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Originally Posted by Marathon Man View Post
No. You will not need a car since you will be here later with one. Enjoy your LS visit with the golf cart. So much to see and do.
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Originally Posted by Pamela1130
Yes, that is a good point. I will be able to see everything when I go later that is outside of the Villages. We might drive down too. Thank you!
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I would strongly recommend that you should have a car. While driving a golf cart is quaint, you will probably find yourself spending much of your time getting to and from various regions. We live in Lake Sumter landing and drive to Brownwood to visit our health club and it is about 15 plus minutes by car. Figure twice that for golf cart.
A lot depends on what you think a Lifestyle visit is. If you expect to get up and go to the pool for several hours, walk a trail, golf a bit, perhaps a golf cart will do.
We looked at it more as a housing trip. Before we even left, we made a list of what we wanted. Location, price of house, type of house, size of house, two car garage, with golf car area, new area, older established area, near town, near shopping, golf course setting, pond review etc. Check out the model homes. They will be in the new area, but if you want to buy in a previously developed area such as Lake Sumter Landing, the home Models are similar.
The Villages is not a small town. It has an area 80 sq miles. (Compare that to Boston at less than 50 sq miles). Wouldn't you want to visit shopping areas such as north Highway 441, Mid CR 466, south rte 44. Perhaps check out nearby towns such as Leesburg, Mount Dora, Wildwood, Ocala. Check out medical facilities. Access to Orlando, Tampa etc. Even check out some nearby housing developments outside of The Villages for comparison.
We made two trips. The first was to explore to decide if this was the right place and narrow down our expectations. Some people recommend a rental for month or so for further definition.
A point to consider is your age. The Villages started out in the north and has developed towards the south. While there is turnover, you will find the new areas obviously attract the new buyers. As an illustration Lake Sumter Landing was developed around 2005. It quickly filled up with newly retired buyers ie 55 +. Guess how old most of them are now?
Good luck and enjoy. (Note that Daylight savings time will end and you will be loosing some daylight that is preferable for driving golf carts