How many miles?

[STLRAY]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

[LuvtheVillages]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

I don't think there is anything that you can accurately say "most full timers" do. Some drive their cars very little, some drive them a lot, and some don't even own a golf cart. It depends where you live and how near you are to your destination, and also how tolerant you are of the heat and noise while driving a golf cart. The Villages is a very big place. If you want to go to a far-away restaurant like Nancy Lopez or Paisano, you can either spend an hour or more driving your golf cart, or 20-30 minutes in air conditioned comfort in your car.

Spouse and I have one car and one golf cart. Excluding the out-of-state annual drive to see our kids, we put about 10,000 miles on the car. We find having these 2 vehicles is very adequate for our needs. It means sometimes one of us has to get a ride from a friend when we golf.

[retiredguy123]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?
8,800 miles per year for the last 3 years. One car, no golf cart, and only a few out-of-town trips of less than 50 miles one way.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Before the virus I woutd go to Ocala and Orlando 4 or 5 times a month , I put about 15,000 on . I don’t have golf cart and no intention of buying one , I love ke to bike to some places for coffee or snacks

[vintageogauge]

For me, it's way too hot to be running around down here in the summer months in a golf car. I also don't like driving it and parking for a couple hours in the rainy season then having to drive home in a storm. We might be in the minority but we use both of our cars several times per day. My wife drives about 10,000 miles per year just locally here in TV and I drive about 5,000 per year locally. Golf car once a week, we are not golfers and just have the golf car to ride around in when there is a cool evening or go to the pool when it's not too hot outside. I would never attempt to buy groceries in a golf car. Can you tell I'm not really enjoying summer weather this year but it still beats snowy and cold Northeast Ohio winters.

[John41]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

With most food shopping less than 5 miles away and other shopping less than 10 miles you can estimate annual mileage based on the number of shopping trips you will make then add some for vacations.

[birdiebill]

One car and two golf carts. About 7000 miles per year on the auto but we go most places within the Villages by golf cart, winter or summer. That 7000 miles includes a trip or two to Beaufort, SC to visit our kid/grandchildren and a trip or two to Ft. Lauderdale for a cruise. We live in Osceola Hills, which is just north of 44. It takes 40minutes to Spanish Springs and 51 minutes to Nancy Lopez by golf cart. But unless I am playing golf at Lopez or at Orange Blossom, we do not go to either by golf cart. We mostly go to Spanish Springs only if we are attending a concert at The Sharon or a ballroom dance at La Hacienda rec center. Of course no golf cart for those since it messes up the wife's hair. Golf cart to Sumter Landing is 25-30 minutes; to Brownwood 20-25 minutes.

[Stu from NYC]

Before we moved here we sold wifes car and planned to buy golf cart.

Neither one of us play golf and the places we go to are not cart accessible so for now one car as we typically drive less than 50 miles a week.

In normal times we would probably drive 15-20,000 miles a year as we head north to visit kids and family.

[davem4616]

neither my wife nor I golf....no cart and one car is perfect

with trips outside TV you should expect around 8-10K annually

[JBarracks]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?
I have put 27xxx miles on my Pacifica in the last 3 1/2 years. That includes 2 round trips to STL.

[asianthree]

Working we drove 4000 miles a year, work was 6 miles each way.

In TV we go to Disney couple times a month so car mileage about 8000 a year plus we have 2 golf carts

[Stu from NYC]

neither my wife nor I golf....no cart and one car is perfect

with trips outside TV you should expect around 8-10K annually

Interesting. I get antsy when favorite wife take out the car and I am stranded.

That is why we will shortly start looking for new one.

[Ladygolfer93]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

Average 5-6K, almost all are trips to the beaches and to see adult children in other states.
Do almost everything in G.C. in addition to playing golf; groceries, dentist, hardware, out to eat, to church (almost any denomination) even over to the U.S. post office and the Home Depot in Spanish Springs on the "historic" side. Until we moved here, we had only owned golf carts that were open, or had only a hard fiberglass top. The carts sold here (or you can have yours upgraded) all have soft plastic zip or snap enclosures, and many have hard plexiglass type "cabs", so weather is no problem. You can for a price, even have a heater, AC, radio, what ever you require. l take a very nice long cruise each year on the money I do NOT spend at the pump....LOL !

