Trolley Advice Needed PLEASE!

[joma1108]

Im looking to purchase a electric trolley,
I am able to pay for the Powakaddy Sport Lithium or the S3 Pro.
I am looking for a trolley that is sturdy and wont break and comfortbaly handle 18 holes (and if i m conservative on the power) 36 holes on a single charge.

I have heard good and bad re Powakaddy and Motocaddy
Both apparently are very good trolleys, the issue is when they break.
motocaddy reliability issues and poor customer service.
Powakaddy, good customer service however more expensive.

I know there is a preference in what you want in terms of likes and dislikes.

for me i couldnt care less as long as it is a good sturdy trolley can take hilly terrain in its stride (as my track is hilly), digital display on the battery would be nice but not essential

Anyone have an electric trolley that they would be wiling to share their experience with me.

Apologies if this has been discussed before however i couldnt see any threads.

thanks

 

[StrangelyBrown]

I have a Powakaddy classic that I bought off a mate at my club. It had zero issues in the time he owned it (5 years or so) and he played 3 or 4 times per week. It's had zero issues in the 6 months I've had it. As far as I can tell it's still on it's original 18 hole battery that comfortably does 36 on a charge. It feels pretty sturdy to me, but it's also quite light and small when folded so easy to get in and out of the car.

The only maintenance it's had is an occasional squirt of WD40 on the axle and me tightening up the bolt that hold the top bag bracket on.

 

[swanny32]

Im looking to purchase a electric trolley,
I am able to pay for the Powakaddy Sport Lithium or the S3 Pro.
I am looking for a trolley that is sturdy and wont break and comfortbaly handle 18 holes (and if i m conservative on the power) 36 holes on a single charge.

I have heard good and bad re Powakaddy and Motocaddy
Both apparently are very good trolleys, the issue is when they break.
motocaddy reliability issues and poor customer service.
Powakaddy, good customer service however more expensive.

I know there is a preference in what you want in terms of likes and dislikes.

for me i couldnt care less as long as it is a good sturdy trolley can take hilly terrain in its stride (as my track is hilly), digital display on the battery would be nice but not essential

Anyone have an electric trolley that they would be wiling to share their experience with me.

Apologies if this has been discussed before however i couldnt see any threads.

thanks

I'm sure I won't be the last person to say this but cough cough GO KART cough cough

 

[Dave B]

Forget the lithiums and the digitals go for a bog standard proven electric trolley with a switch and stop start button.

I have a powakaddy freeway but prior to owning it bought an all singing dancing model which I was lucky enough to get a full refund on. If you buy a basic model powakaddy, motocaddy or go-kart you won't go far wrong.

If you buy a distance controlled digital model with all the bells and whistles there are too many things that can go wrong. The more simple the trolley is the less likely you are to have issues with it.

 

[joma1108]

I'm sure I won't be the last person to say this but cough cough GO KART cough cough

lol are you a rep for them or something?, the thing about the go kart is they look really plasticy and like a training trolley before you go and get a big boys trolley, its like fisher's price my first electric trolley.

Why are they better than the aforementioned brands?

 

[Bobmysterkaymer]

Never had a problem with my motorcaddy S3. Nice looking and very sturdy!

 

[HughJars]

I have heard good and bad re Powakaddy and Motocaddy
Both apparently are very good trolleys, the issue is when they break.
motocaddy reliability issues and poor customer service.
Powakaddy, good customer service however more expensive.

Disagree entirely. Motocaddy are super reliable and have great CS, powakaddy are (or were) super unreliable, and poor CS as well.

Additionally Motocaddy batteries last much longer than the PK one with many people seemingly struggling to get through the two year warranty on them.

Ultimately I'm with Dave, buy a basic model, less to go wrong, and there's almost no need for all the fancy crap that comes with an S3 Pro. And buy motocaddy, every time.

 

[Sir Slicealot]

My mate bought an S1 last year out of his retirement money he got from work. It seems a good cart. It's the 18 hole battery version, but we played 18 holes last monday (our course isn't that long, but 6000 yards give or take going one side of the fairway to the other ), he only remembered to put it on charge about 2 hours before our round on friday, so it got about an hour and a halfs blast and managed to last ok (although i think it was wilting as we came off the 18th).

