Is There a UTV Company That Makes Good Stuff and Backs it Up, Unlike E-Z-GO?

[Torvy]

If they manufacturing UTV's, it's a UTV company. They took on the responsibility for making good UTV's and giving them proper support.

You're just saying they neglect one product line in favor of bigger ones.

Yamaha is a guitar company. Kawasaki is a shipbuilding company. Honda is a an airplane company. If you make X, you're an X company.

You're missing the point. If you buy a UTV that isn't really a UTV, it's on you.

EZ Go isn't a conglomerate. They make 1 product type. Comparing them to Yamaha is silly. Next time, do your research. If you want a UTV, buy one from someone with a long history of making UTVs.

The other important piece is they don't need your UTV business. To be fair, JD and to a lesser degree Kubota probably will not care either. Unless you are a big corporate client, you will take a back seat.

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

That's an interesting opinion, and you are entitled to hold onto it. I am very content with my response.

"Do your research" is not a helpful suggestion. I am doing research, right now. That's the purpose of this thread. When I got this USED CART as part of a PACKAGE, I did my research. I got a screaming deal on three items. It was a huge bargain. I could not ask the seller to give me a Kubota instead of an E-Z-GO. He didn't have a Kubota.

I needed a tractor, a mower, and a cart, fast, and this guy was selling for about half of what his were worth. I was very busy with a move and taking care of a dementia patient. I did not have time to scour the state to see if some other stranger would basically give me $10000 and hand me exactly what I needed.

Now because I have done more research while I owned the cart, I am doing new research because I may want to get rid of it and get something better.

Because I researched, I know I can sell the E-Z-GO and put myself in a big Kubota diesel with low hours for about $4K. Now I am researching things like ground clearance to see if the Kubota will work

Kubota isn't going to give me "a back seat" if I order a part for a Kubota UTV. I don't know where that came from. If you want a Kubota part, you ask for it, pay for it, and take it home. Nobody asks if you have a fleet or whether you also have a tractor.

As for Jacobsen-GO's poor business practices being "on me," well, that's a novel theory. Ordinarily, companies are responsible for their failings, and customers are not.

If their failings are on me, then my choices to show them up on public forums, Youtube, and my widely-read blog, and to buy someone else's products, are on them.

 

[D&D]

Respectfully, you don't know what you're talking about. Go compare E-Z-GO support with any other big company. They stink with newer products, too.

What stinks here is your attitude. You didnt start by asking who has what and their likes/dislikes about it. You started ranting EZgo as a whole over your vintage equipment.
Since you believe the whole bed only costs $75 to make, why havent you made one?

" You misstate the point. My main complaint is not the price of the parts, although even the ripoff artists at John Deere would have a hard time outdoing a $2300 cart bed that cost $75 to make. And I just happen to need bed repairs."
PS May want to double check your story about EZgo's status

 

[RandyT]

Something to also keep in mind is Subaru ended production of all industrial products including their small engines in 2017. As of last December that have laid off the last 3 employees that acted as parts distribution and tech support. So Subaru is history.

 

[ruffdog]

Club Car Carryall 1500 AWD Kubota diesel.......

Diesel Utility Vehicle (UTV) | Carryall 1500 | Club Car

 

[stevem5215]

Bottom line is a quality product made by a company that has staying power (think a company like John Deere) will cost you more to buy and own. If you want cheap then you get that with a lower tier supplier. Bashing a low cost low quality product is why people on here or anywhere oppose your comments.

 

[5030]

Not upset at all. I never understood any poster posting disparaging remarks.

I was raised to.. If you don't have anything good to say about a person or company other than an outright screw job, don't say (or post anything). Posting that crap just makes you look small.

You are whining about the cost of parts. Got news for you, all replacement parts that are OEM are expensive.

 

[5030]

Something to also keep in mind is Subaru ended production of all industrial products including their small engines in 2017. As of last December that have laid off the last 3 employees that acted as parts distribution and tech support. So Subaru is history.

Actually, Kubota bought the entire small engine line. Mine has Subaru cast in the valve cover but the later ones, that is removed.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Not singing the praises of EZ-Go, but we're now on our second one. First one, bought used, was a '94 model. This newer one is a '97. Parts seem to be reasonable - plenty of supply out there. And they're easy to work on.
True enough, they're not heavy duty hard working machines. They're designed to carry people and perhaps a light load. They do that well, but don't expect them to do much heavy lifting. For that, you'll need to fork out some big bucks to buy and repair.

 

[RandyT]

Actually, Kubota bought the entire small engine line. Mine has Subaru cast in the valve cover but the later ones, that is removed.

Actually it looks like Yamaha was the buyer. 9 months before production of the Subaru line ended.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/yamaha-motor-corp-usa-acquires-143917263.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALsqYWsIRPioSMCyx1R3S8vZpQa8hU2L2nV83kaaD_sup7df0F6CveC6Anxpb2jzl78RV4z9OGcvkKUoY2wHbPAeuxFp_Nf5-ONsJoAAxCjEA02SYjRBth5wMMgSR-UJt8TQfWC5v_hx57jvmgrHn5Q7oAusxxDhJtyh_0H-GgG5

And the article reads that Yamaha would contiue support of Subaru products in the US which ended this past December. And you would of thought that Yamaha would of reached out to the Subaru Industrial dealers and service centers to pick them up as Yamaha dealers but that didn't happen.