Not So Fast
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A short while ago on 'that other site" we had a lengthly discussion onbuying golf carts or any other off road vehicle without proper paper work. I was the one sayijg I couldnt buy anything without something official like an MSO or cert. of ownership and was surprised at how many guys brushed it off. Heres a little story from Buggies Unlimited forums for you all. NSF
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject: FOUND OUT ITS STOLEN!
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Well today I found out that my EZ-GO golf cart that I purchased about about a year and a half a ago from a landscaping company was a stolen golf cart. I purchased it for $800. It was stock when I purchased it. It was sold as is. Then two days ago I took off the dash cover and found no serial or manufacturing plate. It was torn off because you can still see a little sharp corner of the plate held by a rivet. I found out it was stolen when I was driving it to the store to get some groceries when I get stopped by the police for driving it on the sidewalk. They did there usual questions. They ask for the serial number on the golf cart and just find a broken plate. They said were did you get it from and I said from this landscaping company, I gave them the address and phone number of the place. A few days later, the Sherrifs Department calls me and tells me that it was stolen. Apparently one of the employees admitted to stealing it from a golf course. He confessed because he was an illegal immigrant without a green card and didn't want to be sent back to his country. The police said that by law, they have to impound it, but they cut me a break, cause either way I wasn't getting my money back. I'm upset that I can't do anything with it and want to trade it in for a new golf cart and don't mind paying the difference, but I can't sell it to a dealer without a serial number. Is there anything I can do to find a serial number on the cart? Its the same cart thats in my sig except I bought it stock. The accessories I added. Please help.
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~Kyle~
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject: FOUND OUT ITS STOLEN!
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Well today I found out that my EZ-GO golf cart that I purchased about about a year and a half a ago from a landscaping company was a stolen golf cart. I purchased it for $800. It was stock when I purchased it. It was sold as is. Then two days ago I took off the dash cover and found no serial or manufacturing plate. It was torn off because you can still see a little sharp corner of the plate held by a rivet. I found out it was stolen when I was driving it to the store to get some groceries when I get stopped by the police for driving it on the sidewalk. They did there usual questions. They ask for the serial number on the golf cart and just find a broken plate. They said were did you get it from and I said from this landscaping company, I gave them the address and phone number of the place. A few days later, the Sherrifs Department calls me and tells me that it was stolen. Apparently one of the employees admitted to stealing it from a golf course. He confessed because he was an illegal immigrant without a green card and didn't want to be sent back to his country. The police said that by law, they have to impound it, but they cut me a break, cause either way I wasn't getting my money back. I'm upset that I can't do anything with it and want to trade it in for a new golf cart and don't mind paying the difference, but I can't sell it to a dealer without a serial number. Is there anything I can do to find a serial number on the cart? Its the same cart thats in my sig except I bought it stock. The accessories I added. Please help.
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~Kyle~
Anybody else looking for golfcarts, I would highly recomend driving to Vegas for purchase from this company.