A golf cart is, at it's simplest, a small powered vehicle designed for travelling around a golf course. There are a few different types but in the main they are all pretty similar except for the power system they use. They are normally a four wheeled vehicle powered by a gas engine or an electric motor which is powered by batteries.



The electric golf cart offers a quiet and reliable vehicle for easily getting around the golf course. It has the simplest of controls and is very easy to drive. The electric motor is very quiet compared to a gas engine and the maintenance requirements are low and simple to carry out.

Gas golf carts are like a cut down version of a small car. They have a regular gas engine and can run for hours on a single tank of gas. Electric golf carts need their batteries recharged after a while whereas the gas golf cart can be topped up with a can of gas.

A new golf cart can run to several thousand dollars but a good secondhand used golf cart can be picked up for a lot less than the cost of a new one. Golf carts are generally lightly used and if you find a good one a quick check by a qualified mechanic should find any faults but they are generally reliable and dependable.

Make sure that the golf cart has not been abused and that the maintenance has been carried out correctly and at regular intervals. With proper maintenance a golf cart should run well for years so you can pick up a used golf cart and get many years of use out of it.