tvengineer.....Zane

Ken,

 Since our gc is an older buggy I decided to go the diy route.  I considered getting a pro job but that was going to be way too expensive for me.  I took off everything on the body bolted on I could.  I went to Walmart and got some sandpaper and I chose Krylon Fusion paint for plastic. Took about 2 or 3 afternoons.  I also used black sprayon bedliner in spray cans for the roof supports and backseat rails.  I think I got that at Lowes or Homedepot.

 It's no Herbie like in the above posts but for $70.00 it satisfied me.  I bought the seat upholstery online.

Another thing to think about/look at when getting a cart is the motor, controler, and voltage. Most standard golf course carts are slow and replacing motors and controllers to get them up to higher speeds can be costly. For example our standard cart that came from a course runs about 10-11 mph our other cart runs at about 17mph, in Fl if you want to make it street legel it has to run over 20 and under 25. When I looked into uprgrading our standard cart it was going to be about 2000.00 for everything needed to get it up to speed.

A cart with good batteries, body, frame, and motor can be a lot of fun to add things to and customize how you want it.

 

We have a 97 club car we bought to use at our campground on the Blueridge Parkway.  We took it to FW with us last time.  No modifications have been done to it except I repainted it and re-upholstered it myself.  Drive train is all original and at FW we were probably one of the slower carts.  I did manage to hit 13 mph where the radar zone is.  Most carts passed us.  That was not a problem for us because we were never in that big of a hurry anyway.  The only expense we have spent on it has been batteries.  I don't count spending money on paint and upholstery because that was optional.

Zane

We have mold in our tt up on the blue ridge parkway for the first time since we have had it. This was a very damp summer around here. I am interested to see what you get as I may do the same.

I am not brand specific. I happen to own a Ford f250 7.3. I have a diesel 3/4 ton on purpose, it's for my peace of mind and comfort. I would be just as happy with a cummins or a duramax. We shopped for 2 years before I bought my truck, it needed a little work but I really got it at a good price. The cliche "you don't know it's back there" is wrong. I still know its back there, but the power, stability, braking, and towing comfort is night and day between the f150, ram 1500, and Chevy 1500 I had before. We tow on the Blue Ridge Parkway and I can easily be faster on the ups than on the downs depending on traffic. All newer diesel trucks have more power than my older f250 so towing should only be better. ok, for all the dodge and Chevy guys, my truck is not a rocket or a tank, I concede your trucks are better, faster, stronger. :) I am happy with my choice for now, nothing is permanent. I have seen them all on the side of the road.

That's my thoughts and feelings on a tow vehicle.