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Fastskiguy 09-19-2020 05:48 PM

Where did you get that killer deal on your new yamaha golf car?
 
Hi guys,

I've been dealing with golf car sticker shock since we moved here....about 8 months ago. I just can't swallow buying an "off the truck" golf car for $10K. I'd like to get a 2021...but I want to pay less. Is there a way to get one from out-of-area for less or is trying to pay significantly less sorta like wishing unicorns can run free up and down Morse avenue? Thanks for any tips you can share :)

Joe

village dreamer 09-19-2020 06:06 PM

well , its cheaper than a new caddy. but the good news is the insurance is only $90 a year and they get about 50mpg.

davem4616 09-19-2020 06:17 PM

check out Village Discount Golf Carts...

Bilyclub 09-19-2020 06:28 PM

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...utside-309622/

Laker14 09-19-2020 06:31 PM

I was happy with my deal, 2 years ago, at I-4 Power, Webster Florida. I'd link it, but the website is under construction. They deliver, they come to your door for service...nice people...I saved quite a bit over buying inside the bubble... was very pleased. I went pretty basic with a Yamaha Quiet Tech, brand new, but I think if you have the time, they can pimp 'em up for you.

Toymeister 09-19-2020 07:03 PM

I bought mine in Alabama and had it shipped in. Oh, perhaps 30% less if you calculate saved sales tax and add shipping.

I have an advantage, I have a home there. You can order over the phone if you want. I was there about 30 days ago to order my custom seats. Let's see those were 600.00 less than the Villages owned shop. Different brand so not exactly comparable. PM me for name if you're interested, I have no financial interest in them. I really am not interested in forum warriors nit picking the merits of an out of state dealer. Do whatever works for you!

Fastskiguy 09-19-2020 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by village dreamer (Post 1835678)
well , its cheaper than a new caddy. but the good news is the insurance is only $90 a year and they get about 50mpg.

That's exactly one of the problems! We have a sweet 2008 caddie STS in the garage that is worth about 1/4-1/3rd of a new golf car. It's got leather, air, cooled seats, crankin' stereo, sun roof, A/C, heat, zillion way adjustable seats, seat belts, air bags.....it's just killing us LOL!

polirudb 09-19-2020 09:57 PM

There are numerous posts about purchasing golf carts in and around The Villages. Here is what I recently posted:
We bought our brand new 2020 Yamaha from Country Village Power Equipment in Webster in May of 2020. We worked with Steve and Carolyn and saved over $3000.00. We got to pick our colors and equipment and it included factory wiring. The golf cart was delivered to our driveway. They are a factory authorized dealer providing the same Yamaha factory warranty and financing as other dealers. They recently came to my house and performed the first service (oil change and a couple of other maintenance items) in my driveway for only $60.00. We didn't have to leave the house and wait in line with other people. It took less than 30 minutes. We highly recommend them as so far we have had a great experience with them. They are about 20 minutes south of Fenney in Webster. There is a famous flea market and farmer's market right across the street from them that I think is only open on Monday. Don't buy a golf cart without first checking them out!

Bikeracer2009 09-19-2020 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Fastskiguy (Post 1835671)
Hi guys,

I've been dealing with golf car sticker shock since we moved here....about 8 months ago. I just can't swallow buying an "off the truck" golf car for $10K. I'd like to get a 2021...but I want to pay less. Is there a way to get one from out-of-area for less or is trying to pay significantly less sorta like wishing unicorns can run free up and down Morse avenue? Thanks for any tips you can share :)

Joe

I moves here last year in July and was also shocked by the price of a new Yamaha golf cart. Even the used/refurbished ones are way over priced. So I called around to Yamaha dealers outside the "no compete" area enjoyed by the Villages. Bargain Carts in Haynes City about 50 miles south of here was selling brand new 2019's for $7,600. The 2020's were coming out in September so I waited a few months. Steve the salesman (only sales man) Called when the delivery truck brought the first 2020's in and told me what colors he had. I picked the blue color. He was nice enough to honor the 2019 price and delivery to my home was free. I had them add the Sunbrella enclosure for about $400. I added turn signal side mirrors from Amazon for 30 something dollars. The bucket seats that the Villages sell for $1,900 + tax that recline and move back and forth, I got somewhere else for $800 all in.

I figure I saved about $3,000 and I still picked my own colors and accessories.

From what I remember the 2021 Yamaha is now selling for about $8,000 + tax with free delivery.

