Way O/T what's a golf cart worth?

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It'll be used on the farm so it's a 'tractor'. Right? A local farm consignment auction has an EZ-Go electric with charger. I don't know the age. I've been around both gas and electric carts for 40 years and I'm very familiar with the good and bad about each one and I'm swaying back and forth on which one would be best suited for me. I'm thinking if it's an older one I won't pay more than $200, maybe less. Is that in the ballpark?

I'm stalling off knee replacement surgery and Marilyn will have hip replacement surgery in June. Son tells me I should get a cart but I tell him I don't need one cause I can still limp, but I'm thinking it might help Marilyn get out to the garden this summer. Jim
 
I'm a kind of a tightwad, but it has six batteries that could go bad tomorrow and I have that in mind. Neither one of us has it in our heads that we might not be able to get around well for awhile so the importance of this thing is not real high on our list. LOL Jim
 
The charger is probably worth $200, but I did buy an EZGO 3 wheel electric with charger at auction several years ago for $300. It did need a new set of batteries. My first golf cart and we still use it around here. Don't be afraid of the 3 wheelers if that is a consideration. I do not think you can turn one over, especially an electric with their low center of gravity.
You can almost always count on needing new batteries @ around $100 each x 6. Still a lot of utility for the money if you buy it right. Bought a gas 4 cycle EZGO with low compression for $500 and just bought a nice 1998 club car gas with seized engine for $200 from local YMCA. They put ATF in it instead of Engine oil! Have not got the engine apart yet. How bad could it be?!! My uncle said you can go broke buying good deals...

Garry
 
My dad gets 6 years out of a set of batteries. He's had electric carts for 40 years. At that rate, the cost of operation starts at $100 per year plus whatever else goes wrong plus charging. Jim
 
I have a newer E-Z go gas cart and I love it.
My dad used to have a battery one and that was nothing but trouble. The batteries would run down always when he was at the far end of his property. Then he would have to walk back and at that time he was in his late eighties.
A gas machine will run a long time of 5 gallons of gas and you only need to change oil once a year on them.
 

200$ won't even get you a broke down abused piece of crap in my area, heck you can't hardly buy one battery for 200$ anymore...
 
I watched an old clapped out junker sell for $750 not too long
ago. It was gas and smoked badly.

I just don't see the value
 
i have an 06 ezgo 36 volt cart, best thing on the
place. myself, wife, grandkids and dog all enjoy
it. $200, probably not. just replaced the last 2
original batteries at $200 per. with good
batteries i can pretty much use it all day, of
course that varies with work load.
 
FU, the value in dollars is no where near what they're worth in use. I'm on my second UTV, and when I can pry it out of my G-son's fingers, it's the most used thing we have around the farm. It's not ony a knee and hip saver, but a big time saver. It's used in place of what the pickup used to do in the field. It carries fencing gear, needles and tags, feed, calves, oil, tools and about anything else we assign to it. It's now one of the last things we'll get rid of....
 
I've got an EZGO gasser. It's a life saver with my knees. Saw a nice looking electric at a onsignment auction a year ago, bad batts. They got 600 for it.


Rick
 
We had a 95 Easy-Go Gas back in 10. My wife took
the twin grand daughters down to the pond to look
for tadpoles/fish. On the way back it failed to
start. Would crank but wouldn't fire. They was to
little to walk in the tall fescue. She would carry
one 100 ft or so and put them down and go back and
get the other one. A little less than a 1/4 mi. of
this. Well when I got home she wanted to go get a
NEW Electric cart NOW! We got a Easy-Go 2+2
electric, use it nearly every day. Just have to
plug it in after you use it, and it will never let
you down. I figure on spending 800 for batteries
every 5 years. Vic
 
If its all there, I dont think it will go for under $700. Thats what I see around here.

