What to do? (trolley question)

[johng]

I've decided trhat I can no longer use a pull trolley as it has screwed my back up over the last 3 rounds.

I have £100 of credit with my pro, who only supplies leccy trollies that cost £285.

So if i want one i need to stump up £185 of my own money.

Now for the question - if i have to spend £185 am i better off buying a go kart and spending the credit on a nice golf bag or other goodies - or spend the same ammount and get one of these www.powerbug.co.uk

any suggestions please - I know how well respected the go karts are on here.

thanks
John.

 

[Smiffy]

Tough call.....dunno what I'd do if I didn't already have a Gokart.
I can only repeat what I have always said about the GoKart. I have had one since the back end of last year and think it's fantastic. The back up service is SECOND TO NONE.

Now it's OK some people saying that if the gokart was better built/tougher then you wouldn't have to call on their aftersales service but those same people tend to forget one thing......everything goes wrong from time to time but it's how you are treated when things do go wrong that makes the difference.
If your "powerbug" trolley went pear shaped, could you hand it back to the pro at your golf club to get fixed and would he then give you another one to use until your own one came back from the manufacturer? I doubt it.
A lot of people are now using the GoKart through "word of mouth" advertising. I have always believed that this type of advertising is the best type. Better than all the crap that is put in the manufacturers blurb.
As I say, tough call.

 

[Macster]

The PowerBug trolleys dont look any cheaper than the Powakaddy's ?

I got a PK nearly 2yrs ago, and can only say that in that time, it hasnt missed a beat, or had a single problem whatsoever.
Oh, I lie, last weekend one of the wheels had an intermittent squeak - which I can solve with some grease as the wheels clip off anyway

I know the GoKart has many admirers on here, but the aftersales service is obviously good for a reason perhaps.

To me, you get what you pay for .

 

[tonto768]

I have had a powakaddy for the last 4 or 5yrs and apart from a replacement battery no probs.Well worth the money spent on it. Was if I remember corrrctly £300.

 

[jeffc]

I have a powakaddy only because I bought it from a friend at the club for a ridiculous right price, prior to that I was all set to have the Gokart.
I play with a friend who has the gokart and the build quality is equal to if not better than my PK, so to say good after sales service is because it is inferior is the wrong conclusion IMO.
If I was buying new I would be going Gokart for sure but it's up to you.

 

[clubchamp07]

Powerkaddy all the way, you get what you pay for.

 

[Smiffy]

Powerkaddy all the way, you get what you pay for.

I cannot understand all these "you get what you pay for" comments.
I paid for a decent trolley that would do a job. It does. I've had one problem that was sorted out straight away. It wasn't a fault of the trolley, it was a problem of my own making. They could have said "stuff you, you broke it, you pay for it" but they didn't.
The "you get what you pay for" comments seem to intimate that this is a crap product.
It isn't.

 

[USER1999]

To an extent you are getting what yuo pay for with a Powakaddy - a shed load of advertising and marketing.

I am not in either camp tbh. I don't like the look of the gokart, and don't really understand why it has to be so plasticy, as metal tubing is probably cheaper, and requires less expensive tooling. That said, maybe it is lighter weight and easier to fold small.

I abuse my trolley quite alot. I turn it upside down regularly, run it full tilt into trees, etc. I am happier with a metal one, although accept that the weak links are the plastic joints which link the tubing, and it is here that it will break eventually.

I have no need of the fantastic customer service either, as I have a regional service center for my chosen trolley about 15 minutes drive away.

To me, as a decision, it would depend on what I want from my trolley in terms of style, image, cost, and features. If this comes out as PK or GK, then go for the one you want. If you make the right choice, you will have it for a long time.

Not sure I would be looking at powerbug though.

 

[Parmo]

I went for the GK for space and mobility reasons. The others like PK & MC are very poor in terms of them as when folded down they are still clumsy and space consuming, whereas the GK is neither.

 

[johng]

Thanks for the feedback.

I can only look at the Powerbug as that is what my pro stocks, and as mentioned i have £100 of credit with him - so can only buy what he sells - Powerbug.

