Used Golf Cart-A Good Buy?

A used golf cart can provide great value if you are in the market for one and if you know what to look out for.There is generally a plentiful of used golf carts because golf clubs country clubs generally upgrade their fleet pretty regularly.


When looking for a used golf cart bear in mind that there are essentially 2 categories of used golf carts-

1. Refurbished golf carts

A refurbished golf cart is basically a golf cart that would have been taken back in by the supplier or manufacturer and checked out closely, serviced and necessary and essential repairs carried out. Many of these will be sold with the benefit of a warranty from the golf cart dealer or manufacturer.

2. Used Golf Carts-What You See is What You Get

These golf carts, just like purchasing a second hand car from a private individual, are sold as seen ie it is up to you to carry out your due diligence and inspections PRIOR to purchase and if there is anything wrong thereafter, well that is tough.

You could also come across these sold as seen used carts being sold by dealers; they will often have taken them as trade ins and they simply want to turn them over and will sell them on in their existing condition.

Generally the safest route to take is to go to a golf cart dealer and establish under what conditions he is selling to you. The best policy is to shop around and your local used golf cart dealers should be your first port of call.

But it is quite possible that there are no such dealers in your locale and in those circumstances you should check out the internet. Amazon and Ebay are great sources as many dealers and private sellers will seek to reach out to a wider market by advertising on these sites.

Amazon in particular is a very trusted online seller of all kinds of products.

Used golf carts can be picked up from around $2,000 but bear in mind that most country clubs and golf clubs will only use electric golf carts so if you really need a gas golf cart then you will have to buy new.