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Originally Posted by The Mountaineer
Since Paula has purchased a home on Bonita Drive, I plan to buy a golf cart when I come down in January. I've tried checking around to get a feel for price, best type to buy (electric or gas) and the lady who would customize my golf cart so it has "WV" and the Mountaineer on it.
Any suggestions for me for when I come down? I'll be playing golf about 4 days a week, and a golf cart would mean Paula and I would need only one car and use the golf cart as the second "car."
I know I can use my car to get to the golf course and walk or use a pull-cart, which I'm physically able to do, but I liked driving the golf cart when we rented in January through March this year, off #2 fairway of Silver Lake course. I gathered up golf balls every night after the last group played on Silver Lake, so I have 47 free golf balls to hit into the water!
Paula purchased her home across the street from #4 green at Silver Lake, so it should be easy to slip over to that golf course, with or without a cart. But I also like El Diablo, and drove the 6 miles in each direction to get there in the rental's golf cart. I liked the feel of doing that, and being accompanied by so many golf carts that I felt like I was in The Land of the Pod People. 
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Next time I buy a golf cart it will have curtis cab sliding doors. A friend has those and I'm always jealous. Also I will pick a bright, fun color. We couldn't agree on a color and picked brown so we have a classic look but next time it will be a bright color. The biggest thing I am glad we got are our Suite Seats. These are luxury golf cart seats and give you lots of lumbar support. I have back issues and the regular seats just don't cut it for me. They are pricey, but if you plan to keep your cart for years they are worth it. As far as gas or electric, we have gas just for the convenience of not having to worry about plugging it in and keeping water in the batteries. I do like the quietness of the electric cart but like the speed up hill that I get from the gas so it's a toss-up for that. All I can say is that you'll be spending a lot of time in the cart (we have a 2010 with 16,000 miles on it) so get something that fits your body and splurge on the seats. You won't be sorry.