"Bentley's Buggy" broke....
Posted: Wed May 13, 2026 11:31 pm
I have a 1986 Club Car DS golf cart I built from three junkers. They were used in a canoe rental business and had an extremely hard life. I got them at an auction in a little burg in Missouri, one of thousands in that state where the "you are entering" and "you are leaving" sign is on the same post, Galmey, MO. Just north of Pittsburg, MO, in case you were wondering....
I completely rebuilt this old golf cart. Every piece, every part. New tires, new batteries. Our little white dog, Bentley, literally took his last breath on his "buggy". So, yesterday, I plugged the charger in to the golf cart, nothing happened. Wondering whether the charger had quit or if the buggy had a bug, I got on Google, trouble-shot the system, determined that the charger wasn't getting enough voltage from the golf cart to make it work. I pulled the charging port out, found it beyond burnt to a crisp. The original part, still had the "Lester" logo on it. Tomorrow, I get to spend $75 to get it fixed. The golf cart place quoted me $1047 to come get it, fix it, bring it back. I'm told a dryer plug will work, but I don't need a kluge. I want the right part.
I completely rebuilt this old golf cart. Every piece, every part. New tires, new batteries. Our little white dog, Bentley, literally took his last breath on his "buggy". So, yesterday, I plugged the charger in to the golf cart, nothing happened. Wondering whether the charger had quit or if the buggy had a bug, I got on Google, trouble-shot the system, determined that the charger wasn't getting enough voltage from the golf cart to make it work. I pulled the charging port out, found it beyond burnt to a crisp. The original part, still had the "Lester" logo on it. Tomorrow, I get to spend $75 to get it fixed. The golf cart place quoted me $1047 to come get it, fix it, bring it back. I'm told a dryer plug will work, but I don't need a kluge. I want the right part.