Reason there is such a range of
prices on golf cars
Simple rule of what you see is
what you get is followed here.
You have to put efforts from
your end to make the least ex-
pensive deal on these cars.
Reconditioned Golf Cars are
the most difficult to nail down
everybody has their own defini-
tion of reconditioned. But these
must include:
• Washed from top to bottom
• Touch up on all scratches
• New paint on the body
• Brakes and tires in excellent
condition
• Cables and batteries in
excellent condition
• Starter belts and new drive
• Oil change and tune up
• Clutches in good working
condition
• No rattling noise
• All the joints well greased,
tight
• Non leaning suspension
• No missing parts or broken
welds
• Clean frames (without any
bend)
A dealer must repair the frame-
work. There shouldn’t be any
wear and tear on it.
More things to repair mean
more money to put in, but the
more golf car you get.
From whom to buy, a dealer or
private party?
This question taunts many
people’s mind. If you possess
good knowledge of the golf cars
and the mechanics of it, then
go for a private party dealing. If
you are a Lehman in this case
then go for a dealer to make the
deal for you. It is suggested to
contact a reputable and autho-
rized dealer. All you want is to
have a good deal, whether it is
from a dealer or a private party.
Beware as a buyer! Be a smart
customer.
Dealer or Private?
A legitimate and an experienced
golf cart dealer will possess
good knowledge of the vehicle
and have trained staff, mainte-
nance shop, retail facility, large
inventory of golf carts and ac-
cessories. They won’t have any
problem accepting credit cards
and offering financing options
to the customers. An authorized
deal will have full sales and ser-
vices as a backup and technical
assistance for the factory. The
factory assists in many tasks of
the dealer.
Not all dealers are authorized.
They earn the ‘authorized’
status by following and sticking
to the rules and policies of the
manufacturer for their retail
facility norms, inventory or parts,
carts and accessories, shop
facility norms and mechanical
stuff. They send the mechanics
on training every year. An autho-
rized dealer also carries liability
against insurance theft and loss.
A good dealer spends a lot in
facilitating the shop, employ-
ees, and inventory. You can
judge them by checking the
parts department. Such dealers
come pretty handily when you
need urgent repair. As a user/
owner/operator, you want your
cart running as quick as possi-
ble. Look for a dealer that has
all this stuff to offer and offers
assured service which you can
trust. These small businesses
keep the money rhythm going
on in America. So, they need to
serve well and maintain their
business.
It depends on the dealer wheth-
er they offer “service after sale”.
Do check that. Think about it
that if they do not service the
cars what is the surety that they
have serviced the current car
you are buying from them? If
you buy a cart from them and
in case if it breaks down, then
these dealers are likely to put
the blame the previous owner
of the cart.
Check whether the dealers are
in operation all over the year
or not? Their week holidays,
timings, everything. Do they
offer any kind of assistance in
odd hours too? All these things
matter a lot when reputation of
a dealer is considered. The own-
ers are on the cart on weekends
or holiday season, so the dealer
should be available if your cart
needs anything urgent. Also,
check whether they have road
service too or not. It is the ma-
chinery that they are chances
of break down in the middle of
the road. Hopefully, this doesn’t
happen to you but what if it
does? Will the dealer come to
pick your vehicle and take it to
his service station?
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