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Old 06-01-2024, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeVillages View Post
I misunderstood the OP and didn’t understand that “Custom Drive” is apparently a golf cart brand. They do have a fantastic promotional video. No price given nor the price to replace the Lithium battery which only has a 5 year warranty. I wish the OP the best of luck. Most likely I will not buy one but if I see one in the parking lot, I may come over to talk about the golf cart & get a better look.
Link to the promotional video: https://youtu.be/WY-2Khnm6is
I'm the OP. The video linked above is for the 'original' C2 model. They now have the updated C4, which is what we got. C4 is rated up to 90 miles, and from our driving it sure appears to be so. The on-board charging is fantastic. Along with all the great features it provides, it's so smooth and of course quiet. The monitor with the rearview camera is better than our car has. The power steering is great. The best in my opinion is when driving on the golf course, you just keep the cart in Drive. No need to apply the brake unless going downhill at a speed. The cart has regenerative braking so let up on the accel pedal and the cart automatically slows while proving power back to the lithium battery. Most holes, just press the accel pedal and coast/stop at the tee box, and it automatically applies the brake quietly. Then get in, press the accel and you're off again. It's a dream.
Couple negatives - the seats are still kinda hard, although great quality. And they do not adjust - some may find the seating to close/far. It's fine for us, but she uses a lumbar pillow to move her closer to the pedals. The included radio/sound system (part of the monitor screen) has a terrible speaker. There is a costly option for them to install a separate speaker. I simply installed a Bluetooth speaker bar with music files on a TF card. perfect.
We absolutely feel that we made the right decision and so very pleased. I won't post the price (as it may change) but it was many $1,000s less than a standard new cart. It was truly a bargain IMO.