[lawgolfer]

1. Take McJeff up on his offer to inspect your cart. It's very generous and you'll get the straight story

2. The salesman at the non-selling dealer is blowing smoke up you. Fleet carts are nothing more than carts that are sold or leased as "fleets', that is, in a large number to golf courses and country clubs. The mechanical parts are identical. The trim and options will differ.

3. Our last country club leased 90 EZGO lithiums two years ago and I have probably driven 90% of them as I played 150 rounds/year. Most were perfect. However, several had the most god-awful motor whine or gear whine imaginable. I never bothered to keep track of the ones which were the problem. If I noticed it before I teed off, I traded carts. If not, I traded before starting the back nine.

4. The problem is, most likely, in the "reduction gear". The electric motor spins at RPM's too high to directly drive the cart and must be reduced by a set of gears. The whine results from a poorly cut set of gears or ones which have not been properly adjusted during assembly.

5. If the selling dealer is non-responsive, raise hell with EZGO.