My thoughts...
I pretty much see golf carts the way I see automobiles. In each case you're buying unused miles so the focus for us is how pretty a package do you want those miles wrapped in, and the prettier the package, the more those miles are going to cost. New cart warranties vary but odds are you will own the cart for some time after the warranty expires, and the more frills and doodads on your cart, the higher and more frequent will be the post-warranty repair bills.
We bought a 2013 Yamaha for $5,800 (if memory serves) when we moved here four years ago. Pretty basic but it gets us reliably from Point A to Point B, burns very little gas, and costs next to nothing in repairs. Other than scheduled service, we've replaced the drive belt once. Yamaha carts are known for being bulletproof and our experience certainly bears that out. Also on the plus side we bought it used for a pretty good price and odds are it wouldn't sell for much less than what we paid if we ever do sell it.
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