Article: Golf carts: As much fun as a hole-in-one: They're off the fairways and into the 'burbs -- and their fans just love them.

Byline: Linda Shrieves

Aug. 7--Lillie Lipscomb does not play golf. But she's well-known in The Villages for her golf cart -- a black model with iridescent flames that resembles a 1934 Ford street rod. "I like to be different," says Lipscomb, a retired nurse who didn't blanch at the $20,400 price tag. "I wanted something I could cruise around in the village in style and something that no one else had." A distinct golf-cart culture, say golf-cart users and industry observers, has sprung up in retirement communities and gated neighborhoods. On these roads, where it's unlikely that you'll be passed by a car going by at 50 mph, golf carts are as common as ...

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