Why I bought a Star
 

It was the only cart that had dual adjustable bucket seats that I saw. My wife can sit back and reach all the pedals. Everyone else suggested blocks on the pedals or separate back rests that she found uncomfortable. The ride seems fine to me and I have larger tires than I see on some other carts. I never feel that it is struggling for power and it is miserly in it's consumption of electricity (48v). For my needs, no golf, food shopping, shopping on 466, doctor visits near Spanish Springs, visiting the town squares, picking up the mail and just cruising around for the fun of it, it is perfect. I just ordered the battery water filling system that makes it very easy to hop off the batteries once a month. It is truly plug and play.

Happy with the Star
 

We purchased a Star with cartverible seat last year and have been happy with both the cart and the service from the Electric Car Outlet. Our cart runs great. No problems. From our research, the lines between foreign and US are very blurred. If it is built in the US, they use a lot of foreign parts. For us, we research the product and put our hard earned money into what products are more reliable and have what we want. So far, we haven't been disappointed with the choice.

The availability of the bucket seats (really comfortable) which we bought and the convertable rear seats, which we have yet to buy, made the Star best for our needs. Right now we have no need for two more seats but we have two sets of friends seriously considering moving here (they both retired recently) and if they come down here to live we will get the extra seats.

What I like about the convertable rear seats, if I recall correctly, is that they do not add length which is what I dislike about a convential four seater.

Service has been prompt and great and the cart is quiet. rides well, has seat belts which we like, and so far I have never been past the halfway mark on the power gauge after a week. Right now I charge mine once a week but I could go two weeks between charges if I had to most weeks. My wife is not crazy about the cart as she says it takes too long to get places. I agree but for me it is all about driving slow and enjoying the view. Perhaps since she spends more time as a passenger in our car than I do and therefore gets to look at the passing scenery, she only views the cart as transporation, but for me it allows me to look around and see many things I do not see when I am concentrating on driving a car.

WE looked at a resale Star car at the Villages Golf Cart store in LSL (they got it on a trade in) and when I looked at the batteries you could not get to the back refill water cells on 2 of the batteries.

Is this normal.

I just checked my Star and it seems you are right. However, I have the autofill system on mine and nothing could be easier. It took me about 1-2 minutes to connect the system and let gravity do the filling. I believe this can be added in the aftermarket as well.

:oops:

I own part of an international logistics company and am constantly surprised at people's misconception about what is made in America. Getting a made in America label does not mean what it used to. Many American cars are made wholly or in part in Canada and Mexico using specific programs set up between our Governments just for that purpose. On the other hand, many of the Japanese cars are made 100% right here in the good old USA. You have more of a chance getting a 100% made in USA car by buying a Japanese car than you do a US car.

Just recently there was a segment on a TV news show where they removed everything in a couple's home that was not made in the USA. Guess what? When the couple came home their house was empty. After an exhaustive search to find products that did not have foreign components in them, they were left with just a coffee machine. No TV or furniture.

Too many people think that if a company buys three parts in China and then screws them together in a US plant, labels it made in America, it is American made. Then they talk about jobs and money lost by importing goods but have no idea of the number of jobs created in the international transportation industry. Truckers, warehousers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, bonding companies, logistics companies, terminal operators, equipment operators and the list goes on and one. Most Americans are in the dark about international trade and transportation. I know because I have been a licensed Customs House Broker my whole adult life and never ran into one person who knew what that was.

need a golf cart
 

Coming to the Villages May 1st to get our future retirement home ready for rental. Need a reliable, inexpensive golf cart to purchase the week we're here. Anyone have an idea for us? Would love to have a few options before we arrive...know of someone that has one to sell?

Try John @ Affordable Golf Cart Rental

See my post at :
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...ad.php?t=38136

I saw that I was an early poster in this thread before I bought the STAR cart. Have had it over two years and love it. We bought primarily because of the convertible seat feature. We have had zero problems with it. The new dealer - I think it is Allstar? is very good.