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Originally Posted by jnieman
We have over 25,000 miles on our 2010 cart and it runs great. The best thing we did was to buy the upgraded seats. We have never regretted it.
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When bought our golf cart, I knew I wanted a standard package (roof, roll-down sides, headlight, tail lights, turn signals and mirrors) and seat belts. I had no intention on spending anything extra for custom work, such as fancy paint or decals or rear seats or body work to make it look like a '39 Chevy or a Mustang or whatever. I sat in the basic bench seat and it seemed find, especially considering that the upgraded seats ran something like $1500 extra. Shoot, you can buy a half-way decent couch for that kind of money. Just out of curiosity, I sat in a cart with those upgraded seats and the first words out of my mouth were, "What colors do they come in?" They were SO much more comfortable, had actually usable arm rests, higher backs and the driver's side could move forward or back, allowing my wife to reach the gas and brake pedals without those stupid Velcro'd-on blocks. We have NO regrets with that particular upgrade!
We also definitely planned on getting an electric cart, which we thought would be quieter and exhaust-free. But when you look around any town square at night, you see between 80 and 90 percent of the carts are Yamaha gas models. And when you see ads for used carts hear on TOTV, you see people selling 10-year-old (or older) Yamahas and not so much of other lines. People here seem to love Yamahas and gas models. Thinking in terms of resell, I decided that maybe Yamaha was the way to go. It's not as quiet as electric, but the 2017 and later models with "Quietech" are pretty darned close.
Lastly, The Villages Insurance works with the local sheriffs department to do a safety class on golf cart usage about once a month. It's even free. It was WELL worth the time to take this class. If it was up to me, this would be required of ALL Villagers who drive golf carts. You have to take 6 hours worth of 3 classes on Pickleball before being allowed to reserve a court but you don't have to take anything to drive a golf cart on the multi-modal paths or streets here. That makes no sense to me, but that's the way it is.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do with your golf cart! We've been here a year and a half and I still can't drive my cart around without a big smile on my face. They're convenient, inexpensive (compared to a second car and car insurance) and just plain fun!