My cart is 9 years old, a 2011 Yamaha I bought from the Villages Golf Carts. Three of the tires still look like new to me, but I only drive the cart once a week when I play golf at a championship course. So that's about 60 to 80 miles a month on average for 9 years.

I had to replace one tire because I let the pressure get low and the edge wore out. So two years ago I called the Villages at Brownwood and they told me an appointment was 3 weeks away, or I could bring it in at 7:30 in the morning and leave it all day and come back about 4 to 5 when they close. Even though everyone hates Tire Choice at Colony, I figured I would call them. They said $77 out the door, which was the same price The Villages quoted, and they would have it done in an hour and I didn't need an appointment.

They were right, I took it in the afternoon, dropped it off, went to Fiesta Grande to eat and when I got back I had a new tire. As far as a bumpy ride, since I don't drive it but once every 7 days, when I start out there is a bumpy ride for a couple of miles. One side of the tires will get sort of flat from sitting all week. Once it warms up, the tires ride great.

Here's my cart and the two front tires and the left rear are nine years old, I took these pictures last month.

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I've used Willie for 9 years to perform my annual maintenance at my home. Even though I bought the cart from TV Golf Cart, I've never used them for anything other then buying accessories. Willie charges $70, I even use him once for a new battery, but he's kind of high on the price. In July my third battery was 4-1/2 years old and I went to Rural King in Leesburg, only about ten miles away and got a new battery for $54.99 plus tax. For a Yamaha look for 24F in the upper right corner of the top of the battery. The guy working in the battery department was clueless.