[Chi-Town]

One car and two golf carts. Live close to LSL and Southern Trace, so golf carts are used a lot and for all golf courses north of 44. Average 9,000 miles a year for car travel.

[Villagerjjm]

Bought car in new in 2015. 80,000 miles on it 9/10/2020. There is so much to do and see in the surrounding area. You will find that The Villages actually shrinks in size after you live here for a while. The state is HUGE !!! The Keys are an 8 hour drive... St. Augustine is 2.5 hours.... Tampa, Orlando... airports (picking up guests that do not use the shuttle). So many unique areas.. that you will never find out about by reading The Daily Sun.

[Two Bills]

Interesting. I get antsy when favorite wife take out the car and I am stranded.

That is why we will shortly start looking for new one.

Some of the Thai, and Filipino models look good, and I am told they are very economical to run!:icon_wink:

[JoMar]

One car and two golf carts. Car makes an annual 5K road trip, the rest of the time only leaves the garage when bad weather of we need to leave the bubble.....73K in 5 years. Inside the bubble we rarely use the car. Two carts are absolutely necessary for us since we participate in different activities.

[raynan]

Bought car new in November 2017 and it's almost 3 years old. We have 9,000 miles. Of course we've hardly gone anywhere since last March but the majority of use is the golf cart.

[valuemkt]

No golf car(t). A car and a SUV. total between the 2 around 16K... no intention of going down to one.

[kcrazorbackfan]

I've had my new Yamaha (from Carts and Clubs in Ocala) for a year and have 5,200 miles on it. We rarely drive the Chevy anymore unless we go outside the bubble.

[dewilson58]

Excluding travel out of state.........less than 5,000 miles.

[davem4616]

Interesting. I get antsy when favorite wife take out the car and I am stranded.

That is why we will shortly start looking for new one.



my wife doesn't drive any more....lol

[mtdjed]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

I would wait on selling. We moved here in 2006. We had two cars and wanted to have a Golf cart. So that was a decision factor in the house we bought. Needed to have capability to garage three vehicles. Our cars were small Subaru Forester, Miata and Golf Cart. Golf Cart garage was mot available in section where we bought but we found a home with a garage that could handle those three vehicles.

If you buy in new areas, they may not yet have golf cart access to all Villages areas. And distances are such that you may not want to take the time to go by Golf Cart. This are has summer popup storms that are not the best time to be in Golf Cars.

We like to take day trips to Orlando area, Ocala, overnight trips to St Augustine , Sarasota, Clearwater, Amelia island , Daytona etc. Wife likes to thrift shop. We drive from LSL to our Gym in Brownwood. At 75 we are both active and like to have Flexibility, thus two cars for us.

At our age , we want reliability for trips so keep one car relatively new, and relatively small, Currently a 2018 Hyundai Kona ( 2 years old and 12,000 miles). We also drive north to Boston area once per year. Also have a 2013 VW Golf that is used for most daily trips. About 70,000 miles in 7 years. So it seems that we do about 15,000 miles per year.

[merrymini]

I do not know how anyones answer to this question can relate to you unless their needs exactly match yours. I would not dream of not having a car at my disposal. The golf cart is cute but, depending on what you do, not necessary. A car per person and a golf cart. Until I am unable to drive, it will stay that way.

[banjobob]

I don't think there is anything that you can accurately say "most full timers" do. Some drive their cars very little, some drive them a lot, and some don't even own a golf cart. It depends where you live and how near you are to your destination, and also how tolerant you are of the heat and noise while driving a golf cart. The Villages is a very big place. If you want to go to a far-away restaurant like Nancy Lopez or Paisano, you can either spend an hour or more driving your golf cart, or 20-30 minutes in air conditioned comfort in your car.

Spouse and I have one car and one golf cart. Excluding the out-of-state annual drive to see our kids, we put about 10,000 miles on the car. We find having these 2 vehicles is very adequate for our needs. It means sometimes one of us has to get a ride from a friend when we golf.
We own 1 car and drive less than 10000 miles a year. Some friends don’t own a car only golf cart but rent cars for trips outside or back north.

