My 2 cents on golf carts

[tjcat]

We will be coming down july 25 til august 2 and still can't decide on a cart. We had one last year and hardly used it. We like to stay in the cabins at the 2100 loop which is central to the fort. We have to rent a car since we fly into Sanford. It was fun driving it around but at over $405 for the week, it is hard justify especially since our car is only $300! I think we may just rent one for the days we stay at the fort, which will be wednesday til sunday, the other days we will be at the parks. We are definately planning some relaxing time not like last year which we went to a theme park every day ahhh! when we got home we needed another vacation!

 

[Shan-man]

I would say getting one just for the Fort days is a great idea, it's advice I give often. You might also want to check out the off-site rentals, renting a week from them is still cheaper than renting 5 days from the Fort even with the delivery charges.

 

[Minnie&Mickey]

Speaking of golf carts, I have two questions...

1. Club Car or EZ Go?
A friend of ours that is a fellow DISer (Hi Cheryl & Jeff) said to go with the Club Car because the body won't rust, but today we went to a golf cart place where they customize them for you. We fell in love with a lifted EZ Go that had lots of extras on it, was the perfect colors (red & black...Go Dawgs!), and they would put a Georgia Bulldog emblem on the front. Although we didn't know this before we went to the store, my husband realized that the owner is someone that he has known for years. Would buying an EZ Go be a big mistake?

2. I have already arranged with Kenny to rent a golf cart for our trip next month (July 22-26). Does anyone know what his cancellation policy is if we do end up buying this golf cart? My credit card has already been charged. Will there be a problem if we cancel?

 

[Shan-man]

I believe it is a 20 day free cancellation... pretty sure it is in the first post of the Golf Cart Info thread.

 

[Shan-man]

Nope, it's a 30% cancellation fee within 2 weeks of scheduled delivery. So it's a free cancellation if more than 2 weeks.

 

[Minnie&Mickey]

Nope, it's a 30% cancellation fee within 2 weeks of scheduled delivery. So it's a free cancellation if more than 2 weeks.

Thanks for the info, Shannon. Any thoughts on the comparison between EZ Go vs. Club Car?

 

[stacktester]

Thanks for the info, Shannon. Any thoughts on the comparison between EZ Go vs. Club Car?

both carts are good products. I have a club car precedent gasser but I know plenty a fiend who has a ez blow, I mean go lol. The ez go electrics tend to corrode under the batteries because the holder is steel while the club is aluminum. If you keep a good coat of rustoleum on the holder I think it will be a fine cart for you. Good luck.

 

[AuburnJen92]

i am sure he was referring to me....

i have an '85 ez go, the old bessey kind that goes a max of 15mph...

funny thing is that when they need a tow, i am always there, slow and sure!

 

[LONE-STAR]

Not that you asked but I like (and own 2 ) YAMAHA

 

[tungpo1]

Both carts are nice, yes the CC has a rust free frame but i also had tons of problems with bolts snapping due to corrosion of the steel bolts against aluminum. If you take care of it ez-go's are super nice also. As for a the battery box on the ezgo's rusting out from the batteries they do in time if you dont take care of it. I sell plastic boxes that go in the battery box that will stop that.

 

[NLPRacing]

Do you need a golf cart at FW? The answer is no, you don't need one. But, does having a cart make the experience at FW more fun? IMHO, YES YES YES! So much that I bought my own cart and will drag it there all the way from Texas on our next trip. I bought a old electric Club Car DS for $200 that I am in the middle of completely redoing. If you like walking or riding the bikes, then continue to do that. But if you have never experienced the fort from a golf cart, then I highly recommend NEVER trying it. It's like crack, highly addictive. You'll never be able to go the fort without getting one...

 

[NorthCarolinaDisDad]

Early in my trip I said I thought you needed a cart, especially if you were in the back of loops.
Well, now that I have been here about a week, I will say this. The cart makes the Fort so much better.
I LOVE LOVE getting up just before dawn and just riding around with a cup of coffee and looking at all the deer, armadillos, rabbits, etc.
Its nice to ride past the tent people the morning after a storm (BIG one here Tuesday night) and laugh at them (just kidding...I think the tent and RV people have the most fun).
And oh how much fun it is to ride down the middle of the road holding up traffic as the guy in the truck behind you calls you every name in the book. Ahhh, happy times.
I have loved this trip. I love the Fort. And I love having a golf cart!

 

[NLPRacing]

Early in my trip I said I thought you needed a cart, especially if you were in the back of loops.
Well, now that I have been here about a week, I will say this. The cart makes the Fort so much better.
I LOVE LOVE getting up just before dawn and just riding around with a cup of coffee and looking at all the deer, armadillos, rabbits, etc.
Its nice to ride past the tent people the morning after a storm (BIG one here Tuesday night) and laugh at them (just kidding...I think the tent and RV people have the most fun).
And oh how much fun it is to ride down the middle of the road holding up traffic as the guy in the truck behind you calls you every name in the book. Ahhh, happy times.
I have loved this trip. I love the Fort. And I love having a golf cart!

Once you've sampled the golf cart crack, there's no going back...

 

[BradyBz12]

Agreed!

DH and I did several trips without a cart - never thought we needed one, and since we were always in 300 or 500, we were always close enough to walk to lots of the places we needed to go.

Those were all 2 week trips, and then last year we finagled adding a 3rd, and found one of the off-site companies with cheaper rates (Golf Cart Enterprises - mentioned in the golf cart thread).

We are absolutely 100% hooked! For starters, being there for 2-3 weeks at a time, we like to spend time just hanging around the Fort, and the GC makes that SO much easier and more fun. Since we usually go during the holiday season, looping with an adult beverage to look at all the decorations is absolutely one of our favorite pasttimes.

And I gotta say, laundry is far less a chore when you're buzzing back and forth on a cart and not having to lug anything.

 

[des1954]

And I gotta say, laundry is far less a chore when you're buzzing back and forth on a cart and not having to lug anything.

Preach on, sistah!!

Golf cart crack!! That's what I'm talking about! Once you get hooked on GC Crack - you never go back!!

 

[Minnie&Mickey]

Thanks for all the info on Club Car vs. EZ Go. I think we will wait a little bit longer and see if we really feel the need to buy one. We might just rent one for a while and keep on looking. DH says that he would rather tow the car right now than a golf cart for most of our trips...I wish he would just make up his mind on what he wants!

 

[LONE-STAR]

What you need is a trailer that will hold the cart and the car.

 

[Shan-man]

What you need is a trailer that will hold the cart and the car.

I dream of one of these...

 

[des1954]

I dream of one of these...

Su-Weeeeeet!!!

 

[tungpo1]