What irritated me about the villages golf carts is they said they wouldn't do any factory warranty work on a new Yamaha if I bought it somewhere else. That's like a Honda dealership saying the same thing. Total bs.

Fastskiguy 09-20-2020 04:42 AM

I sure appreciate all of the tips! With this kind of info I'm sure we'll be motoring around in a golf car soon. Thanks!!

Joe

Rwirish 09-20-2020 05:17 AM

Insurance is a lot more then $90 and you get nowhere near 50 mpg.

xcaligirl 09-20-2020 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fastskiguy (Post 1835671)
Hi guys,

I've been dealing with golf car sticker shock since we moved here....about 8 months ago. I just can't swallow buying an "off the truck" golf car for $10K. I'd like to get a 2021...but I want to pay less. Is there a way to get one from out-of-area for less or is trying to pay significantly less sorta like wishing unicorns can run free up and down Morse avenue? Thanks for any tips you can share :)

Joe

check out Carts & Clubs in Ocala. Much less

MandoMan 09-20-2020 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fastskiguy (Post 1835671)
Hi guys,

I've been dealing with golf car sticker shock since we moved here....about 8 months ago. I just can't swallow buying an "off the truck" golf car for $10K. I'd like to get a 2021...but I want to pay less. Is there a way to get one from out-of-area for less or is trying to pay significantly less sorta like wishing unicorns can run free up and down Morse avenue? Thanks for any tips you can share :)

Joe

There are so many really nice used golf cars for sale in this area that are in great shape and have very low miles, and some are great deals. I really don’t understand this fetish for buying NEW cars, houses, etc. I bought a 22 year old house in The Villages, and it’s a beauty. Apart from one $14,000 new car I bought for my ex-wife, I’ve never bought a new car, and neither have my kids. I buy a car two or three years old owned by a little old lady that has 30,000 miles on it and a good warranty and drive it another 200,000 miles. I save a third on the price.

MelKelley 09-20-2020 06:19 AM

I bought from Country Village Power Equipment in Webster below Fenny. Saved a lot and great to work with.

TomPerry 09-20-2020 06:30 AM

When you get quotes from The Villages Golf Cars and from outside TV, make sure the quotes are for EXACTLY the same features and accessories!!!! And make sure you compare the after purchase servicing!!! I know several people who “saved thousands” buying outside TV, but got much less in features and accessories!!!! They justified the outside purchase by saying “I didn’t real need those features and accessories anyway”. Good luck.

Topspinmo 09-20-2020 06:30 AM

The only killer deal you’re going to get is on used one. There out there if you know what you’re looking at? If you can’t find a dipstick they full new MarkUp may be the killer deal?

Topspinmo 09-20-2020 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Choro&Swing (Post 1835755)
There are so many really nice used golf cars for sale in this area that are in great shape and have very low miles, and some are great deals. I really don’t understand this fetish for buying NEW cars, houses, etc. I bought a 22 year old house in The Villages, and it’s a beauty. Apart from one $14,000 new car I bought for my ex-wife, I’ve never bought a new car, and neither have my kids. I buy a car two or three years old owned by a little old lady that has 30,000 miles on it and a good warranty and drive it another 200,000 miles. I save a third on the price.

If it was My ex? I‘d probably buy her Yugo!

Lyn Wagner 09-20-2020 06:53 AM

Wow who do you get your insurance from for $90.00? Thanks

Riachka 09-20-2020 06:58 AM

Where did you find the bucket seats that recline and move forward and back for $800? They are normally $1800. Thanks in advance for the info.

Bridget Staunton 09-20-2020 07:04 AM

I looked it up but it’s says it’s in plant city. If possible can u provide address. Your wonderful for providing information
Thanks

polirudb 09-20-2020 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomPerry (Post 1835761)
When you get quotes from The Villages Golf Cars and from outside TV, make sure the quotes are for EXACTLY the same features and accessories!!!! And make sure you compare the after purchase servicing!!! I know several people who “saved thousands” buying outside TV, but got much less in features and accessories!!!! They justified the outside purchase by saying “I didn’t real need those features and accessories anyway”. Good luck.

