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Originally Posted by EdFNJ
Then it is a "street ready" vehicle? I thought they "dumb it down" so it is strictly a "golf cart" with the correct top speed like the ATOMIC. If the ATOMIC had the GEM body I'd jump on it (in the buying sense that is).  |
I looked at a GEM a few years ago. They looked really cool and I thought I wanted one until I looked into it.
At that time, they had a switch that would limit the speed to 20mph or allow it to go 25mph.
It is not a golf cart, it is a low speed vehicle which mean that it must be registered and insured like an automobile.
Along with that additional expense, what I found off putting is that although it runs on a 75 volt system, it has a somewhat limited range of a about 25 miles.
It does give you the advantage of being able to avoid the MM paths and the tunnels, and you can go around the round-abouts. But I didn't feel that, for me, that justified the higher initial cost, and the additional cost of registration and insurance. That alongs with the fact that I can go fifty miles in my old electric Club Car made the decision easy.
They are very comfortable and ride much more like a car, but I like having a golf cart.