[Rwirish]

5 miles

[bowlingal]

you MUST have a car if you are ever going to leave the bubble. That includes a hospital, airport ( if you cannot find a ride) or attractions everywhere

[Sailohio]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

When we moved here we sold one of our cars and bought two golf carts, electric. We live is Sanibel. Both carts were used until the last two years. Wife got ill. She doesn’t drive a cart very often anymore. We keep it because most people buy gas carts now and the sale/trade value is very low for electric carts. I now have a gas cart because The Villages is about to finish the cart paths to the newer Southern areas and I want the range to drive there if I wish. The gas cart has QuietTech and is not loud.

As far as our car is concerned, we only put about 3500 miles per year on the Subaru Outback. This Covid-19 isolation has reduced the miles even more because we have not left TV since February. 😏

[randykw]

We've live in The Villages for 87 days. We've driven 612 (yes, I'm a spreadsheet freak). That's an avg of 7 mi/day. We are in a convenient location (BV & 466), so that helps. We only have one car & one golf cart.

[coconutmama]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

We do not leave “the bubble” much so we only put 4,000 a year on our SUV. But still need a car here.

[Professor]

One car and one golf cart. When we are in The Villages we drive the cart mostly because we enjoy it. Been here full time since 2012.

[LizzieBorden]

I put about 12K miles a year on my car, but we go to the beaches often, and make a trip up north for the summer....I use the golf cart a lot. The grocery store, drugstore, CVS, and just about everything else that we can. If we go out to a friends home and know we are going to be out later, or if it’s really hot out and we are going somewhere, we take the car for the air conditioning. If I shop at the grocer, I take a freezer bag....we live about 6 mins from grocers. I usually take the cart, Bob takes the car for most of his running around....and it works.

[DecaturFargo]

We moved here a year ago. We sold my husband's car. We now have 2 golf carts and 1 csr. We drive the car vert little.

[Kerry Azz]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?
After your first year here you will have a better idea on whether you need both cars, this will depend where you live in the villages and what you enjoy doing. We had 2 cars for a while and never used them so as a test we decided to sell them both and see if we could just use the golf cart for 3 months. We actually went 7 months before buying another car. We still use our cart the majority of the time.

[wrestle1]

1 car 2 golf carts. We travel to golf, other recreation, socializing, medical appointments, etc. all by golf cart. We rarely drive the car locally.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

I put on about 8,000 miles a year. Most of that is going to Ocala or Orlando for various reasons. There are a few places just outside The Villages that I go to that are not golf cart accessible. I live in the north near 27/441. I go to Sam's Club about once a month. There is a strip mall with a Best Buy, Bed Bath and Beyond and a few other stores that I occasionally visit. Home Depot is also not golf cart accessible. The other way, there are a few restaurants that I like that I can't get to by golf cart.

As you say, I use my golf cart over 90% of the time when I stay in The Villages. I even took it to Brownwood once just to see if I could. But usually if I have to go past 466A I'll take the car.

I need to take my car to the meeting of The Beatlemaniacs every Friday morning because I have a lot of musical equipment to carry.

[La lamy]

As a single female, I like driving my car only. I like the easy temperature control of a car (TV goes through major extremes of temps), and even though it's generally a safe environment, I also like to be able to lock my doors, especially at night, returning from squares.

[Villagesgal]

I still work full time locally but outside the Villages. I drive to work. I have lived here 19 years and average under 10,000 per year. My husband is retired and drives less than 5,000 miles on his car. We use the golf cart daily. When I retire next year we plan to sell one car. You'll probably get more money selling your car up north. You'll love it here.

[Dgodin]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?
We put 7,000 miles on our golf cart in 2 years. We also use a 250cc motorcycle to get around TV. Most shopping and trips in TV are by GC. We downsized to 1 car and use it infrequently except for trips outside the villages.

[meridian5850]

The golf cart is my wife's deal. Even had her name put on the driver's side. I have no desire to ride around in it other than for golf or to go get the mail.