I cannot tell you how much time you will save with one, its amazing. Plus with your knee and hip, it will be priceless. You will use it all the time, plus it will haul a bunch of stuff for you. For me its a very cheap alternative to a gator.

I have $1400 in mine and have had it since 1999. That included new tires/wheels and a lift kit. Gets through the field much better now.

Rick
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I have many parts and pieces of both types of the E-Z go carts. Even have a charger out there some place. I have never seen one sell in this area as low as your hoping for.
 
If the batteries are good and the cart is not beat to death they will bring $1000 up around here. The electric ones will out sell the gas ones here. For a lot of short hops the electric ones work better.
 
Harvey , I would say you are the envey of the neighborhood . That looks like a fine piece of equipment , handy too !
 

I just saw 6 sold at an auction here in Pa. They were 2005 Club Cars and they brought $3600 each.
 
Not by my choise, but I, mainly my kids, have a 89 ClubCar gas. My inlaws paid 1700 for it, new tires, rebuilt engine, new battery. Ive spent 900 on it in the last 2 years, and it needs the engine pulled now to repalce the oil slinger. Iwish they had never bought it for them. The yhad bought them a 07 EZGO new, lifted and everything. Sold it because the kids never rode it, so they bought them another one they dont ever ride, manily because its always tore up, or wont start or something!
 
If its an older electric, the CONDITION AND AGE OF THE BATTERIES determines much of its worth as you're lookin around $600 + for a new set. If its gas the age and condition of course.

I gave $500 for my 95 Yamaha from an old widder woman and my 2000 EzGo Electric was gave to me but needs new batteries. The heavy duty higher rated at Sams are around $100 each.

The later model 48 volt have a longer range/time between charges

Since at the Florida Flywheelers I may drive 2/4 hours a day in that sand hauling 2 to 4 people with a lot of stops n starts an electric is out of the question so I use my gasser which can run all day n night on little fuel n never needs 4/6 hrs of recharging of course.......

At Ted Everetts auction used gas models around 5 yrs old that just came off lease bring around $2,000 and electric less.

If all you have is shorter trips an electric is handy but if youre runnin all over the farm up n down half a day or more you need a gasser

By definition, its "worth" what one person is willing to give and another take REGARDLESS of the price lol

John T
 
With the health issues like you and your wife have, having a golf car will be one of those things you wish you had gotten years ago. We are on our second one. First one was a mid 80's ez-go electric, used it many years but had a lot of electrical problems in latter years, so we bought an aproximate vintage 2000 club car. No problems yet. Both times we bought from a golf car dealer, paid $1000 for the ez-go ten years ago and 2600 2 years ago for the club car. A new set of batteries will last 5-7 yeArs. 6 batteries at over a hundred dollars each, all those connections will be your biggest maintenance job, but still, for farm/garden use I'd go with electric everytime.
 
Have had this for 5 years. Don't know how I ever
lived without it. It is 48 volt and wasn't new
when it fell off the turnip truck here. The 8 6
volt batteries are about shot. I put a second
bank of 4 12 volt batteries in the tool box when I
installed it. The Trojan t-105 batteries are
about $135 each around here. Will probably
replace them this summer. If I use it daily,
mostly summer, I charge both banks once a week.
It takes overnight to charge each bank. I would
be surprised if you could get something working or
repairable for $200.
 
Son and I just bought a 92 club car gasser no engine for $275. New 16.5 (chinese) engine $400 transmission $500,rebuilt engine mount $100 tube for bad tire and lots of time on body work etc. Add up all new bolts shocks new rear seat/fold down carrier its $1650 at least. It runs well but probably could have found juat as good for $2000 and I think an electric is more desirable.
 
