Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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K A R T-Aid is one of the companies available for getting you back home or doing a simple repair, such as a nail in your tire, in the event of a problem. They are $30/year and worth it, in my opinion. They are a 24-hour operation so you will never get stuck if you have an issue after the golf cart stores close for the day. If you have AAA, they may also work. The thing I like about K A R T-Aid is they fix flats for no additional charge.
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Pay attention to the type of cart you want - gas or electric. Once you own a home you can chose as distance to where you want to go is important. |
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Rent. One-- great way to learn your way around!!
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Get a $5 map. Get a $5 map. Get a $5 map. Available at the sales offices.
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When you rent one make sure it will do 20 mph a lot of the rentals only do 15 mph. |
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Once you own a golf cart you feel like a true Villager. To find our way on a golf cart I would look in the Daily Fun, map out various garage sales using my Villages map, hop in the cart and go. It not only taught us the golf cart paths but also introduced us to all the different villages and the residents.
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Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond to my questions. Sorry for not responding sooner, the sale of our home is taking up huge quantities of our time right now.
Based on your responses and some additional research that I've done since my original post, I've come up with the follow conclusions: We will rent a cart for at least a week. We are going to be very focused on finding our permanent home the first two months, I don't see us having a lot of time to do much exploring in a golf cart. I managed to find a couple of places that will rent carts for about $125 per week, sounds reasonable. It sounds like the Yamaha gas cart is what we need. It just makes more sense, because of the distances we may have to travel. The more comfortable seat makes huge sense based on how much time everyone seems to think we'll be driving around in our cart. Maps, GPS, all that stuff makes sense, at least until we learn the way around. Sorry, all this research created a couple more questions: Everyone talks about 20mph. All of the information I've been able to find on the Yamaha gas carts says a maximum of 15 mph. Do you slip the salesman a few extra bucks to get that extra 5 mph out of the cart? I'd like to get lights and turn signals. Is this what they refer to as a "street legal" cart? Do we want to install the side curtains for inclement weather? Is it worth the extra money? Can we purchase and install that stuff ourselves from the aftermarket? Are the carts covered under our homeowners or car insurance? Is there different levels of coverage that you can ask for? It seems like most of the reviews on the various cart dealers are all over the place........some good, some bad, which is typical these days. Can anyone give us a recommendation on a really good dealer to talk to? We're probably going to be looking for a used/pre-owned vehicle. Thanks again for all your help, so appreciated. So looking forward to getting down there. |
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Practice makes perfect and it is not hard at all. Drive in your immediate neighborhood...to and from the pool and mailboxes until you feel confident. Once you have mastered that area, then venture a little further. Remember that excitement when you first received your automobile license....its nice to have that feeling again. Enjoy it! I personally had never driven one and got the hang of it the first week. Drive the electric and the gas carts. Electric are quiet as a mouse and have no smell. Gas offers a little more acceleration and have greater versatility in driving range (without refueling). The each have their advantages. Enjoy the learning curve.
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I second the suggestion to try electric, gas and brand new (2017) gas. I love my electric cart. It's fairly new, so can get from our house up to Lopez, play a round of golf, down to Brownwood for dancing and home on one charge. We tend to plug it in every night. I like that it is very, very quiet, and much faster off a full stop. Very zippy.
I also like my 2017 quiet tech gas cart. It's not quite as quiet as the electric cart, but I don't worry at all about how far I'm going. It also has a yesteryear truck body, so I can haul all sorts of stuff, and the hard half doors keep my legs comfy on cold winter mornings. No cart blanket needed. It also is a tad faster than the electric when the gas is floored. I've rented the older gas carts, and was even given a 2017 non-quiet tech gas cart as a loaner for a few weeks. I can't drive them. They are so noisy they give me a headache. But lots of people like them just fine. |
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Depending on where you buy new or used couple homes may come with golf cart. I would get the feel where I want to live, figure out how much I plan on using the golf cart (lots if golfer), then decide on what brand and type of golf cart. New carts priced state out around 7k up to maybe 20k. Gas or electric personnel choice based on use IMO I had both and was satisfied with both, but leaned towards gas for unlimited mileage. IMO Figuring everything in up keep costs about the same IMO. As suggested you really have to look out for the other person (car, cart, bike, or walker)
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Thanks to all who have taken the time to respond to my questions. I apologize for not responding sooner, but the sale of our home is taking up quite a bit of my spare time lately.
Based on all the comments and also some additional searching, we will be renting a cart for at least a week just to get the feel. Most of our effort during the first two months will be dedicated to finding our new home, I don't think we'll have a lot of spare time to do much exploring in a golf cart. I found a couple of places that will rent them for around $125 per week. |
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I've decided on a gas cart. I like the quietness and the green nature of the electric carts, but the Villages has become so large, it just seems that a gas powered cart makes the most sense. I do have a couple of additional questions though:
In most of my research, the Yamaha gas carts are shown as having a 15mph top speed, yet everyone keeps saying to get a cart that will go at least 20mph. Do you slip the salesman some money to get that extra 5mph? I'm a big car guy, I guess I could always hop up the motor a little bit. I'm thinking lights and turn signals are definitely needed for night driving, is this what they refer to as a "street legal" cart? Do we want the side curtains for colder weather, or would you just take your regular car if it was cold? Do I want to pay all that money for a super sound system, or add it myself later? Sounds like the locking glove box is a nice option, should I get it? As always, thank you, your responses have been very helpful. |
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And show your Villages ID and get 10% off on it!
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