[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by regas56

Been coming down from St Louis for 8 years and now I'm full time and I can honestly say I haven't found one single thing here more expensive than in St Louis other than Auto Insurance.. I guess I'll just knock on wood.. LOL

Maybe you need to get out of downtown St. Louis? Where I came from insurance was 1/2 price down here.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

To answer your question, golf cart prices are going up. For what you get, car is a lot less expensive.

Bought our cart 1 year ago and there were 60-70 carts in the store. Last week went in Spanish Springs store and they had 20 carts and this included used carts. Do not know prices now but last year bought 2021 Quitetech with most of Villages equipment for $12,500 including taxes from dealer in Webster. Had minor warranty issue and work was performed promptly. If maintenance is an issue would not worry much. Carts are very simple and should entail very little maintenance.

Hopefully, prices on Lithium battery carts will come down and create some competition for the quiet but smelly Yamahas.

Prices must have gone up a bit because I ordered a 2022 Yamaha Quiet Tech with most stuff on it and it was $17500 at The Villages Golf Carts. (I’m a bit picky.) They included a loaner for 5 months which to rent would have cost me several thousand to rent or so. An entry level Kia would have cost less.

[wisbad1]

Originally Posted by TCRSO

The wait for a new cart is now 5 months. Yes, the Villages Golf Carts are more expensive. But you get a loaner cart while you wait for the new cart. We chose to buy from the Villages Golf Carts-we got great service and had a loaner cart for 3 months until our new cart arrived.

Wait till you need a oil change or something, you’ll be waiting for ever

[Michael G.]

Gezzz, The Village Golf cart dealership is ready getting hammered here.

If this is the case, I hope they read this and change the way they do business.

Then again if they cater to the fat cats with unlimited funds, why change.

[Garywt]

When we were looking 2 years ago, new carts were $16,000. We ended up at the Village Discount shop and saved some money.

[Nucky]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

IMO you’re cart should last for ever, my 2012 1/2 FI cart still runs like new. I don’t plan on buying another one. I figure it will out last me. Course I was mechanic for 45 plus years and can detect the slightest defect or problem.

45 years as a mechanic is amazing. 45 years at anything is amazing.
I regret not buying a 4 seater facing front and the suspension on the loaner carts are a treat compared to my cart. I'm like-minded with you and want to keep mine forever. No reason to trade it in its pristine. I just put new tires on after 5 years and about 7000 miles just for safety sake. Gave the old tires to a neighbor who needed tires badly.

I was talking about a second cart. Webster sounds like the place, we are going to wait until after the present medical climate improves.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Fredman

Snow birds are not going to increase prices. Supply and demand will

Snowbirds increase TV Land population, which makes DEMAND go up, which leads to HIGHER PRICES.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by Velvet

Prices must have gone up a bit because I ordered a 2022 Yamaha Quiet Tech with most stuff on it and it was $17500 at The Villages Golf Carts. (I’m a bit picky.) They included a loaner for 5 months which to rent would have cost me several thousand to rent or so. An entry level Kia would have cost less.

I bought cart from dealer in Webster. You must have got more extras. My cost on the cart was $8,000 plus Village extras(wheels, lights, seats and enclosure) to $12,500 including tax. Paid 19K for 2015 VW Passat(loaded) in 2017. Glad I bought cart when I did

[Packer Fan]

Originally Posted by sdeikenberry

Welcome to The Villages. You'll most likely find everything from food to services to goods are more expensive in Florida than they are where you're coming from. There's some balance/trade-off since we pay no state taxes. As for golf carts, there's some service advantage to buying from The Villages cart stores, but a lot of people buy elsewhere...it's about what perks and convenience you want in your retirement life.

Since every commodity is WAY up it is not surprising golf cart prices are up. This is what you get when the government prints money.
As far as service goes, carts and clubs serviced both my carts today in my driveway in about 45 minutes. The villages golf carts does not do that!

[Aces4]

[QUOTE=jimjamuser;1983052]Snowbirds increase TV Land population, which makes DEMAND go up, which leads to HIGHER PRICES.[/QUOTE

Full timers make even greater demands on resources year round. What a ridiculous argument. If everyone worldwide would stay home and only buy bare necessities, demand would drop the immensely and prices would slump. Is this about not living life now?

[Velvet]

Bush, blush, I think I got just about everything going, including marine fabric in a print for the back and top. Special paint, seats, lights etc. I like the artistic but conservative, highly visible and functional look. The only thing I did not get was a backup camera. I looked at used carts and several new cart dealers and they were a bit cheaper.

[Professor]

Perhaps The Villages is not for you. If you have to nickle and dime everything you want to purchase there are cheaper places to live.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

I hope she changed the oil in it? If not could hear that knocking should?

Funny...

She provided all service records...

[jimkerr]

We just bought a 2022 Yamaha from Villages Golf Cars. It’s been well worth it with the loaner they gave us.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Snowbirds increase TV Land population, which makes DEMAND go up, which leads to HIGHER PRICES.

Again, don't they come and go EVERY year? If so, why is it suddenly a problem THIS year?

My guess it's the sudden influx of new people buying homes... (and yes, I'm one of them, and I just bought a sweet used Golf Cart...)