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Makes and models

Who builds golf buggies, what each model line is for, and how to tell which machine you are looking at.

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.

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Golf buggy makes explained: who builds what

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Club Car buggies: the model lines explained

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E-Z-GO buggies: the model lines explained

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Yamaha buggies: the model lines explained

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Cushman utility vehicles explained

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Garia buggies explained

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Melex buggies explained

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Bradshaw electric vehicles explained

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Star EV buggies explained

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Polaris and GEM electric vehicles explained

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Columbia ParCar vehicles explained

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Club Car Precedent or Tempo: what changed

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Club Car DS: what to know about the older platform

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Club Car Onward: what it is and who it suits

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E-Z-GO RXV or TXT: which is which

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E-Z-GO Freedom and Express: the passenger lines

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Yamaha Drive2 and The Drive: the generations explained

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Yamaha Umax: the utility line explained

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Club Car Carryall and Transporter: load and people

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Club Car Villager: the multi-seat line explained

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How to identify which golf buggy you own

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Where to find the serial number on a golf buggy

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Which golf buggy makes are well supported in the UK

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Parts availability by make: what to check before you buy

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AC or DC drive: what the difference means to an owner

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Golf buggy model years and generations: why they matter

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Buying a used Club Car: what to check

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Buying a used E-Z-GO: what to check

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Buying a used Yamaha buggy: what to check

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Which golf buggy make holds its value

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Re-shelled buggies and body kits explained

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Golf buggy manuals and where to find them

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Golf buggy dealer and service support in the UK

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Petrol golf buggy engines explained

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