golf cart advice

[RTTOOL]

Originally Posted by Ricky g

Hi folks,

Our lake house has a hill down to the lake. It's about 125 yds and about 50-60 feet elevation. We are happy to walk up and down, but carrying coolers, carrying things like tools or materials, future gas cans for the future boat, and helping our more senior guests back uphill have all been challenging and effortful. We are considering buying a golf cart. I would welcome advice about the golf cart buying process: new v. used, gas v. electric, potentially hidden problems to look for, best times to buy and reputable dealers in the area are all questions I have. Please share your knowledge and experience. Thank you.

Check the Laws in your State about golf cart on public ROADS...

[Ricky g]

Originally Posted by RTTOOL

Check the Laws in your State about golf cart on public ROADS...

good thought, no public road access necessary. what I'm describing is all on our property.

[Ricky g]

thank you all for your replies and thought questions to consider.

per RTtool- as said, all our own property.
per Descant- lake waukewan. so no gas on the lake. and, I dont know what ohrv stands for, but did consider a utility vehicle like a Gator. appealing thought, but much more expensive and I don't know how much use it would get realistically. wife was not in love with that idea.
per y2k- your absolutely right. though, everything is that way now, even the house we just bought. however, it's hard to know when and if prices will return to pre covid. which brings me to-
per all the replies about five star: we went there. we spoke to Luke. nice guy. straight forward. after discussion we decided on used 2018 electric with the AC lithium battery. he had only one left. considerably more than I was hoping to spend (i.e. sticker shock!), but I had been pricing motorized and lead cell battery electrics. the next round of 2019 used was due in this fall but got moved to spring because the place that has them can't return them because they can't replace them with new ones..... covid, and it's not clear when in spring. we'd be looking at next summer till we got one and no indication that the price would be more "normal." we are getting larger heavier trade tires. approx. $9500 v. 13,500 for new 2021.
thanks again everyone,
Rick

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Ricky g

thank you all for your replies and thought questions to consider.

per RTtool- as said, all our own property.

per Descant- lake waukewan. so no gas on the lake. and, I dont know what ohrv stands for, but did consider a utility vehicle like a Gator. appealing thought, but much more expensive and I don't know how much use it would get realistically. wife was not in love with that idea.

per y2k- your absolutely right. though, everything is that way now, even the house we just bought. however, it's hard to know when and if prices will return to pre covid. which brings me to-

per all the replies about five star: we went there. we spoke to Luke. nice guy. straight forward. after discussion we decided on used 2018 electric with the AC lithium battery. he had only one left. considerably more than I was hoping to spend (i.e. sticker shock!), but I had been pricing motorized and lead cell battery electrics. the next round of 2019 used was due in this fall but got moved to spring because the place that has them can't return them because they can't replace them with new ones..... covid, and it's not clear when in spring. we'd be looking at next summer till we got one and no indication that the price would be more "normal." we are getting larger heavier trade tires. approx. $9500 v. 13,500 for new 2021.

thanks again everyone,

Rick

Brand? Voltage? $9500 seems very high for an '18, but I'm interested to know if there's something cool I'm missing.

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[joey2665]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Brand? Voltage? $9500 seems very high for an '18, but I'm interested to know if there's something cool I'm missing.

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Remember used golf carts like used cars are in high demand, especially those in good to excellent condition

[Ricky g]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Brand? Voltage? $9500 seems very high for an '18, but I'm interested to know if there's something cool I'm missing.

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indeed it is. 5-7 yo lead battery battery carts are selling for around $6k. like Joey said, everything is in high demand and more expensive. five star is a distributor for ez go, 56 volt. includes upgraded leather seats, lights and tire upgrade.
more than I wanted to spend but, the market is tough and I didn't want to wait 8-9 months and pay the same or more at that time.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Ricky g

indeed it is. 5-7 yo lead battery battery carts are selling for around $6k. like Joey said, everything is in high demand and more expensive. five star is a distributor for ez go, 56 volt. includes upgraded leather seats, lights and tire upgrade.

more than I wanted to spend but, the market is tough and I didn't want to wait 8-9 months and pay the same or more at that time.

Totally get it, but wow—I didn't realize carts had gone up so much and so quickly.

Good luck with it!

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[joey2665]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Totally get it, but wow—I didn't realize carts had gone up so much and so quickly.

Good luck with it!

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A new 6 passenger gas ez go is about 18k


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[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by joey2665

A new 6 passenger gas ez go is about 18k


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Yeah, but you can split that up six ways!

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[joey2665]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Yeah, but you can split that up six ways!

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you can try


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[mswlogo]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Brand? Voltage? $9500 seems very high for an '18, but I'm interested to know if there's something cool I'm missing.

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I just looked up my Club Car Presendent and new it’s $10,500.00
And that’s a lead acid one. I’m sure lithium is more expensive.

https://golfcartresource.com/how-muc...f-cart-prices/