Good point. Country Village Power Equipment in Webster offered everything I wanted and needed except the self cancelling turn signals. I figured I did not need them and so far have lived without that almost $300.00 feature very well. Country Village Power offered the easy on/off snaps that I was not able to get at other dealers. These snaps are much easier to snap on/off than the ones featured at other dealers. I got the fancy "El Tigre" seats, the Sunbrella enclosure, the mirrors with the turn signals built in. seat belts (front and rear), golf bag carrier, cigarette lighter plug (cheap and recommend it), usb charger, cooler, flip down vented windshield, LED lighting, front overhead tray, and all the other accessories I wanted and saved over $3000.00. I also got my choice of color, white, which the Villages Golf Cars wanted to charge me $400.00 more for. Lastly, mine is a Yamaha factory four seater, not a two seater converted to a four seater. Not sure if it makes a difference but I felt more comfortable with the factory equipment.

As I mentioned in earlier post, couldn't be happier with the after the purchase service. They delivered my golf car to my driveway. They also performed the first scheduled maintenance in my driveway for $60.00, which I understand is much cheaper than the competition. I much rather have my golf car serviced in my driveway than to get a free loaner to drive around in while my car is being serviced somewhere else.

The Villages Golf Car did offer free use of a golf car anywhere in The Villages (I live south of 44). While it is a nice benefit, I realized that right now I would not be using it too often as the squares (etc.) are closed. Once the bridge over the turnpike is open, that offer is over according to what I was told.

polirudb 09-20-2020 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Bridget Eichaker (Post 1835788)
I looked it up but it’s says it’s in plant city. If possible can u provide address. Your wonderful for providing information
Thanks

If you are asking about Country Village Power Equipment, they have two locations according to their website, Plant City and Webster. Not sure where Plant City is, but Webster is about 20 minutes south of Fenney. You take 301 South and go left where it splits off just south of 470 (I think the road you go on is 471). From there it is a straight shot south. The address for CVPE is 599 N Market Blvd, Webster. The phone number is (352) 793-3948.

tjboxer79 09-20-2020 07:16 AM

Village discount golf cart on 441 just above 42

donassaid 09-20-2020 07:24 AM

Good luck with finding a 2021 golf cart for $10 grand. Did you want one with a steering wheel and a motor? I paid $15k 2 years ago for a quiet tech gas cart with several options I considered necessary. Seat belts, horn, illuminated turn signals in side mirrors, LED lights, Sunbrella package and more. Bought from The Villages for convenience. They give you a rental when repair work is done and are great to work with.

biker1 09-20-2020 07:32 AM

My golf cart insurance is $88 per year (Progressive through The Villages Insurance) and I get a tad over 50 miles per gallon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rwirish (Post 1835737)
Insurance is a lot more then $90 and you get nowhere near 50 mpg.


biker1 09-20-2020 07:36 AM

Progressive has pretty good rates. We pay $88 per year and I have the value of the cart set at $5000.


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Originally Posted by Lyn Wagner (Post 1835779)
Wow who do you get your insurance from for $90.00? Thanks


DeanFL 09-20-2020 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Rwirish (Post 1835737)
Insurance is a lot more then $90 and you get nowhere near 50 mpg.

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we pay $70 for full coverage - a year - with Progressive. Have a Tomberlin cart.
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Re the OP topic - the profit margin on Carts -esp with Villages GC- is HUUUGE. Captive audience, but good to have competition inside and out of TV. That's good capitalism.
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Ndomines 09-20-2020 07:40 AM

Villages Golf Cars Prices
 
I bought one used club car electric, one brand new club car gas with a Curtis cab,
Two brand new Yamaha Fuel injected with one quiet tech. A few weeks ago I decided I need a cab for long drives from the very last house to be built in Fenney And over the bridge that never seems to be completed and the shopping center that is taking more than three years to build.
So I SWAM into Villages Golf Cars and was immediately and cordially presented with various forms of bait. Remarkably there was a brand new Yamaha with all kinds of nice added options. The fisherman made a great pitch for the emblem laughter ( oops I mean light) on the front! Do the turn signals cancel? NO!
Why I ask because they do on the Yamaha carts at the store on 466. After I listen to all the reasons why VILLAGES Golf carts are greater than stainless steal lures I am guided to a cart with a price tag a bit higher than 17k!
ENOUGH! A brand new Ford Focus costs less!
Ok, Ok I am a sucker. If it was the very last Yamaha like our very last house I may have taken the bait but I still have to pay my BOND!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomPerry (Post 1835761)
When
you get quotes from The Villages Golf Cars and from outside TV, make sure the quotes are for EXACTLY the same features and accessories!!!! And make sure you compare the after purchase servicing!!! I know several people who “saved thousands” buying outside TV, but got much less in features and accessories!!!! They justified the outside purchase by saying “I didn’t real need those features and accessories anyway”. Good luck.