[Singerlady]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

We sold our 2nd car a month after we moved down here. Really didn’t need it. We have put less than 10,000 miles/year on the one we kept.
Love, love, love traveling in the golf cart. We can reach all grocery stores (except Aldi’s), all doctors except one, a lot of restaurants we frequent, the bank, nail salon (😂), drug store, most other stores, etc. We don’t mind the heat or rain issues. We’re retired and have all the time in the world to get where we want.

[robinsdw2]

I bought a new car in 10/19 and have 4200 miles on it now.

[lakesg]

I've had my car over a year now and just hit 3000 miles.

[Mike Shebel]

We put on about 8,000, using the car.
We put on about 3,500 on golf cart.

We have one car.
We have one golf cart.

[racedaygal]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

We have two cars and one golf cart. My car is the “extra” one that I drive to the grocery, library, shopping, etc. I put 3,000 miles on it in the last 2 years. It’s a little convertible and I would not go without it for anything.
Our other vehicle is a Honda Pilot and we need it for traveling. We put about 6 to 8 thousand miles a year on it.
It depends on where you live and where you go as to how much you use your golf cart. Some people use theirs all the time. We don’t. We just use ours for golf, mostly. Different strokes for different folks.

[wganderson13]

Hello, Bought Yamaha gas, the only way to go with Curtis Cab, and drove < 200 miles in 1 year. Sold car. Everything is accessible by Golf Cart except Sams in which case I call a friend & we both go. I live in The Historic Side, The Best Side. No need to go father south than 466.

[SKIMAN]

I'm here full time were not big travelers avg. 8000 miles a year . The need for 2 cars is a personal thing some of my friends 2 car is a classic or bucket list vehicle.The cart gets about 4500 miles for the year.

[KRM0614]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?
I put on my car about 5000 a year. You need a car because most of what you do food shopping etc is far away such as Costco good restaurant sight seeing etc

[Curtisbwp]

I have two cars. My wife is very active as am i. I drive my car between 4,000 - 5,000 a year. My wife slightly higher.

[DonnaNi4os]

I live in the northernmost section of TV so drive my car more than those in a more central location. My car is a year and a half old and I have 3,000 miles on it.

[OhioBuckeye]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

Well when we moved into TV in 2012 I bought a brand new 2012 Yamaha cart & in 2018 another new one, the 2012 had 26,000 miles on it & still running with no major problems. We bought our 2018 cart in Dec. of 2017 sorry to say when we moved from TV in April of 2019 I sold our 2018 cart with 5,000 miles on it. So yes if you want cheap transportation by a Golf Cart to run around in TV. Enjoy TV!

[tedquick]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

Each person decides how they're going to live once they arrive. My wife and I each have our own golf carts and we drive them everywhere except when it's raining or we leave "campus". We may drive our car a few hundred miles a year and I drive my cart around 5,000 a year. We've always had two cars but get by very nicely with only one here in TV. I suggest you live here a while to see how you are going to "live" and then decide what will be your primary source of transportation.

[JerryLBell]

We downsized from 2 cars to 1 and a golf cart. I use the golf cart to golf (duh!) and run around on errands. To dine out, buy groceries or run errands more than a few miles away, we generally use the car. So far, we've almost never felt the lack of a second car but that doesn't mean we don't use the car. In fact, prior to the pandemic, we were pounding more miles on the car than we'd ever put on either car and maybe more than on both cars. That's because we now have the time to explore and have been all over Florida from the panhandle to the Keys and on both coasts plus have driven up to North Carolina, South Carolina and even Michigan to visit friends and family. That and airport runs for the many folks who have come to visit us!

[rjm1cc]

Another part of the problem is how likely are you and your spouse going to want to use the car at the same time. For me almost never. Have two cars and one cart. One car would work. If costs are not a problem bring the second car. Otherwise think about one car but the possibility of buying a second car if your lifestyle dictates. Rain does not bother me when using the cart. If it bother you, you may want a second car more offen.

[cassjax2]

I’ve had my car about 2 years and 10 months and just went over 9,000 miles. We aren’t snowbirds and we generally fly to distant family rather than drive. Hope this helps.

[Villages Kahuna]

Of course, this isn’t a “normal year”. But what should know about The Villages is it’s physical size, particularly from north to south. From CR 42, roughly the northern end of The Villages, to the area south of Fenney where construction is underway, is almost 33 miles! That’s longer than the City of Chicago, by several miles!

