A new 2012 gas Yamaha from the Villages Golf shop will run from $8800 to $11,500 fully loaded, which means radio and the works.
I just went through this on the 4th of July I bought a new 2011 solid Black Yamaha gas model from The Villages dealer with gold pin striping and a black sun shade, it was reduced $600 to $8200 year end closeout plus an upgraded carbon fiber dash included. I added everything but the radio and speedometer and it hit about $10,000 plus tax. That included having the roof painted black $295, Ultimate Seats with armrests $1,495, gas gauge $89, SS wheels (a nice option for $120), sand bottle $39, big folding mirrors $32, running lights on the side $90, grocery bag $49, LED rear light bar $89. Other golfers have told me multiple times it's the best looking Yamaha they have seen. Electric has it's advantages, but the gas model will probably be the last one I'll ever have to buy and no putting out $800 for batteries in 3 or 4 years.
Radios installed overhead by the dealer are $450 and $650 (sounds fantastic), you can find them online for about $250 to $400 and install yourself or have someone else do it. Speedometers you can have installed for $75, the dealer wanted $250 combined with the gas gauge, so subtract $89 for the gas gauge.
I could of gotten a just as nice looking 2010 Club Car from Grandma & Grandpa on Hwy 27 for $8300. He gets year old carts from a course in Virginia that he use to work at. The outside looks beautiful, just as nice as mine with Ultimate seats and all. The one I looked at was $8300 plus tax, however I figured a year's use at a golf course is probably equal to 4 or 5 years use by a Villager.
I asked them if they rebuilt the engine or refurbished anything, and they said when you buy a used car do they rebuild the engine, the answer was of course no. Also, the owner is a nice guy and works hard but if you need any maintenance it will have to be trailered to their shop outside TV and it's just like the name, a two person operation. If the owner dropped dead tomorrow they are probably out of business. I felt better paying $1700 more to the Villages dealer for a brand new model and the convenience of having them around for maintenance and the operation doesn't hinge on one or two people. In fact, everytime I go in there they have people at 3 or 4 desks filled with customers buying carts, busier than any car dealer I've seen, and they have three locations.
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