When did golf carts and side by sides become so common?

[thelefthand]

Since when did golf carts and side-by-sides become common place?

Since people became so lazy that they would rather spend $5k than walk to the neighbors house, or in MY neighbors case, too lazy to walk to the shed in his back yard.

 

[HoughMade]

Around me, people use them for what I use either a small tractor and wagon for, or my pickup. For instance, transporting tools, feed, hay, dirt, manure around the property. Also to take the garbage cans out which need to go about 500 350 yards from my house.

But yeah, in the suburban neighborhoods where I see these, I see a correlation with obesity.

* Edited due to overestimation of distance based upon being old...but it is uphill both ways.

 

[Frosty]

* Edited due to overestimation of distance based upon being old...but it is uphill both ways.

I also assume there’s at least 12” of snow year round

 

[actaeon277]

Around me, people use them for what I use either a small tractor and wagon for, or my pickup. For instance, transporting tools, feed, hay, dirt, manure around the property. Also to take the garbage cans out which need to go about 500 350 yards from my house.

But yeah, in the suburban neighborhoods where I see these, I see a correlation with obesity.

* Edited due to overestimation of distance based upon being old...but it is uphill both ways.

Like the electric carts in the supermarket

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

But yeah, in the suburban neighborhoods where I see these, I see a correlation with obesity.

LOL…. this reminded me about this one incident with one of my neighbors who was on his golf cart. He’s a big ol’ boy. It occurred to me a hover round scooter might not have the load carrying capacity that that golf cart did. (I found he doesn’t like guns and doesn’t think people ought to carry them).

 

[garni]

I guess some of those side by sides are pretty quick flat out tear it up off road, so I can see that being a toy for someone, but the golf cart, I don’t know, i never understood that one either.

The reason why the golf cart is so popular is that you can just plug it into your home and the next time you want to use it you just unplug it and off you go.

 

[garni]

LOL…. this reminded me about this one incident with one of my neighbors who was on his golf cart. He’s a big ol’ boy. It occurred to me a hover round scooter might not have the load carrying capacity that that golf cart did. (I found he doesn’t like guns and doesn’t think people ought to carry them).

He should not carry a gun, and he is welcome to his own opinion. As for us we are allowed to carry them and I will.

 

[ancjr]

The really big people at Walmart on the scooters look like they're supernaturally hovering above the ground in a seated position while holding a pogo stick.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Been wanting one myself for quite a while. Had me a yard sale last weekend, and sold a bunch of "guy stuff" old tools, army stuff... made enough that I went shopping on bookface marketplace. Picked up a Coleman scanoe, and this beast...

Ha ha... I'm in the golf cart club.

 

[Frosty]

Been wanting one myself for quite a while. Had me a yard sale last weekend, and sold a bunch of "guy stuff" old tools, army stuff... made enough that I went shopping on bookface marketplace. Picked up a Coleman scanoe, and this beast...

Ha ha... I'm in the golf cart club.

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That’s the crew cab model!

 

[jerrob]

To answer the OP's question in the thread title, about an hour ago at our homestead.
I said "never", momma said "now".
Her knee surgery is still almost a year out and she can't even walk our new property, so here we go.
At least I have leverage when it comes tractor buying time, I'm thinking I'd like something in JD green.
Seriously tho, I'm happy she got it.

 

[jagee]

My kids love going on Gator rides.

This pic is from last year when he was too little to play, but big sis wanted to go to the playground.

 

[drillsgt]

The house were building in SD is on a golf course, I can come out of the house and in about 40 yards be on the 14th hole. The houses being built on either side of me have a garage door on the rear of the house with a little golf cart driveway connecting to the private paved path behind our houses, might have to take up golf?