Makes and models

Almost every question an owner asks eventually narrows to a specific machine. Which line is this, which generation, what fits it, and who near me will work on it. The library was strong on what buggies do and thin on what they are, and this cluster closes that gap: the marques a UK buyer actually meets, the model lines within them, and the differences that change how a machine is owned rather than how it is advertised.

These guides carry no specifications. That is deliberate rather than lazy. A voltage, a weight or a range quoted for a range name is wrong for half the machines wearing that badge, because makers change them mid-generation and a used buggy has usually been altered since it left the dealer. The maker's own manual for your serial is the only figure worth acting on, and each guide says where to find it instead of guessing on your behalf.

What these pages do give you is the part that is stable: what each line was built for, what a buyer notices between generations, how to identify an unbadged machine, and how to test whether a make is genuinely supported near you before you commit to it. Support and parts availability decide more used purchases than the badge on the bonnet does.