iamdub
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Couldn't settle on any one name for this project, so y'all give me your opinions.
Anyway, I stumbled onto what I thought was a deal. At least, it seemed that way at first, but it still may be. Too late to back out now, though.
Story time: I've been letting my 12-year-old practice driving. We take mom's car to the community center parking lot, I set out some cones, and we have some fun. We live in a very rural area and four-wheelers, SXSs and golf carts are always cruising around. I've always wanted a side-by-side ("SXS") to tool around on and use for yard duties but a golf cart is more in my budget. Now that Kin's "driving", I'm more prompted to get something going. I had planned to pull the old Club Car gasser out of storage and get it going. In addition to swapping in a 13HP I have on hand, I wanted to either lift it or lower it. After I ran across a pretty good deal on some nearly-new 23" off-road tires on 12" steel wheels, my decision was made to lift it. I found the wheels and tires while on a job two hours away from home. The guy runs a small golf cart business out of his home and had a 48V '07 Club Car Precedent tucked away on his property. It needed some *ahem* "TLC" and he seemed unsure of what he was gonna do with it and showed it to me as more of a conversation piece than an attempt to sell it. I never had any real interest in buying another cart so I didn't really inspect it. I paid him for the wheels and tires and hit the road. After really looking at the gasser in storage, I decided I'd probably get an electric cart going much sooner and probably cheaper, so I called the guy back to discuss making a deal. He told me "It's yours for $300. The motor alone is worth that, probably more". Knowing it had a 6" Madjax lift and a pair of Rigid Industries 3" cube lights, I decided it was definitely worth more than $300 if I ended up parting it out. He said he had a charger for $200 and three good used Trojan batteries in another cart he'd let me have for $75 each. They're around $200 each new, so that was a good enough price for me! I hitched up my 5'x8' and drove the two hours to his place last Sunday morning. After we got everything loaded, he said "Okay, we're at 300 for the cart and 200 for the charger. I'll do 100 for the batteries". I thought he raised his price on the batteries to $100 each instead of $75 each. He meant $100 for all three! I couldn't Venmo him quickly enough! We shook on the deal and I took off, proudly dragging my new toy behind me.
Now for the pics!
Home safe:
That RealTree wrap has got to go!
It looks goofy with a lift on stock wheels and tires:
Among the extras is this flip-flop seat/bed. These are around $250. As a seat:
...And as a bed:
Anyway, I stumbled onto what I thought was a deal. At least, it seemed that way at first, but it still may be. Too late to back out now, though.
Story time: I've been letting my 12-year-old practice driving. We take mom's car to the community center parking lot, I set out some cones, and we have some fun. We live in a very rural area and four-wheelers, SXSs and golf carts are always cruising around. I've always wanted a side-by-side ("SXS") to tool around on and use for yard duties but a golf cart is more in my budget. Now that Kin's "driving", I'm more prompted to get something going. I had planned to pull the old Club Car gasser out of storage and get it going. In addition to swapping in a 13HP I have on hand, I wanted to either lift it or lower it. After I ran across a pretty good deal on some nearly-new 23" off-road tires on 12" steel wheels, my decision was made to lift it. I found the wheels and tires while on a job two hours away from home. The guy runs a small golf cart business out of his home and had a 48V '07 Club Car Precedent tucked away on his property. It needed some *ahem* "TLC" and he seemed unsure of what he was gonna do with it and showed it to me as more of a conversation piece than an attempt to sell it. I never had any real interest in buying another cart so I didn't really inspect it. I paid him for the wheels and tires and hit the road. After really looking at the gasser in storage, I decided I'd probably get an electric cart going much sooner and probably cheaper, so I called the guy back to discuss making a deal. He told me "It's yours for $300. The motor alone is worth that, probably more". Knowing it had a 6" Madjax lift and a pair of Rigid Industries 3" cube lights, I decided it was definitely worth more than $300 if I ended up parting it out. He said he had a charger for $200 and three good used Trojan batteries in another cart he'd let me have for $75 each. They're around $200 each new, so that was a good enough price for me! I hitched up my 5'x8' and drove the two hours to his place last Sunday morning. After we got everything loaded, he said "Okay, we're at 300 for the cart and 200 for the charger. I'll do 100 for the batteries". I thought he raised his price on the batteries to $100 each instead of $75 each. He meant $100 for all three! I couldn't Venmo him quickly enough! We shook on the deal and I took off, proudly dragging my new toy behind me.
Now for the pics!
Home safe:
That RealTree wrap has got to go!
It looks goofy with a lift on stock wheels and tires:
Among the extras is this flip-flop seat/bed. These are around $250. As a seat:
...And as a bed:
