gas powered cart. Again this is just my thoughts and findings my friend. Just thought I would share.
Here is my 7 year old driving her John Deere 550 XUV. She absolutely loves it.

JohnInCarolina

Mickey said:

I do not play golf nor wish to take it up. But I want a cart to drive around Salado and for Grandkids.

Sure you do.

johnkitchens

I would go with E-Z-GO, but I guess I am partial since I used to be a buyer for them. 

I own two E-Z-GO golf carts. One is gas that I keep at home and have had forever. The other is electric that I keep at the country club for golfing. 

I love both of them, but for home use and riding around town I would go with gas hands down. The reason I say that is because when you are low on gas you fill up and the fun doesn't stop. 

When you are low on electricity you are done. It takes a while to charge those batteries. 

Eggcelsior

If you can wrench on an engine(like Skiddymarker said) go gas. Changing a quart oil, spark plugs, and air filter is all you need to make it last a lifetime. A 6x6 battery set will last around 6 years if you take care of it(adding water) and 1-2 if you don't. New sets of batteries are around 600 bucks.

Gas will haul more, do better on hills(especially with a full load), and has a much larger range. The downside is regular maintenance, noise, and smell. Best part about gas? You can swap out the engine with a motorcycle one for maximum lulz.

 http://youtu.be/pM3eaAFGIp4

KennyLee

Ever thought about a UTV?  If I was going gas, I'd get one of those over a golf cart.

Gogogordy

texaswig said:

My best friend sells EZ-go Carts. I can get you the best deal in the Dallas area for sure.I'm would try to Talking you into a electric over gas. 36 volt. I be heard him gripe about Yamaha's not holding up and being a pain to work on. If you have any questions. I can pm you mine or his number. I usually don't recommend people but he is different.

48 volt is the present standard in electrics, not 36....but the OP is leaning towards a gasser anyway.

texaswig

@Gogogordy‌ talked to my friend this morning Your correct 48v is the present standard since 2010. When I had mine in 2008 36 was a better deal . But now with the new programmable controllers they're better than they use to be. Faster and longer run times. I drove the ezgo rxv's. didn't know they were 48 and they run very nice.

CarbonCrew

I started looking for golf cart about two years ago for general hooning and our yearly beach trips. I had my heart set on a gasser but ended up with an electric in the end. The issues I had with the gas carts I drove were the noise and part throttle cruising. The noise was the biggest issue for me

I ended up with a 2011 Yamaha Drive PTV. I'd highly recommended a Yamaha if go gas or electric. Great build but a drawback is there aren't as many aftermarket parts available for them, if you are into that sort of thing.

Mickey

CarbonCrew said:

I started looking for golf cart about two years ago for general hooning and our yearly beach trips. I had my heart set on a gasser but ended up with an electric in the end. The issues I had with the gas carts I drove were the noise and part throttle cruising. The noise was the biggest issue for me I ended up with a 2011 Yamaha Drive PTV. I'd highly recommended a Yamaha if go gas or electric. Great build but a drawback is there aren't as many aftermarket parts available for them, if you are into that sort of thing.

Do you take yours to the beach? On the sand? Rust??

Mickey

Just got priced $5995 for 2015 gas EFI Yamaha with top, 4 passenger with flip seat, full lighting kit city approved. Custom color.

Mickey

KennyLee said:

Ever thought about a UTV?  If I was going gas, I'd get one of those over a golf cart.

With 15 &12 year old granddaughters do not want any lift at all and will keep the 15mph as from the factory.