Golf carts in Miami: dealers by neighborhood, custom builders, repair and the road rules

Miami golf cart dealers by neighborhood

Doral is where to go if you want to see a lot of carts in one morning: Golf Car Depot Miami (E-Z-GO, ICON, Evolution, Denago, Tomberlin), GolfCartMax (ICON, Bintelli, Moke) and Beachside Golf Cars are within a mile of each other off NW 74th Street, and ITC Custom is around the corner for custom work. Advantage Golf Cars — the authorized E-Z-GO, Club Car, Cushman and Yamaha dealer — is just east near the Health District.

Kendall and West Kendall have the family shops: Golf Cart Miami (Dade Equipment) and Tropicars on the SW 130s, Miami Golf Car on SW 104th Street, Extreme Golf Cart and Golf Carts Custom further west. These are the places for repairs, used and refurbished carts and leasing. South Dade has Cutler Bay Carts, GEM of Miami in the Redland and Miami Cart Masters for mobile repair. Moke America sits on Bird Road in Coral Gables and Prime Golf Cars has a Biscayne Boulevard location in North Miami.

Pricing is in line with the rest of Florida — $8,000–$12,000 for a basic new four-seater, $12,000–$18,000 for six-seaters and lifted builds, $18,000–$35,000 for a street-legal LSV, and $4,500–$9,000 for dealer used carts — but Miami has more import brands (ICON, Bintelli, Denago, Evolution, Kandi) at the lower end than most cities, so compare warranty terms and parts availability, not just price. Most dealers here finance and take trade-ins.

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Street-legal LSVs in Miami-Dade: where you can actually drive

Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami do not designate public streets for plain golf carts, so outside gated communities and a few exceptions a standard cart stays on private property. Key Biscayne is the notable exception — the village allows golf carts on its streets under its own ordinance and they are everywhere there. Everywhere else, the practical answer is an LSV: a cart that does 20–25 mph, has a VIN, lights, mirrors, seat belts and a windshield, and is titled, registered and insured. With a plate you can drive it on any road posted 35 mph or under, which covers most residential streets in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Miami Shores and the beach communities.

GEM of Miami and Moke America sell factory LSVs; Advantage, Golf Car Depot, GolfCartMax and Prime Golf Cars sell LSV-spec carts from ICON, Bintelli, Evolution and others. Converting an existing cart costs $2,500–$5,000 and needs a VIN inspection before the tax collector will title it. Drivers need a valid license and PIP/PDL insurance; since 2023 anyone under 18 needs at least a learner's permit for any cart on a public road.

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Custom golf carts in Miami

Miami's custom scene leans toward paint, wheels and sound rather than off-road lifts. ITC Custom in Doral is the long-running shop; Golf Carts Custom and Cutler Bay Carts build in the south; Miami Golf Car does refurbished Club Cars with new lithium packs and custom finishes at a lower entry price. Budget $12,000–$25,000 for a full custom on a new or refurbished chassis, and say up front if it needs to be street-legal — LSV equipment is cheaper to spec at build time than to add later.

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Golf cart repair and batteries in Miami

For repairs on a cart you did not buy new, the Kendall independents are the natural first call: Golf Cart Miami (Dade Equipment), Tropicars, Miami Golf Car and Extreme Golf Cart. Miami Cart Masters and Prime Golf Cars do mobile repairs, which matters in a county where trailering a cart across the Palmetto at 5pm is its own project. Franchise warranty work goes to Advantage (E-Z-GO, Club Car, Yamaha, Cushman) or Golf Car Depot (E-Z-GO, ICON, Evolution).

South Florida heat and salt air are hard on batteries: plan on three to four years from lead-acid and have terminals cleaned every six months if you are near the water. A lead-acid pack runs $900–$1,800, a lithium conversion $2,000–$4,500; most Miami shops now default to lithium for daily-use carts. Chargers and controllers fail more often here than up north because of garage heat — have both tested before buying a used cart.

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