Seeking Service For Your Golf Cart
Maintaining your golf cart at home is important. There are several upkeep tasks you’ll want to perform to ensure that your golf cart functions properly and is less likely to break down on you out on the fairway. However, you’ll also want to take your golf cart to a professional service bay to have it looked over by a skilled mechanic at regular intervals. So why is getting golf cart service important? When should you seek it out? What can you expect?
Why Seek Out Service?
If you can maintain your golf cart at home, why would you go to a professional and spend the extra money? Servicing your golf cart is important because there may be issues that you simply can’t catch and tasks that you can’t perform as well. Here are just a few reasons why it makes sense to take your golf cart in for professional service:
- Checking for issues that a layperson might miss
- Locating little problems that could grow if unaddressed
- Preventing breakdowns
- Ensuring the proper functioning of the golf cart
- Lengthening the usable life of the golf cart
The frequency with which you visit a service bay will depend on the type of golf cart you have (gas or electric), how old the cart is, and how often it’s used. The type of usage can also impact frequency: for example, someone who uses their golf cart for towing a trailer or going off-road may require more frequent maintenance than someone who simply goes golfing every so often.
Tasks For Every Golf Cart
Every type of golf cart will receive the following services, no matter how it’s powered:
- Applying a corrosion protectant to battery terminals
- Testing reverse buzzers
- Inflating & inspecting tires
- Steering checks
- Brake inspections
- Testing lights and signals
Gas Vs. Electric Cart Services
You'll receive different services depending on how your golf cart is powered. The costs for these services will also differ.
Gas golf carts need oil changes, regular checks for signs of fluid leakage, new spark plugs, fresh oil and fuel filters, and carburetor inspections. Electric golf carts require charging up the battery, testing its connections and cables, cleaning off terminals, inspecting the water level, and checking the switches that can wear down with time.
Ready to book your appointment? Contact the Cunningham Golf & Utility Vehicles service department to talk to one of our staff members about getting your golf cart into our service bay. Our mechanics will be happy to address any issues and help you with routine maintenance. Be sure to ask about our golf cart service specials!
When you want to shop golf carts, visit our dealerships in Louisville & Calvert City, KY, to take a look at our wide stock of new and used golf carts for sale. We also offer a variety of golf cart accessories, parts, and customizations for you to browse through, and we encourage you to stop by anytime to take advantage of our convenient financing, trade-in, and repair services.