thinking of buying a golf cart . have zero knowledge about them. any input would be appreciated. 36 volt, 48 volt, gas powered ? good brands, bad brands? please post pics of what you guys use. looking around some of them get pretty nice

You need a two-seater ?? This is mine which I bought to drive around swap meets. Folds down and fits in a pickup bed under the tonneau !! I made a new carrier for parts to replace the bag carrier.

that's pretty cool looking. I do have a pit bike but trying to move up in the world

Love having my own golf cart. I put a radio on mine, so you can listen to the track announcers, and a windshield is a huge plus. You can pull the car, haul a generator, battery charger, air tank, etc. I bought a gas powered one. Go through about a tank a year. Change oil in it every other year. Basically no maintenance.

GAS!!!!!

I have had 3 in my racing "career" lol, 2 electric and one gas, liked the gas the best but they are of course more expensive, recently bought a used 48V electric with a charger for a grand, works good all race weekend without recharging but if I find another reasonably priced gas I'll sell this one. I started with an electric years ago, traded up for the gas, only sold it (shouldn't have) because I quit racing for awhile and needed the shop space, started racing again now I'm starting all over with electric...lol.

Anything really different about the 48v? do they use more or just different batteries?

That does seem like a smoking deal...

Gas is 100% the way to go.

Batteries aren't cheap when it's time to replace them .

Gas golf cart period. I have had three. Thinking of going to a Smart car now, they can be cheaper than many golf carts these days.

I vote a used side by side...plenty of power to pull the car anywhere, not much bigger than a golf cart, and more top speed if necessary!

these guys are converting a electric to gas set up

I thought it was a good deal, found it on Craigslist, was an old dealer trade in, took awhile to find it, most in that price range were rough...no roof, needed batteries, stump jumpers, etc

Gas the only way to go. I have pulled a friends 3800 pound car with it up hill at Sonoma. Never any problems. I use it around my acreage in Tn on and off road. It has hauled all kinds of parts engine blocks to Dana rears.

Gas

Sold my old gas cart for $400. Have a 96 ezgo now. Side by side is too big. Would have to eliminate my tool cart for it to fit. It does come in handy, and as Jeff mentioned I can’t believe how nice it is having a windshield! I do need to add a radio.

GAS!!! Around here you can pickup an electric cart cheap but batteries can cost more than that cheap cart. Besides, if you sell that old gas cart, you can pretty much get what you paid for it unless you're buying a brand new one.

If you need to transport people, parts, tow a car, etc., gas carts are great. But when it's just me and I don't have to do any of those other things, my minibike works great. And it doesn't take up a bunch of space in the trailer or weigh a ton. Heck, a bicycle would work if I really wanted to slum it. Different solutions for different needs.

Just checked Facebook Marketplace in your area OP and there quite a few reasonably priced gas units for sale.

I would never go with a battery powered cart. The deep cycle 6 volt batteries will cost about $150. each. You can get them a little cheeper but you get what you pay for, lower amps. A friend has had both , always complaining about the cost of batteries. Now for some more info, he has a EZ GO Work Horse that he just put in a new engine. He got it from Vegas Carts. It's a single cylinder 650 cc engine , WOW!!!!! hit the gas and it snaps you back in the seat. One interesting thing about the swap is besides a bolt in deal is that the engine keeps running when you stop unlike a standard cart engine that shuts off every time. So if you can find a cart with a bad engine it might be worth looking onto a engine swap.