Electric and Gas Golf Carts for Sale

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Golf Carts Overview

Gas golf carts and electric golf carts were originally designed for use on the golf course, carrying two or four players and their golf clubs with less effort than the usual method of walking. This is particularly of concern to the senior golfer or a golfer with restricted mobility.

Manufacturers soon discovered that the electric and gas golf cart was suitable for many more uses beyond the golf course and offered several advantages over traditional ATV's. A golf car is now classed by many in the industry as a "utility vehicle" as its usage has spread from the golf course, to hunting, farming and to other commercial and personal uses .

Typically a standard cart is restricted to less than 15mph, weighs 900-1000 pounds and measures 4' x 8' x 6' high. This makes them extremely safe to operate and easy to maneuver over rough terrain, unlike ATV vehicles.

Although they have a lower maximum top speed than an ATV, this is more than offset with the carts increased carrying capacity and flexibility in its the range of use. Buyers will often purchase a golf cart for one particular purpose, but quite quickly find it is suitable for many more tasks and wonder how they ever managed without one!

In many applications these "utility vehicles" are practically the same as standard gas or electric golf carts, but have extra seating or a flat cargo bed on the back for carrying equipment or supplies.

Types of Electric and Gas Golf Carts

As the design of electric and gas golf carts can be very flexible, manufacturers are producing utility vehicles based on them that are suitable for a variety of applications.

However, all vehicles fall into two basic categories, standard electric and gas carts for personal and golf use and commercial or industrial models.

Golf and Personal Use

Normal electric and gas golf carts have seating for two players, or sometimes even four players, and storage compartments for their golf clubs.

Many of these carts can be fitted with a vast array of different parts, accessories and upgrade features by the manufacturer, such as drinks holders, rain protection canopies and GPS navigation units.

Personal carts sold by manufacturers are very similar to a standard golf cart, but lack the golf specific features that are not required for driving around a private community or neighborhood. For example, the storage racks that hold golf bags are usually replaced by storage space for groceries and other bulky items.

Any gas or electric cart can be customized to the owners personal taste, the most popular modifications are golf cart wheels and tires which enhance the look of your cart and can improve the handling over slippery surfaces. If you are intending to use your cart over rougher surfaces, during activities such as hunting or farming, then the addition of a cart lift kit will help the cart traverse uneven tracks and fields with ease. To make the cart more able to deal with adverse weather conditions a cart rain enclosure should be considered to protect the occupents from the outside rain and cold. These enclosures can also be ordered with camoflage covering, which is ideal for that winter hunting trip.

Electric golf carts are becoming more and more popular for personal and golf course use as they are more environmentally friendly that gas golf carts. Electric golf carts are virtually silent and unlike gas golf carts do not produce any pollution through a combustion engine exhaust. Electric golf carts are also more convenient to own, there are no trips to the gas station with a can for refuelling as a mains power connection is the only requirement for recharging. Ownership costs are also lower as without the gas engine there are far fewer parts to keep maintained on an electric golf cart.

There is an ever increasing market for these types of personal electric golf carts for use as private transport. Many retirement communities are golf orientated and actively promote cart use by residents as they can be driven straight from the residents home to the first tee.

An increasing number of small island communities shun the larger road car in favor of the golf car for their residents primary transport method, with electric golf carts the preferred choice due to their low demands on the environment.

For these types of communities golf cars provide an some added safety benefits, as unlike a normal road car they are much nimbler to drive and they are speed limited. In most cases, in order to comply with local vehicle regulations, golf carts for use on the public roads must come fitted with adequate lighting, rear view mirrors, seat belts and suitable windshields.

Gas Golf Cart Utility Vehicles

One area where gas golf carts offer a distinct advantage over the electric variety is when a cart is used as a utility vehicle. These gas golf carts have an almost limitless number of uses, from personnel transport around a large industrial facility to a hunters' cross country ride with seating for four. Gas golf carts offer more hauling capacity than their electric equivalents and do not have to return to base for recharging, as spare cans of gas can always be carried.

You should approach buying electric golf carts or gas golf carts in the same way you would consider buying a car. The first consideration is to decide exactly what you expect out of the electric or gas golf cart.

Buying Used Golf Carts

Gas golf carts have fallen out of favor to electric golf carts for use on the golf course due to increased environmental concerns, such as noise and smoke pollution. This provides the prospective buyer with a huge advantage in the used gas golf cart market as there is a plentiful supply of gas carts throughout the dealer network.

Many dealers offer used golf carts for sale as refurbished or "as is". Whether you choose a refurbished or "as is" cart will depend on your budget, as the dealer refurbished carts are more expensive.

Buying a Refurbished Golf Cart

A refurbished vehicle will generally have been inspected, cleaned and mechanically overhauled by the dealer before it is ready for sale. A dealer will offer electric or gas used golf carts of this type with a short warranty period offering the purchaser some peace of mind in case there is a mechanical fault during the first month or two of ownership.

Refurbished gas or electric golf carts can sometimes be specified with extra upgraded golf cart parts, such as different upholstery, wheels and storage capability. If these extras are within the budget, it will allow the buyer to tailer the refurbished cart to exactly their needs and will work out to be more economical compared to a new model.

The dealer will install these items at the time the refurbishment work takes place, but will cost extra above and beyond the basic price of the refurbished used golf cart.

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