$200? OK, well good luck on that.
The 2 most common carts in our area are EZ-GO and Club Car. Lots of Club Cars around that are oldies, very few EZ GO oldies. Reason is we are near the coast and the EZ GO has a steel frame and tend to die an early death. Club Car has an aluminum frame. Something to consider in rust prone areas.
I was given this old Club Car for some work I did and I use it every day. Bought the little trailer to haul stuff around, handy thing. This picture was taken quite a few years ago so it"s no longer as pretty as this.
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I get about 4 years out of a set of batteries. Because of the cost of replacement, the last time I just bought 3 12 volt deep cycle marine batteries and installed them. I lost a lot of the longevity as far as run time is concerned and also lost some traction due to less weight but it still serves my needs well. I took the old batteries to the scrap yard instead of trading them in, got just over $70 for them.
I recently had to put my Dad into a nursing home and I"m slowly moving his things here which includes his Club Car which is much newer than mine. A few weeks ago I spotted this fiberglass golf cart body at a garage sale and purchased it for $40 so one of my next projects is to install it on the old blue cart. Should be fun to run in a parade or let the grandkids drive when they visit. Still trying to figure out what kind of car the body was modeled after.
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We bought an 1986 Club Car off Craigslist about 1 1/2 years ago. I paid $300 for it with charger, but it needed new batteries. 6 six volt batteries at Costco at 60.00 each. I love it, as do the grandkids. The barn is only 300 feet away from the house, but it sure beats walking.
Wish I did it years ago.
 
Went and looked at it this morn. It's an older style EZ GO, which I like and it's not beat up. Doesn't look like it's been used as a utility vehicle instead of on the golf course. After reading your replies I might have to set my upper limit up a bit. I'll let cha know what happens. Thanks for the replies. Jim
 
If the batts are good you might get it if you put a "1" in front of that "2". I work in a large plant that has many. They are good. The older ones-any brand- have a mechanical speed control which is multiple contacts/relays. The newer are solid state=better/smoother. The trade off is cost if solid state fails. We use tons of road salt at work and they literally rust in half after a while. I have an old Yamaha G2-virtually indestructable 2 stroke. I got it for 200 through a connection at a golf course. It was an old shop cart and it looks it! The gassers are a little more herky-jerky accellerating which is why I never gave this one to my 90 yr old dad. Batts will last for years with good care.
 
Love my 03 Club Car gasser. It will go just about anywhere. But, I almost $4K in it also. Works out great for checking fence, feeding, taking to tractor shows, and deer scouting. It has saved me a lot of walking.

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(quoted from post at 18:18:17 04/03/13) It'll be used on the farm so it's a 'tractor'. Right? A local farm consignment auction has an EZ-Go electric with charger. I don't know the age. I've been around both gas and electric carts for 40 years and I'm very familiar with the good and bad about each one and I'm swaying back and forth on which one would be best suited for me. I'm thinking if it's an older one I won't pay more than $200, maybe less. Is that in the ballpark?

I'm stalling off knee replacement surgery and Marilyn will have hip replacement surgery in June. Son tells me I should get a cart but I tell him I don't need one cause I can still limp, but I'm thinking it might help Marilyn get out to the garden this summer. Jim

I'd be afraid of a golf cart getting stuck on wet grass or maybe even bird droppings. If your knees are already bad, as are mine, I sure wouldn't want to have to try and push that thing off the wet grass, and if you're very far from the house, walking back might not be an option either. I know there is a big difference in price between a golf cart and an RTV or UTV, but for what you will be using it for, a Kubota RTV makes a whole lot more sense to me.
 
About 600 bucks in mine but it is the best 600 I have ever spent, constantly in use around my place hauling firewood or fencing tools fertilizer whatever else.

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Whatever I end up with for a cart will have knobby rear tires. Those grass tires are nice for doing donuts in the mud but that's about all they're good for. We used to rent them out when we ran the club house at the golf course. People would get those things stuck in the darndest places. Jim
 
They make V-tread "tractor" tires for them also, called Super Lug.
I use mine mostly for tractor shows, so that's what I put on it.
I have a 1973 Harley-Davidson (AMF) 2 cycle gas.

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