Veiragirl 09-20-2020 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fastskiguy (Post 1835671)
Hi guys,

I've been dealing with golf car sticker shock since we moved here....about 8 months ago. I just can't swallow buying an "off the truck" golf car for $10K. I'd like to get a 2021...but I want to pay less. Is there a way to get one from out-of-area for less or is trying to pay significantly less sorta like wishing unicorns can run free up and down Morse avenue? Thanks for any tips you can share :)

Joe

Come Joe! Bite the bullet and buy a nice golf cart. We are on our second one and bought it loaded in Brownwood. Sunroof, roll bar, backup screen, blue tooth and alot of other stuff. You'll love driving it and it's cheap to run!!!:coolsmiley:

Don5154 09-20-2020 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rwirish (Post 1835737)
Insurance is a lot more then $90 and you get nowhere near 50 mpg.

I suggest you shop round for cart insurance....yes you can get it for less than $90. AAA is a good example if you are already a AAA member 😎

OhioBuckeye 09-20-2020 08:27 AM

Ohiobuckeye
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MelKelley (Post 1835757)
I bought from Country Village Power Equipment in Webster below Fenny. Saved a lot and great to work with.

Yes I went to Webster too & ordered a cart. But ended up going back to the Yamaha dealer in Colony Cottage, saved about $400. Webster was nice enough to Credit my Credit Card back. Definitely check Webster they are cheaper than most & not a bit high pressured.

StevieB 09-20-2020 08:33 AM

Carts and Clubs
 
Looked round and decided on Carts and Clubs in Ocala off 441. We worked with Du and the pricing is great and they offer several standard features that you have to pay fo elsewhere. Very impressed with their cart construction. We customized a great cart. I would check them out before you buy.

cyrillulu 09-20-2020 08:48 AM

Golf carts
 
Where do you get insurance for a golf cart for $90.00. Mine to cover for full value was mid $200,s. Told our Yamaha would get 40-45 m.p.g. Not 50. Have a good day.

galluccb 09-20-2020 08:51 AM

Great Deao
 
A few years back. Knights internet Alabama. $300 delivery but almost Half price. Checked warranty. Any dealer per Yamaha

mikeritz53 09-20-2020 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 1835685)
check out Village Discount Golf Carts...

Just a heads up they are not an Authorized Yamaha Dealer so they have nothing new from the Factory.

RitzyGypsy 09-20-2020 10:32 AM

Perhaps wishing for a 2021 is like having champagne taste with beer pockets. I bought a great used one from Jim Chase 585 872 5878

tm3130@aol.com 09-20-2020 03:44 PM

Golf Cart Sticker Price
 
Hi Joe,
I am about to list my 2017 Tomberlin 2 seater electric golf cart for sale. It is like brand new, and the only reason that I am selling it is because I am sick, and can no longer drive it. I am hoping my wife can take phots next week. I am asking $5,500. I have had it serviced once a year, and I have all of the receipts. This is an excellent golf cart at an excellent price. Call me at 352-430-0302 if you have any interest. Tom

Fastskiguy 09-20-2020 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Veiragirl (Post 1835827)
Come Joe! Bite the bullet and buy a nice golf cart. :coolsmiley:

Cry once and enjoy a nice cart for the next....well pretty much the rest of our lives, right? Well we're heading to Webster to see what they have tomorrow....I'll check it out and report back!

As for used....I'm sure there are some killer deals out there and I'm familiar with the saying on the golf course when you hear the emergency sirens. But I just haven't seen 'em. $11,500 for a loaded mint 2019 or $7200 for a barely used 2016 or even $4,000 for a nice 2008....(which is the bluebook on our 08 caddie STS by the way). An 2021 for around 8 plus options just seems like the way to go.

Finally, I admit the villages stores provide tremendous convenience and service. If a guy just wanted to hit the easy button that would be the way to go. However, as my wife and I come from families that try to everything the hardest possible way, that's just not going to work for us ;)

Joe

Marshaw 09-20-2020 06:49 PM

You need not fear buying a reconditioned vs new. Carts are quite efficient and gas is the best. Look for what the options are. Basic seats are just that basic. After spending a day really driving your cart you'll wish differently. I'm no telling you to buy from the villages. Those off campus like village discount are quit good.

kstew43 09-20-2020 08:09 PM

we bought one from them also


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