Hey ST...you never told us whether or not you had it done!?! :D :beer3: :beer3: :laugh:

From the Florida statute 210.01 Definitions, general

(22) “Golf cart” means a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.

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You will find out Tuesday. Go Polar Bears!

Pretty simple judging by this video. How to Adjust Governor on Yamaha G29 Drive Gas Golf Cart | Speed Increase - YouTube

For an electric cart: How To Make Your Golf Cart Faster | GolfCarCatalog.com Blog

I kinda wonder if a licensed shop doing this might be liable for an ensuing accident due to speeding over 20 mph.

Higher gearing might be the safest way to go as far as engine life is concerned.

My golf cart came with a speedometer, new. I also make sure that it cannot exceed 20 MPH by instructing the service folks to make sure the governor is properly set.


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"Not capable" is the key phrase here.

The Villages Golf Carts is definitely breaking the law, by being the entity that allows an otherwise 'golf cart'... to be capable of speeds in excess of 20 mph.

While we will never see the story in the Sun, there WILL be a case soon whereby someone gets popped by the police for going too fast and then sues the VGC or tells the cops that it was the dealer that set it up that way...or BOTH.

In other words, those who want Gordon's Garage to do it for them (although it's very easy to do yourself and then you become the one culpable for the modification) better hurry...before they quit doing it due to liability issues.

Might be wise to check one's top cart speed out on a Garmin, smartphone GPS or such. I suspected my new SUV's speedometer was reading about 3 mph too fast at highway speeds so I hooked my Garmin up when I drove it and I was right. When I go in for its first service I will get it adjusted.

the way it sounds is for $40.one time fee you can get a tag to drive 25mph whenever,is that right?

No, you read it wrong.

The law was telling how to take your "low speed vehicle" from being capable of going 25 mph DOWN to a golf cart capable of going only 20 mph.

The newly redesigned CART would no longer need insurance, license plates, or safety equipment - and could go no faster than 20 mph.

Good luck getting it changed/adjusted, as they may tell you that it is within the 'acceptable range.'

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There have even been allegations over the years that some manufacturers have set their speedo's higher than you're actually going (therefore showing more miles traveled than actual)...simply to reach the warranty limit sooner. :shrug:

I'd never drive it at any speed without insurance.

While it is not required, I have insurance on my golf cart. I think it is a worthwhile thing to do.


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Insurance is to protect YOU, if you've got nothing to lose--you don't need insurance--if you've got real assets , you need insurance- and I'm not talking the minimum that Fl requires for car insurance a $5 million dollar umbrella should be considered as a minimum over your car insurance

It also protects me from those without insurance who think they are Dale Jr. The first month I had my cart I was stopped at an exec course waiting to move to the cart parking area. There were carts stopped and lined up behind me. Someone who thought he was Tiger Woods came toward me counting the $2 he had just won. Despite my hitting the horn, he drove right into my front end head on. He didn't know what insurance meant, much less have any.

I know what insurance is for.

Wrong. Many golf carts have speedometers. Mine does.