Question for Bad Boy Buggy owners...

[jerp]

A close friend of mine has a 06' or 07' model Bad Boy Buggy that he said he would make me "a heck of a deal" on. It should be in good shape - he's one of those guys that takes care of his equipment and it has mostly been used by his mom to putter around their family ranch. My question for those who are familiar with these rigs - what components do I need to check out for wear and tear? If the batterries need to be replaced, how much $$$ are we talking about? Thanks!

[bownutone]

I put batteries in mine last year for about $ 1,000.00. Not sure what to tell you to look at as far as wear and tear.

[GR5]

stay far far away from the BB Buggie. Nothing but constant trouble and money. An you won't get not decent batteries for $1000

[ajm2nac]

ive got a 2010 stretched, and have not had a problem with it.
just like everything else, take care of it, and it will last.
im always surprised by its capabilities, excluding the fact that its so long, it still does all that I need.

[hoythunter02]

I've got a 2011 LT Classic. I would try and figure out how long the batteries are lasting on a full charge. Drive it a couple of miles and see if the bars on the charge indicator drop down at all. They are low maintenance carts just greasing fittings and fluid change on motors.

[BDR]

stay far far away from the BB Buggie. Nothing but constant trouble and money. An you won't get not decent batteries for $1000

Not sure about all this. We have a 2008 at our ranch and knock on wood we have never had to do anything but regular maintenance. Good batteries will run you about $1000 but with proper filling and maintenance will last a good while. Ours went from 2008-2014 on the first set. We work ours pretty good but also keep it in good shape. The thing to really check out is the controllers. If you lift the seat up you will see a plastic cover under the back rest cushion. Take that plastic cover off and you will expose the controllers. You will see a green light on each controller. Turn the key to the on position and count the number of flashes for each. If they only blink a couple of times all is in perfect working order. The fewer number of blinks the better. Those are similar to the computer in your car for throwing codes.
I think people get a negative opinion about these things cause they try and use them like a gas powered machine. A guy told me one time he had one and it was junk. He said I tried pulling a plow with it and it only lasted two hours. Geeez man buy a tractor, idiot. Only fault I have is it turns like a tank. We can run ours all over the ranch (800 acres) all weekend hauling feed, etc and go on one charge. The best thing and no BS I've never been stuck in it and have pulled a mule, ranger, and four wheeler out of the mud with it.

[jerp]

Thanks BDR - that is exactly the kind of advice I'm looking for