Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum - View Single Post - With goal of FL tagged LSV, what would you choose?

phlydude · 08-18-2021, 01:21 PM

Living in a non-gated community within a "master planned" area of Florida with numerous 35MPH or lower roads, it would be nice to have a cart to do the local runs to the community pool, grocery store, restaurants, etc.

I've been researching different cart options along with the available upgrades for each brand/model and am discouraged at the prices people are asking for some bare-bones carts and even more so for the ones people have upgraded (that I would likely remove 50% of due to quality or functionality). I would do an A-Arm lift, wheels/tires, controller upgrade, AC motor and whatever else is required for LSV titling.

So I've narrowed it down to the following (all are dealer listed vehicles):

2016 Yamaha Drive (golf course lease end) - $3200
2007 Club Car Precedent (4 seats, 2019 batts) - $4000
2021 Icon EV I40L (would need a couple things for LSV like wiper, plate mount, DOT windshield and reflectors) - $8900

Feeling like I have enough mechanical/electrical knowledge (and tools) to do the work, labor costs would be minimal. Investment will be spending time on weekends and evenings to do the upgrades.

So what are your thoughts?

08-18-2021, 01:21 PM	#1
phlydude Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2019 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 4	With goal of FL tagged LSV, what would you choose? Living in a non-gated community within a "master planned" area of Florida with numerous 35MPH or lower roads, it would be nice to have a cart to do the local runs to the community pool, grocery store, restaurants, etc. I've been researching different cart options along with the available upgrades for each brand/model and am discouraged at the prices people are asking for some bare-bones carts and even more so for the ones people have upgraded (that I would likely remove 50% of due to quality or functionality). I would do an A-Arm lift, wheels/tires, controller upgrade, AC motor and whatever else is required for LSV titling. So I've narrowed it down to the following (all are dealer listed vehicles): 2016 Yamaha Drive (golf course lease end) - $3200 2007 Club Car Precedent (4 seats, 2019 batts) - $4000 2021 Icon EV I40L (would need a couple things for LSV like wiper, plate mount, DOT windshield and reflectors) - $8900 Feeling like I have enough mechanical/electrical knowledge (and tools) to do the work, labor costs would be minimal. Investment will be spending time on weekends and evenings to do the upgrades. So what are your thoughts?