[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

When I bought my house a 2002 electric Club Car came with it. I was told by some neighbors that the previous owner had the cart pick up and completely gone through before he left.
I began having a bit of trouble with the lights. All kinds of strange things going on. So I brought it to The Villages Golf Cart man to look it over. I was told that the whole cart has to be rewired. The nose of the cart is custom and the lights were Mickey Moused to fit the nose. The lights are not even headlights, they are running lights. The lights have been wired in using speaker wire. I believe all of it because the bezels look obviously home made. I had the left headlight apart and even I can tell that it's not a professional job.
In addition, the suspension has felt very washy and the cart seems to move all over the road so I asked them to check the suspension. I was told that I needed new king pins and the wheel bearings needed to be either replaced or repacked. Again, I have no trouble believing them as there is obviously something wrong.
So now I am in a quandary. I'm either going to have to put some money in this old cart or trade it in for something new.
The wiring and front end work are going to cost somewhere between $600 and $800. The cart also needs tires so I'm looking a putting a grand into this cart which is probably worth somewhere around two grand.
I don't have a lot of money and don't know if I want to go for a new cart but one the other hand I think that I should bit the bullet and by a new one and not have any worries for several years.
On the other hand, I could put even more money into this cart and really fix it up the way I want it. I would be willing to put $2000 into it to make it really nice. A new cart is going to cost around $8,000 and hopefully I'd get $2000 for a trade in.
I'm not sure why I'm posting this except perhaps to vent a bit and maybe get some things to think about.