Question on new (used) Club Car purchase

[dawg1]

Looking at a new cart for us. The ones I'm interested in have different year frames though look the same with the lift kit, etc. Is there any difference between a 08, 10, and 12 frame? The bodies on all of them are refurbished or painted so all look new. I'm wondering is it worth paying a little more to get a newer frame or not though. Thanks.

[dannyre]

The Club Car frames are aluminum, so a few years older should not make that much of a difference...

[jroeiii]

The frame will not matter, for the age of the electronics it would likely mean a longer time before major repairs are needed. I would assume all come with a new quality battery pack.

The newer the cart the higher comparable value you will have for market/resale value - it would honestly come down to the price difference and how much you can afford to spend.

Many on here have club cars 20 years old and still humming along, you would definitely my vote of confidence in a Club Car.

Would recommend a 48v cart over a 36v if it comes down to budget!

[dawg1]

On a Precedent 48V club car with stock controller, will it be able to pull (with a frame mount) approx 2600 lbs (19' boat, motor, trailer) a short distance? This would be level, mostly pavement but starting in grass. Thanks for any opinion.

[scottyb]

The stock cart electronics (225 amps) are designed for 2 people to play golf. I suggest you upgrade the controller/solenoid combination (to 400 amps) to pull the boat (in grass)

[dawg1]

I'm a little confused. I had read somewhere on here, I think, that these golf carts can pull 3 other golf carts (approx 3k lbs). Maybe that was a different model? Would a boat be different?

[jroeiii]

Originally Posted by scottyb

The stock cart electronics (225 amps) are designed for 2 people to play golf. I suggest you upgrade the controller/solenoid combination (to 400 amps) to pull the boat (in grass)

See above, ScottyB is correct ... the stock cart is really designed to play golf, specific upgrades are recommended if you want it to do more than that ... AND ... avoid smoking any of the factory parts in the process. You could always try and see how it does. If the any of the components get hot to the touch you are overloading it and will only be a matter of time before it fails.

[mrgolf]

It depends on how much of hill you pull it up. I remember pushing 100 ton rail cars years ago when I worked at a warehouse. Series carts are used all over this country to move airplanes around airport Tarmacs, weighting from 1000 lbs to 10,000 lbs. I think you will be just fine on level ground.

[dawg1]

Ok. Thanks for all the feedback. I originally wanted a RXV due to the looks and top speed plus I had read they have great torque. Luckily I stumbled across a couple of posts that document their terrible torque from dead stop (exactly what I'd be doing). I was just about to buy one before happening across that. Now I guess I'll go with the Club Car. Just want to get the best cart that will also move my boat a short distance on occasion.