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Ultimate Golf Cart Buyer's Guide for Beginners

Sep. 17 2020 Lifestyle By Fernando Larez

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Are you finally buying the golf cart of your dreams? Are you looking for a Golf Cart Buyer's Guide? Then plug your phone in and get comfortable.

Ultimate Golf Cart Buyer's Guide for Beginners

Buyer's Guide Step 1: Needs Priorities and Budget

Considerations to keep in mind while you decide your needs, priorities, and budget:

  • Gas-powered carts
  • Electric Golf carts
  • The number of seats
  • Performance in terms of speed and power
  • The used mechanic's dream will be the cheapest option
  • The higher-end used cart is the next upgrade
  • Brand new and basic carts
  • Brand new and fully loaded carts

These factors can be put together in numerous configurations.

Buyer's Guide Step 2: What Will You Use the Golf Cart for?

Specific makes of electric carts are preferred or required for:

  • Indoors such as in stadiums or airports
  • Hunting
  • Luxury Resorts
  • Country Clubs
  • Desired Range = 15-25 Miles Per Charge

Gas friendly uses:

  1. Grounds keeping
  2. Maintenance purposes
  3. Outdoor Building
  4. Transportation
  5. Neighborhood or vacation property
  6. Desired Range = 110-175 Miles per Tank

Gas Benefits:

  1. More power
  2. Climb steeper grades
  3. Carry more passengers and cargo
  4. A Higher top speed
  5. Higher resale value

Gas Drawbacks:

  1. More engine parts mean more maintenance and replacement parts
  2. Fuel is more expensive
  3. Your gas cart will need to be filled up on a regular basis
  4. Exhaust fumes. 'Nuf said

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Fill ‘er up vs. charge?

Those whose use involves long ranges before being put up for a few hours prefer the gas option to go to a gas station if they can legally drive to one or bring a gas can. Those whose use remains within a small square mileage prefer the electric because parking and plugging it in is more convenient than getting gas.

Electric Benefits:

  1. Lower maintenance costs
  2. Easier maintenance
  3. No gas station trips
  4. More cost-effective over the life of the cart
  5. Eco-friendly
  6. So, so, quiet

Drawbacks:

  1. Higher startup costs
  2. The driver needs to ring a bell for blind golfers

Buyer's Guide Step 3 – New or Used?

Factors to consider when choosing new or used:

  • New carts are more expensive
  • Easier to customize desired features
  • Brand new warranty
  • Maintenance covered under warranty
  • Perfect condition
  • Drive perfectly
  • You won't be the guy who keeps a tool kit on his cart and ends up popping his hood between the 4th and 5th greens.

If your budget calls for a used cart:

Used carts can be found locally, but to get the best bang for your buck, go for golf carts that just ended their lease with a country club. Buy from the country club or the leasing company. These carts are well treated and well maintained until the country club turns them over. Keep in mind that these used gas carts can be retrofitted with a Lithium-ion battery kit.

Buyer's Guide  - Step 4 

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