Reasons not to buy Motocaddy

[GB72]

This is part of a wider issue that I have. Why do trolleys need bespoke casings and connectors for batteries. Id they must have them, they should be easily changeable or replaced with a basic tool kit.

The answer in general is situations such as this mean you have to use their repair centers and buy their bespoke parts. With my trolley when I lost the battery cable, I got a new one from amazon for a fiver.

 

[Jigger]

(Wife's trolley - I told her to stick with Powakaddy) !

It's an S18, it's a few years old, probably out of warranty. The cable going into the battery has split (see pic). I called Motocaddy . . . . stamped on the battery is a sticker saying 5 year guarantee, "ah, yes, that's a 5 year guarantee on the battery, the cable is only guaranteed for 2 years" was the reply! "OK, I can see that the bottom of the battery screws off - how much is the part" I asked. "The part cast £10 buy we will not sell it to you only to one of our authorised service agents" they replied. They gave me two email address for the nearest agents (20 miles) - I email them and I just got a reply back with a quote for £50. That's £40 for 10 minutes work and he can charge that because he knows that I can't buy the part and gfit it myself. - Disgraceful.

Had similar experience with powakaddy mind. Ended up buying a part off a golf trolley spares site and fixed with my friend YouTube. Saved me loads of fish mind.

 

[Bratty]

My battery cable is going in the same direction, but there seem to be another layer of protection before the wires are completely exposed. Won the trolley about 4 years ago or so and was stupid enough to not fill and send in the warranty card and obviously don't have a receipt for it. Not that keen on having to buy a new battery for £250 or so once the cable actually pops.

Just get your horse to carry your clubs!

 

[Oddsocks]

This is part of a wider issue that I have. Why do trolleys need bespoke casings and connectors for batteries. Id they must have them, they should be easily changeable or replaced with a basic tool kit.

The answer in general is situations such as this mean you have to use their repair centers and buy their bespoke parts. With my trolley when I lost the battery cable, I got a new one from amazon for a fiver.

Get on the phone to the EU boffins! They made apple change their chargers to reduce waste, for the trolley manufactures to do the same.

 

[Yorkhacker]

Had similar experience with powakaddy mind. Ended up buying a part off a golf trolley spares site and fixed with my friend YouTube. Saved me loads of fish mind.

So they don't just accept money as payment. Good to know.

 

[Banchory Buddha]

(Wife's trolley - I told her to stick with Powakaddy) !

Motocaddy are far more reliable. I used to work in golf retail, we literally had one come back ever in my time there, a fault right out of the box, Powakaddy's were going pffft all the time

 

[Jigger]

So they don't just accept money as payment. Good to know.

Hahahaha damn auto predict strikes again