So the answer is really three questions...

— Where in The Villages will you live? Right now Brownwood is roughly the center of TV, but as building continues the “center” will move south.

— Will you be willing to limit the range of your activities - golf, shopping, eating out, concerts or movies, doctor or dentist, club meetings - to venues nearby the village where you plan to live?

— How much time will you be willing to devote to “commuting” using your golf cart? Remember, about the fastest you’ll be able to navigate the multimodal paths, stops, circles, tunnels, etc. is about 10 mph.

Answer those questions and you’ll know whether you’ll be a two-car family, golf or full sized.

[NavyVet]

We have 2 vehicles and a gas cart. Since Covid, very low mileage. Hubby uses cart for golf and going to get mail. After the first year and the novelty wore off, I realized that I don't like driving the cart. Too dang hot most of the year, getting caught in rain is a pain, and would never use for shopping, appts, etc. We go outside of the 'compound ' for many things. Until I am no longer able to drive, I will never give up my own car. We have different schedules and spouse is out a lot and I would hate being stuck at home without car. Trip to VA clinic is more than 30 minutes by car. We used to travel a lot throughout Florida, GA, SC, TN until issues with elderly parents ended that. Now we still don't go anywhere but hope to if things ever get 'safe' again. We miss the change of scenery and getting away from TV once in a while. Keep in mind 2 mid size vehicles will barely squeeze into a standard 2 car garage and unless you gave a golf cart garage, one car will be baking in the heat and sun all the time.

[FredJacobs]

We had to sell our golf cart and buy a 2nd car. The golf cart was too slow for the expanded Villages - max speed 19 MPH. It would take 40 minutes to go from CR 42 to CR 44.

[steve1025]

When I was driving to Orlando once a month I was hiting 1500/yr. That encluded drivi g to all the Rec. Centers for shows. The cart comes in handy for getting the mail, hitting the pool and the gym. Mine is electric, no gas smell, but slower.

[Sherry8bal]

You'll be sorry!!!!!!!!!!!

[STLRAY]

Thank you all very much for the insightful responses. This gives me a lot to think about. Being divorced, I do not really NEED two cars, but I am a bit of a gearhead. The 2017 Porsche SUV is my daily driver and excellent for long road trips which I hope to do a lot more of if this stupid virus ever goes away. The 2018 Mercedes convertible is a lot of fun to drive and will probably get even more use in the sunshine state. If I keep them both and add a golf cart I need a 2.5 car garage.

Thank you all again for your valuable insights.

[STLRAY]

Thank you all very much for the insightful responses. This gives me a lot to think about. Being divorced, I do not really NEED two cars, but I am a bit of a gearhead. The 2017 Porsche SUV is my daily driver and excellent for long road trips which I hope to do a lot more of if this stupid virus ever goes away. The 2018 Mercedes convertible is a lot of fun to drive and will probably get even more use in the sunshine state. If I keep them both and add a golf cart I need a 2.5 car garage.

Thank you all again for your valuable insights.

[carolfry44]

You will only need one car here. If you are a couple and both play golf, you may need two golf carts.

[Stu from NYC]

my wife doesn't drive any more....lol

Did she give you a chauffeurs hat for your birthday:icon_wink:

[Nucky]

We moved here in one car and left two cars behind in N.J. Two months after we arrived here we bought a Brand New 2016 Yamaha Gas Cart that was not fuel injected. We were told that that cart was a major mistake. It was not. It has serviced us flawlessly. We put about 6000 miles on The Cart in 4 years.

Our car averages 3000 to 5000 miles per year not counting the trips up north.

We were given an Ez-Slow Electric Cart which is a perfect vehicle to have for my wife to run around with to the pool and visit friends. She loves it. It is a 2007 and looks like brand new. It can't handle me. It is a 36 Volt, just brutal. It does 17 MPH with my wife driving and about 6 MPH with me driving it.

So after the two-year mark, I gave the green light to our kids to sell our 2008 Clubman Mini Cooper, and then when we went up for a visit at Christmas of 2018 I sold my H2 Hummer. I deeply regret selling both of them. Especially the Mini.