3rd option I supopse is to spend the money on a very good carry bag - Titleist X96 etc and not have to lay out any more.

I don't mind carrying, it's just that pulling a trolley has definetly done something to my back.

 

[colint]

Does he have any push trolleys ? A lot easier to use than a pull.

 

[Parmo]

What about a push trolley like Clicgear? Mind you for an extra £100 you could get a GoKart.

 

[MikeB]

All these "you get what you pay for" merchants have forgotten the reason PK etc are more money than GoKart, as they don't sell to re-sellers they don't have to allow for a 30% dealer markup, simple.

 

[Golfmmad]

I don't have a leccie trolley and have no intention of buying one at the moment but doesn't mean I won't be getting one in the future. I've played with plenty of golfers that do have them. First thoughts are how heavy and cumbersome they are, (some).Take up a lot of room in the boot too.
I used one at our last society day, the owner was out with his partner who was in a buggy, he kindly offered me the use of and I took the offer up after carrying for the first 9 Texas scramble, on lets say a rather undulating course. Anyway, the thing was an absolute monster and carried and pulled me round the 18 holes in the afternoon. It was so heavy and powerful I sometimes had a bit of a job to control it. In fact my back was aching after, but glad to have had the use of.
Obviously that was an exception, being an old one. I first came across a Gokart before I joined this forum, one of my customers had one and showed me how easy it was to click the battery in and out and folding it down to a nice compact unit that would fit into most car boots. So, when I do eventually buy one, it will certainly be a GOKART

Golfmmad.

 

[Imurg]

I have a Powerkaddy Twinline 3. Its a 3-wheel pusher. Looks similar to an electric but obviously no motor. Very easy to push, weel made/put together, folds up small but still has the PK name to it. All for rrp of £130ish - but you can get them cheaper. Mine cost me £85
I guess it depends hpw hilly the courses are that you play. Around here they're all fairly flat with only a few small rises so I found the electric to be an unnecessary expense. But if you've got hills then go leccie!!
Go for the Go kart if you can put up with the looks but if not PK or Hillbilly - basically the same thing - should do you fine.

 

[viscount17]

I have a powerbug as does MarkW (his is the newer model; mine I got cheap on ebay).
They are essentially a 'chinese copy' of a Motocaddy S1, mostly the same electrics, different frame. Most Motocaddy accessories (eg umbrella holder) will fit the powerbug.

Compared with the mystical GoKart, it is heavy and bulky, but stronger. It does not do glamour. It is functional.


You can get spares online, some cheaper than Motocaddy for the same part, some dearer, so worth shopping around. Not many outlets, repairs are I think back to their place in Reading. They do respond to technical queries.

 

[Herbie]

I am guilty of wind ups on this subject now and then, but if I feel I need for one sometime(and they are handy) I would go for the one with the best known (not favoured) record of reliability and toughness.

As for pull trollies I think a lot of back problems arise from poor awareness of how to pull one. Golfers go to a lot of trouble to get their swings right so they dont hurt themselves, but because people dont think about how they pull their trolley, thats where the injuries occur. Ive had a pull trolley for the last 12 yrs and had no such injuries.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have been castigated on here for my "constant" praise of go-kart but I have no reason to change my compulsion. It does what it's designed too (carry your clubs) and does so with a minimum amount of set up, fairly quietly and then stows away into a neat and small size that fits easiliy even in a Fiesta boot.

I'm afraid that while Powakaddy etc look nicer and are bigger, witht he exceptions of those that give you GPS or remote control (I still don't see the point but that's another thread) they don't actually do anything different to the go-kart but cost considerably more.

It has to be GK all the way for me. Add in customer service that is arguably one of the best in the golfing sector and for the money I don't think you can go far wrong.

 

[drawboy]

I've been castigated too, no more kids for me.

 

[drawboy]

I must tell you about my trolley, Trojan 250 sport,(I had better duck though to avoid low flying Go Kart owners)Seriously it's a good solid trolley and at £199 good value.