DON'T BUY A CRICKET MINI GOLF CART
I ordered an SX-3 in May 2023 to travel around my seasonal campground. It finally arrived, in pieces {see photo} in July 2023, and was a major ordeal to assemble. The windshield was difficult to install; the roof didn't fit and needed to be replaced. After all these problems, I was only able to use the golf cart a few times in 2023.
The golf cart was kept in storage, with many others, for the winter in a pavilion at the campground.
In May 2024, the campground owner phoned to inform me that my golf cart was the ONLY one which would NOT take a charge to the batteries. Speaking to Lori @ Cricket, she informed me the batteries "have to be charged at all times when not in use!" Lori claimed she informed me of this "fact" when I made the purchase. She insisted I was not entitled to the 5-year battery warranty because I didn't maintain the batteries with constant charging.
Who, in their right mind, would purchase a golf cart with useless batteries, which need to be charged constantly? I had no knowledge of this ridiculous requirement, and would not have purchased this golf cart if I knew.
Reputable golf cart dealers sell units with quality deep-cycle batteries, which are made to drain and recharge.
In speaking to supposed owner, Tom, in May 2024, he stated he would "speak to the warranty company" to ask for the warranty to be honored.
After 6 weeks passed, I recently called and spoke to Tom again. He said the "warranty company" would replace only one of the three batteries. Unbelievable and useless!
I had already purchased 3 quality deep-cycle mini golf cart batteries from a reputable golf cart dealer. However, another major problem is replacing the batteries, which are also difficult to access; parts of the golf cart need to be taken off! Also, to replace the batteries, we had to first take photos of the insane wiring, which connects back and forth on the batteries.
I wasted $6,000 on a nightmare Cricket, which I would rename cockroach!
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