One Car and One Cart would be my recommendation. I almost bought an Atomic Cart about a year ago but even though I love the look and the Specs I don't like that there is only one repair option. You really can't go wrong with owning too few vehicles because you can remedy the situation quickly. Good Luck to you!

[harold63G]

Got rid of one car...down to one car and a cart....12 years here...maybe 3 times...clearly less than 5...only having one car was an issue.
Go to doc, dentist, grocery, etc, etc. on the cart. Car is for "off the compound travel"...generally as a couple.

[joshgun]

I bought a 2018 Toyota 2 years ago and have 2100 miles on it. That is with 3 months up north each summer. I bought 2020 Yamaha gas on December 7 and by the beginning of May had 1500 miles on it. Live in Orange Blossom, but golf all over.

[snbrafford]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

That's hard to say as we travel out of state and visit other parts of FL. There are times when our car only moves 1 or 2 times a month. BUT me are located centrally just 15 minutes south of Sumter landing and can easily take the gold cart to any of the 3 villages. If you are thinking of the new southern areas, I think it will be harder to use the golf cart - at least until they get some bridges open and more restaurants and grocery stores open. When we go someplace, we first ask our-self can I get there by golf cart.

[Tblue]

We moved here with 2 cars and soon purchased a golf cart, that was a year ago. 2 months ago I looked at the mileage on the second car and had 800 miles on it in 10 months. Sold it and really like the extra room in the garage and have not missed the second car, so much of what we do is done with the golf cart.

[patfla06]

We have had 2 SUVs since we moved here and a gas golf cart.

I average about 6,000 miles/ year & my husband about 2,000. I don’t use the golf cart a lot in Summer & never in the rain or at night. (2014 Yamaha with 1,500 miles on it.)

During Covid our mileage has been very low.

We’ve been talking about getting rid of my SUV and keeping one SUV and the cart. I would use the cart more with 1 car.

[GreySkies]

I am not yet a villager but hope to be one soon. I have read several posts on here that indicate most full timers drive their cars very little once they are settled in and do nearly all of their driving in the golf cart. I have two cars and have considered selling one before making the big move to TV. So, my question is: how many miles do you put on your cars in a normal year?

I am on my third month of a year lease and like you I also plan on becoming a permanent villager, for me I felt I needed a “trial run” before I purchase. So far, I have no need for a golf cart, and I find myself driving quite a bit. Personally, if your maximizing your TV experience you are still driving your car and getting out of “The Bubble” when you can.

One of the key items I enjoy is the location, from TV you are a 60 to 90-minute drive from areas that provide a wealth of enjoyment. So far, I have made long day trips and quick overnight stay trips to the Orlando/Kissimmee area for Disney World, Universal Studios, SeaWorld and International Drive with all the shopping, restaurants and entertainment options. I can drive east to Daytona Beach or west to beautiful Crystal Rivers.

While your still able to drive, maximize your retirement years in TV, keep the best of the two cars and plan your may drive 5K or more a year depending on your desire to get away.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

you MUST have a car if you are ever going to leave the bubble. That includes a hospital, airport ( if you cannot find a ride) or attractions everywhere

As banjobob said, there are some people in The Villages that rent a car when they want to leave the bubble. Some find it more economical than paying for upkeep and insurance for a vehicle that sits in the garage most of the time.

[Barborv]

Depends on your life style. We need 2 cars and one golf cart. If you two are very active but go to differents rec centers, then you need two cars. A lot of the clubs would take too long by golf cart. The cart is nice when we are together in the evenings or going local .

[Dennys37Packard]

We happily went down to one car and two carts. We live in the Northern area near Savannah center so many restaurants and shopping are close by. We enjoy using the carts as we are out in the beauty and more leisurely pace. Of course we use our car in the really hot days or storms but actually take our cart most. It’s up to your personal habits and likes. We bought out second cart 10 months ago and have put about 1800 miles on it so far. It was scary at first giving up the second car, but after a month or so, we don’t miss it at all. Best of luck and welcome.

[ohiosbestus]

Just an FYI you can buy a windshield that doesnt open , therefore your wife wont have to worry about her hair being messed up. My wife is the same way. I do have to say that our golf cart has a Curtis enclosable top.