What determines the price of a used golf cart

Two carts from the same year and the same brand can cost very differently. It isn't the seller being arbitrary: it comes down to four concrete things. Once you understand them, you stop comparing prices blind and start knowing whether something is genuinely expensive or cheap.

1. Battery condition, which is almost everything

Batteries are the most expensive part. Replacing them costs thousands of pesos, so their condition moves the price of a cart more than anything else. A cart with freshly replaced batteries is worth considerably more than the same cart with five-year-old ones. And watch out: a cheap cart with batteries at the end of their life isn't a bargain, it's a pending expense.

Before comparing two prices, ask how old the batteries are on each. Very often the more expensive one is actually cheaper.

2. The year and hours of use

A three-year-old cart is nothing like a twelve-year-old one. But the year alone doesn't tell the whole story: how it was used matters. A cart that worked a golf course every day has far more wear than one that lived at a house and went out on weekends, even if they're the same year.

3. The brand

Known brands hold their value better, and there's a practical reason: parts are available. An off-brand cart can look like a steal until the day you need a part and it has to be shipped in and waited on for weeks. That saving disappears with the first problem.

4. Seats, and electric vs gas

Six-seaters cost more than four-seaters and sell faster, because in Cabo people want them for family and guests. Between electric and gas, each has its buyer. Electric is quiet, cheaper to maintain and odorless; gas doesn't depend on batteries, which is exactly the big expense on the other one.

What doesn't change the price as much as you think

Paint and seats. They're very visible and relatively easy to fix. An ugly but mechanically healthy cart is almost always a better buy than a pretty one with tired batteries. If you're choosing between two, choose the one that's sound underneath.

How we set our prices

Every cart is inspected in our workshop before it's listed and priced for its actual condition. If the batteries are due, that lowers the price and we say so in the listing. We don't inflate to leave haggling room and we don't hide prices behind “contact us”. They're all published.