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Old 02-12-2024, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive View Post
People aren't forced to buy here, and are definitely not forced to buy from Villages vendors at vastly inflated prices. Wal-mart is selling carts right here in TV with the highest I've seen, price-wise, for a four-seater is under $9,000, and that's for brand new. Gainesville for example also has numerous dealerships that sell new carts for prices several thousands of dollars under what the local merchants charge, and renting a U-haul for a couple of hundred bucks to ferry one back from Gainesville is a cheap price to pay for a legitimate deal.

We're victims ONLY if we choose to be victims. Enough people shopping afield for realistically-priced golf carts will drive down the prices around here right quick.
Brand and quality comes to mind, given big box stores propensity to sell cheap foreign manufacturing. Maybe not BMW vs Honda, but the general idea. Yamaha gas powered carts seem to retain value longer which is a sign of quality and durability. Did you research the differences? Curious really, not intending to be argumentative.