02-07-2021, 02:59 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Considering gas clubcar
I've had several electric and gas ezego carts but never a Clubcar. I'm looking for a another good used gas cart to replace a ezgo electric at our lake house. Reason is we are not there often and seems batteries need charging at inconvenient times.
Been looking for a 2004 or newer ezego but interested to consider Clubcar as well. But I don't know anything about Clubcar (good or bad) and I don't know if some engines and years are better than others. Any advice? |
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02-07-2021, 03:19 PM | #2 |
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Re: Considering gas clubcar
This will be similar to Chevy vs Ford vs Chrysler. Club car makes a good cart with mainly an aluminum frame so a plus if you are near the coast. Ezgo and Yamaha also make good carts so check them out as well. I have owned all three but currently own Ezgo and Yamahas. My suggestion is to go see if you can find some just to test out and see what you like most..
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02-07-2021, 03:59 PM | #3 |
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Re: Considering gas clubcar
Also all the club cars from 92 or 93 until about 2014-2015ish all use basically the same exact engine. Either a Kawasaki FE290 or FE350. Both good engines and last pretty much forever. Easy to work on and rebuild if necessary. The newer club cars used a Subaru or kohler engine, fuel injected. Again good engines but when those break they can be big $$$ to fix. I’d opt for a Kawasaki motor
Also like Kgsc I’ve had pretty much all of the major 3 brands. I personally prefer club car because new oem parts are still available and easy to find. The robins ezgo parts are getting scarce and the aftermarket stuff just isn’t good. Yamaha does make a great cart but yamaha doesn’t seem to have as much distribution so parts *can* be hard to find, but mostly are available. Plowmans is a great resource for Yamaha carts. |
02-07-2021, 07:55 PM | #4 |
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Re: Considering gas clubcar
This is exactly the background I was looking for. I'll narrow my Clubcar search to ~2004-2010.
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02-07-2021, 08:10 PM | #5 |
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Re: Considering gas clubcar
There’s really very few differences from 97 and up, other than the seat back and roof change in 2000.5
93-96 the motor rotated the opposite way so those are ideal for a big block swap. 97+ are all basically the same. You can take a 1993 and bolt on the modern roof and seat. Bodies are all interchangeable also back into the 80’s. I wouldn’t limit myself to 2004 and up, since they’re all so similar. Find what you can get the best deal on and make it the way you want it The pre 92 carts had a different Kawasaki motor (KF82 341cc) that’s still a good engine but parts can be hard to find. The FE290 is basically a wood chipper/pressure washer motor and parts are a plenty. |
02-07-2021, 08:29 PM | #6 |
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Re: Considering gas clubcar
So 97-2010. That's great info
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02-08-2021, 08:47 AM | #7 | |
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Re: Considering gas clubcar
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02-08-2021, 11:44 AM | #8 |
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Re: Considering gas clubcar
Not to mention the wonderfully designed governor system that if touched, will likely never be right again
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02-08-2021, 03:07 PM | #9 |
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02-08-2021, 04:15 PM | #10 |
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Re: Considering gas clubcar
I’ve only had one KF motor and the muffler was in great shape. It came from a college campus, though it still had a few battle scars. I’m guessing from hopping curbs
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