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Originally Posted by Footer
I bought the Evolution Classic 4 Plus Golf Cart with 130AH battery 3 weeks ago. I ended up returning in but I had it long enough to write a review.
Pros:
Very nice display with speed, odometer, bluetooth, and the ability to play movies.
Cost was just under $10K for a 4 seater with Sunbrella and golf bag attachment.
The microphone and speakers work well so bluetooth phone calls were clear on both ends.
STM Golf Carts in Ocala were great to work with. The took back the cart and returned my old one with a RoyPow battery installed. (I paid for that. Will review later.)
The cart looks nice.
Seat belts front and rear.
The rear seat folds flat and there is a nice hidden storage box below the bed.
It's fast. Could get to 25 mph quickly.
Cons:
The main reason I returned it was because the range was only 40-45 miles. Not very good for a 130AH battery.
Side mirrors weren't great. No center mirror. The mirrors could only be folded in or out, no vertical adjustment, and the right mirror would never show anything useful.
The seat quality wasn't great.
The golf bag support partially blocks the back-up camera. They are supposed to have a better bag support later this year.
When the seat is folded flat there is a plastic piece that is supposed to hook around a bar. It did not and there was no way to adjust it.
The ride is rough. Feel every bump. My EZGO is much smoother.
So now I'm driving my 2011 EZGO with a Roypow S51105 battery and getting 65 mile range.
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Thanks for the interesting review. I have to admit that I have become a curmudgeon in my old age, so WTF is happening to good old simple golf carts. You can watch a movie in it, back up camera, hands free blue tooth phone calls? Is any of that really necessary for a golf cart? I recently observed a golf cart on a multi modal path and thought someone was driving a not so smart car, but I guess whatever I saw actually qualifies as a golf cart? Give me a gas Yamaha quiet-tech with some comfortable aftermarket seats, and enjoy the true golf cart experience. Trying to turn a golf cart into something that resembles a car, why bother, just drive your car.
If someone really wants to invent something that would be really useful for a golf cart, how about a windshield wiper that would work on a windshield that folds up and down, that would be great: )