He only has one issue with it, and that can't be blamed on the cart, his beer belly keeps hitting the stop/go button and sending it off on its own

 

[fundy]

Got fed up with the motocaddy continually breaking and replaced it with a golfstream revolution, english made, much much more solid construction than either the powercaddy and motocaddys are and great service levels from a smallish uk company. a little dearer but well worth the extra money imo. not surprisingly a fair few pro shops are now starting to use these to hire out as they seem to be very reliable and all but indestructable

 

[joma1108]

Thanks Guys

This is definitely food for thought, not a lot shouting for the PK which surprises me as this was probably the route i was heading.

Will check out the MC as the reliability issues that i thought was prevalent doesnt seem to be the case.

How easy is the MC to put up as i think its a little bit footery from memory.

 

[Scottjd1]

I have an original (9 years old) Freeway PK, never had any real problems, had it serviced last year and all okay (£40.

Its on its 3rd battery but I play quite hilly courses and normally load it up with a heavy tour bag.

I agree to get a simple design and the Freeway has recently been re-launched, around £300 i think.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Disagree entirely. Motocaddy are super reliable and have great CS, powakaddy are (or were) super unreliable, and poor CS as well.

My Powakaddy Classic is 3 years old now, it gets a LOT of use and it has been completely fault free. As said by others, all the fancy features are just more things to go wrong. It is just a tool to lump around a heavy bag so keep it simple.
I bought 2x 18 hole batteries instead of a 36 hole one as if you don't run the battery right down then fully recharge it they stop holding the charge properly. I alternate the batteries and fully recharge after use, both of them are still going strong.

 

[Wolfman]

I had the Go Kart and couldnt fault it apart from its looks and plastic city image

If i was to purchase a new electric trolley i think a bog standard PK would be my choice , or Motocaddy

 

[joma1108]

ok reading all the advice (thank you) my view has back flipped from my original and now it looks like it will be the Motocaddy S1 or the S3.

Go Kart as stated in my earlier post looks like a trainer version of an electric trolley and price is not cheap enough that i would foresake that over the 'big' two and looks very plasticy.

If i could see a gokart up close then maybe, possibly utilise the try before you buy option to see if it works for me.

Powakaddy now looks a distant third which is surprising as this was my first choice.

decisions decisions

 

[gripitripit]

For the extra £30 you would be better off going for the s3 just for the extra features....hoping HID gets all the hints I am dropping for Father's Day.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Powakaddy now looks a distant third which is surprising as this was my first choice.

decisions decisions

Interesting seeing as nobody that has owned one has said anything bad about them.

 

[seochris]

Disagree entirely. Motocaddy are super reliable and have great CS, powakaddy are (or were) super unreliable, and poor CS as well.

Additionally Motocaddy batteries last much longer than the PK one with many people seemingly struggling to get through the two year warranty on them.

Ultimately I'm with Dave, buy a basic model, less to go wrong, and there's almost no need for all the fancy crap that comes with an S3 Pro. And buy motocaddy, every time.

Agree 100%

I bought an S3 moto from AG about 2 years ago....it did go on the blink about 6 months ago and I diagnosed it needed a new control unit. Anyway took it back to AG and they gave me a loan trolley while mine was away getting fixed.

My trolley arrived back within a week and i picked it up with no charge attached. Fantastic customer service. Also i bought the 18 hole battery and it will do 36 with absolutely no problem.

Can thoroughly recommend it.

 

[Hooker]

I bought a motocaddy together with a friend 4 years ago, while I have had a few problems with mine he hasn't had a single problem with his!

MC have been fantastic when I have had problems and their cs are excellent.

I will agree with others and buy the s1 version with no bells and whistles. But if you can afford it buy it with the lithium battery, much lighter and easier to maintain.

 

[daymond]

I have had a Motocaddy S1 for 6 years and have only had one problem, the controller needed replacing 2 years ago. Only cost about £15 to replace. Have just got a new 36 hole battery as the original struggles up our 17th steep hill but have kept it as a standby.
Having witnessed two trollies with the distance stop feature come to rest upside down in bunkers it's not for me. As for remote control I'd loose the remote in no time.
KISS is the way to treat a piece of kit which has quite a hard life.
PS the MC folds up small and is a doddle to open and close.