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Old 07-21-2010, 11:24 AM
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If you are having trouble with that hard seat, you might want to consider getting a better seat. When we got our reconditioned cart from Grandpa & Grandpa's Village Buggies, we got an upgraded seat. It has that memory foam and is fantastically comfortable. It also has a springy back that functions like a shock absorber for all those bumps. I'm sure they could put one in your cart.
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So, everyone knows the best way to get around in TV is by golf cart...but what about in the heat? I am not talking about 70 degree days... I am talking about those 85 and above days...do you still go everywhere by golf cart?...enjoying the wind blowing through your hair... or... do you prefer your nice air conditioned car?... or does it just depend on what you are doing i.e. going to the grocery store for ice cream = car? or early and late runs in the golf cart and heat of the day runs by car? Just wondering, not that it matters, but I am not there, and I am stuck in the heat up North and I don't have a golf cart to get around in, so I sit here just wondering.

If you think 70 degrees is heat you should probably rethink moving to Florida
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If you think 70 degrees is heat you should probably rethink moving to Florida
Re-read. I think he said 85 and above?
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maybe so but is 85 hot? Yeah bu not with the cool breeze coming off of the asphalt as you drive.
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If you think 70 degrees is heat you should probably rethink moving to Florida
Your body adjusts to heat/cold. I've learned from moving from hot to cold and cold to hot climates, that your body adjusts in a few months to your new climate. True, someone not used to the heat may think that the 70's is warm, when in a warmer climate the 70's is considered cool.

Don't fret about it. After you are here in Florida for one season of the hottest months, your body will become acclimated.
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I am addicted to our golf cart. I love that stupid thing. I'm like a teenager who just got a drivers license. I'll use it anytime to go anywhere that is feasible. But then again, I've sat in a golf cart with a winter coat and gloves to play golf with my husband (in TV and other places) and sat in the cart with a water bottle battery operated fan from Walmart spraying the back of my neck praying I didn't die from heat exhaustion. My husband accuses me of intentionally hitting the ball in the shade so I can cool off.
I too go everywhere in a cart. As long as you are moving you are generating a 20 mph breeze and it isn't really that bad. Also a golf cart is good for my health. I find myself going to the fitness center more often just for an excuse to take a ride.
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If you are having trouble with that hard seat, you might want to consider getting a better seat. When we got our reconditioned cart from Grandpa & Grandpa's Village Buggies, we got an upgraded seat. It has that memory foam and is fantastically comfortable. It also has a springy back that functions like a shock absorber for all those bumps. I'm sure they could put one in your cart.
Do you recall what the seat costs and are they available in the after-market? We can get an upgraded seat from the place we bought our cart, but they want $500 for them. I'm not sure how much the pain in my a$$ is worth.
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Old 07-21-2010, 02:50 PM
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Ours was the $500 seat. There is also one for $1200 that has bucket seats, but I found the $500 seat more comfortable. Don't know if there is an after-market for these.
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I hate getting into a hot car. The cart is much more fun and parking is easier. 95 degrees with a 19.5 mph self generating breeze isn't so bad.
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The cart is always the first choice... we have a 'bug screen' that allows air to flow in, keeps bugs out, and cuts down on excess wind and noise. The cart is my convertible. I find it comfortable, fun, and refreshing.

The only time I won't take it out is if bad storms are threatening or I'm going to be more than 5 miles from home late after dark.
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I have to agree with the majority of these posts , I find it very refreshing to put the windshield down and drive about 93 mph and its not bad at all....

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only use the cart when going for mail or to Lake Sumter Landing. There really is no practical reason for us to have a cart since we do not golf. My wife does not like driving it. She is the type that grabs handles and presses imaginary brakes as a passenger in a car. Criticizes my driving but never volunteers to drive. . The cart is strictly my toy. The go cart I never could quite build in my youth. Some people use it as their main mode of transport in TV.
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The cart definitely- only take the car if I am going outside the Villages, it is a downpour or I have to buy something too big to fit in the cart (like when I bought my lawn mower).
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I love the golf cart even in the bad weather. To me it's one of TVs great things. Only time the car is used is off property where the cart can't be taken. I have a 4 seat and am looking for a good 2 seater. Drove a car or truck everyday for to long, now it's fun time;
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