Golf Carts - Need Some Advice
 

We are in the market for a road legal electric golf cart. Where we live it would make great sense for shopping and errands. Most places are in walking/biking distance but that doesn't help when you have to drag back home the groceries et al.

I have looked on Craigslist and Ebay for new and used ones - looks like the ones I like are around $4000. Thats more than I want to pay. I would drop $1000 and not much more.

Any ideas?

Im not sure how in love with the Golf cart idea you are, but you could get a trailer to tow behind a bike for a fraction of your $1000 budget.


http://www.bobgear.com/trailers/trailer_specs.php?product_id=10

$248 for this Schwinn at WalMart...buy four:D

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1208305188.jpg

I love the 'green aspect' but we are a fat and lazy sort.

Overstock.com $960



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Oh, Mike,

I've been checking Craigs list.

Looking for one myself.

Come over tis weekend for some suds and we'll talk to Dwayne up the street, maybe he'll bust out his garbage disposal powered Margarita maker.

has lights, may be legal
http://dallas.craigslist.org/spo/643929418.html

nice but no lights
http://dallas.craigslist.org/rvs/643923899.html

http://dallas.craigslist.org/rvs/643829693.html

http://dallas.craigslist.org/rvs/638420989.html

lights
http://dallas.craigslist.org/spo/643285505.html

Mike,

Check this,

http://server1.buggiesunlimited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14581

Looks like the only thing required is a front light and a Slow Moving Vehicle on the back.

Some of these guys did the full registration but does not appear to be necc.

This sounds like we might be able to make it work. I get back to Nord Tejas Friday at 5AM - give me a few hours after that to gain conscienceness...

Batteries alone cost in excess of $500. That doesn't leave much golf cart for $1000.

You might try looking at places that lease/loan golf carts to courses on a cyclical basis or for large tournaments. Often times they need to liquidate some inventory. The Nelson is coming up, and a great place to grab one would be right then and there.

My old boss bought one off of a leasing company, and it was much less than $4000 for a newer model, totally rigged out, lifted, ect....