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Love2cruise 09-07-2013 07:43 AM

2 Golf carts - no car
 
Does anyone have 2 carts and no car? We are contemplating selling our car and renting one when we want to take trips etc. it seems most people use their golf carts and having a car sitting in the garage takes up space and money. Any comments would be helpful. We are not there full time yet but hope to be there soon!

jblum315 09-07-2013 07:53 AM

You can probably get along just fine without a car, but keep in mind that there many places nearby that you can't get to in a golf cart, and wouldn't be worth renting a car for.

graciegirl 09-07-2013 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jblum315 (Post 740942)
You can probably get along just fine without a car, but keep in mind that there many places nearby that you can't get to in a golf cart, and wouldn't be worth renting a car for.

I SO agree.

coconutmama 09-07-2013 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Love2cruise (Post 740938)
Does anyone have 2 carts and no car? We are contemplating selling our car and renting one when we want to take trips etc. it seems most people use their golf carts and having a car sitting in the garage takes up space and money. Any comments would be helpful. We are not there full time yet but hope to be there soon!

It may be tempting to only have 2 carts, but there are many times when a car comes in very handy. Rainy days, transporting larger items which would not fit in a cart or wanting to drive to an end of The Villages that would take too long by golf cart. For example, we always drive to Nancy Lopez for dinner by car, from Buttonwood. Also if you needed to go somewhere off campus unexpectedly and could not rent a car, such as to a hospital (if you didn't want to go to ours) you'd want that car.

Love2cruise 09-07-2013 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by coconutmama (Post 740955)
It may be tempting to only have 2 carts, but there are many times when a car comes in very handy. Rainy days, transporting larger items which would not fit in a cart or wanting to drive to an end of The Villages that would take too long by golf cart. For example, we always drive to Nancy Lopez for dinner by car, from Buttonwood. Also if you needed to go somewhere off campus unexpectedly and could not rent a car, such as to a hospital (if you didn't want to go to ours) you'd want that car.

Great info, things I didn't think of, especially the hospital. Thanks

Madelaine Amee 09-07-2013 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Love2cruise (Post 740938)
Does anyone have 2 carts and no car? We are contemplating selling our car and renting one when we want to take trips etc. it seems most people use their golf carts and having a car sitting in the garage takes up space and money. Any comments would be helpful. We are not there full time yet but hope to be there soon!

Wait until you get here to make this decision.

asianthree 09-07-2013 08:17 AM

when my husband comes for three months at a time he will not have a car he will add task to a list and once a month rent a car..and if he needs to go the hospital due to hear,t fall, or severe bleeding...its going to be in an ambulance..so we will be test driving the cart only...just our plan

NotGolfer 09-07-2013 08:36 AM

Having lived here for a number of years I'd also agree that you will need your car now and then. In theory your idea sounds good but in reality you may regret it. We know of one such couple and they're always borrowing someone's car. NOW, that would be annoying on both sides after awhile.

Yorio 09-07-2013 08:49 AM

Definitely wait until you move here and plan on spending half a year to one year with one golf cart and a small car. When it's cold, we go with a car. When it's pouring rain like yesterday, we went to our friends place with a car even if the house was eight houses from us. If you are a golfer, some of the cheaper golf ranges are not golf car access so need a car. Some of the churches, nurseries, and restaurants will not be golf cart access. If you are late for club functions, we take a car. So, wait a year before you make that decision.

NH to Fl 09-07-2013 09:02 AM

Some times it's just too hot to take the cart.

OldManTime 09-07-2013 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Love2cruise (Post 740938)
Does anyone have 2 carts and no car? We are contemplating selling our car and renting one when we want to take trips etc. it seems most people use their golf carts and having a car sitting in the garage takes up space and money. Any comments would be helpful. We are not there full time yet but hope to be there soon!

I have one golf cart, and one car.

My cart is used 98% of the time here, rarely do I need to Take my car out. The flip side is when a car isn't used much the seals dry up and you get oil leaks.

patfla06 09-07-2013 09:26 AM

I would recommend a car.
You may not want to drive a cart in thunderstorms,
high heat and even sometimes at night.
You will need to go to the airport and the mall
(Even if infrequently.)

And there are places just to far to go by cart.

I would want at least 1 car, especially in an emergency!

Barefoot 09-07-2013 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Yorio (Post 740989)
Definitely wait until you move here and plan on spending half a year to one year with one golf cart and a small car. When it's cold, we go with a car. When it's pouring rain like yesterday, we went to our friends place with a car even if the house was eight houses from us. If you are a golfer, some of the cheaper golf ranges are not golf car access so need a car. Some of the churches, nurseries, and restaurants will not be golf cart access. If you are late for club functions, we take a car. So, wait a year before you make that decision.

I totally agree with Yorio. Once you spend six months in TV, I think you'll find that you will use your car a lot more often than you'd think. There are so many places that aren't golf cart accessible .. like Bargains and Treasures, the consignment store close to CR466. We take our car daily to the private dog park which isn't golf cart accessible.

M&M's 09-07-2013 04:15 PM

I love going everywhere in my golf cart. I don't even mind getting rained on. That being said, we do use our car. So many of the doctors are over on 441, which is far for us. There are some very good doctors that are not accessible by golf carts. I agree, wait till you are here before you do away with your car.

rubicon 09-07-2013 05:13 PM

I am obviously doing something wrong because I am still utilizing two cars. both my wife and I find the golf cart to be cumbersome, uncomfortable and unsuitable for many reasons. Our golf cart is used for golfing only.


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