EZGO or Club Car or Yamaha; Reasons beyond Aluminum vs Steel

[Click260]

Please convince me to buy either an EZGO or a Club Car or Yamaha.

Please expand your reasoning beyond the aluminum Ibeam frame of a Club Car vs the steel frame of an EXGO or Yamaha.

[Rcode]

Interested in the same! Also wondering when Club Car will be coming out with their Lithium powered 6 seater?

[cgtech]

Well, that's a wide gap, without what knowing what you want to expect out of it. A "honda ridgeline" isnt a good starting point for a "serious offroad truck". And a $100k 1ton diesel isnt needed to haul surf boards. . And the different models of club cars, ezgos, and yamahas make better starting points for different end goals & planned budgets. Also include info like "I want to buy newer", "i want to spend less than $", "I need at least 25 mph", "I want to play 36 holes of golf every day", "the ocean spray destroys everything in sight", "i expect it to be able to haul 4 people & a dead deer over big rotting trees", you get it. We need more info. It's not just "steel vs, aluminum ".

[Cobra,1]

If you are referring to the battery tray, battery acid degrades both metals the same if you don’t neutralize with baking soda when servicing batteries.

Aluminum ,needs to be tig or at least spool gun to be welded and repaired if damaged or molded. Steel cheaper to repair and modify
Most have ability to mig steel.
Bent frame, steel easier to straighten ,manipulate, aluminum takes a bit more finess before it fractures.

Open ended question but most people fixate on battery tray. Both will deteriade
From battery acid.

Personal opinion. Buy the cart you want based on your needs requardless of material. Imo😊

[Mooncarter]

No easy answer.

With steel anything can be fixed easier than aluminum. The question becomes what needs to be fixed?

A straight aluminum frame that does not have major broken welds is a much easier cart to fix than a steel frame cart rusted all to hell.

This is just my opinion and have done both. And rarely is the battery tray on an aluminum frame cart so corroded it needs repairing. Just my experience.

[cgtech]

Still, none of the desires/goals have been cleared up. So, until those questions are answered, this is essentially a dead thread.. Until the goal is set, this is a useless endeavor.

[Click260]

Originally Posted by cgtech

Still, none of the desires/goals have been cleared up. So, until those questions are answered, this is essentially a dead thread.. Until the goal is set, this is a useless endeavor.

Yep dead thread. Ended up with a 2017 ezgo fleet txt elite. Thanks