Cart & Parts is a 12-year old golf cart dealership in Union City, IN. They are an authorized E-Z-GO dealership and sell new and pre-owned E-Z-GO carts. They also provide service to the big three carts brands, E-Z-GO, Yamaha and Club Car. They have a large cart rental fleet as well. Let’s find out more about Cart & Parts in Union City, IN. Dealer Name: CARTS & PARTS Dealer Location: 1035 N. COLUMBIA ST, UNION CITY, IN Phone Number: (937) 459-8891 Email: CARTSANDPARTS1@GMAIL.COM Owner: COLE WENDEL Facebook Page: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/CARTSANDPARTS GCMAG: Cole, thank you for spending time with us here at Golf Carting Magazine. We appreciate you opening up to us about your dealership. Tell us a little bit about Cart & Parts. COLE: For over 12 years, Carts & Parts has been a local family owned and operated full service authorized EZGO dealership. We specialize in the customization of carts. We sell EZGO new and preowned. We service EZGO, Yamaha, and Club Car. We also have a rental fleet of over 100 carts available to work at events and for individual rentals. GCMAG: Congratulations. In this industry, it seems like twelve years is a long time to be in business. Who are the owner(s)? COLE: I am the owner. [Cole Wendel] And we are a familyowned and operated business. GCMAG: What is your company background? How and when did
your company start? COLE: Carts & Parts started over 12 years ago by Gene and Shirley Thomason. They owned a golf cart and wanted to customize it but in those days, customizing a personal cart wasn’t really a thing. Gene searched for parts and accessories and in his spare time, part by part, he transformed his cart into something to be proud of—his own masterpiece. In 2008, on a camping trip, Gene and Shirley brought their golf cart and it generated a lot of attention and soon, people would ask Gene to modify their cart and before long, a business was born. Even in one of the worst financial collapses in history, Cart & Parts thrived. A few years ago, Gene and Shirley were ready to retire and my father Jeff had always dreamed of having a business that the whole family could work together in. My mother and father recognized the small-town values and integrity of Carts & Parts and felt it would be an ideal business for the Wendel family, and the baton was passed. The values established by Gene and Shirley Thomason continue to thrive at Carts & Parts through a family entrenched in the community with the customer’s best interest at heart. GCMAG: That’s a great story and I love the small town values that are reflected in your dealership. Where exactly are you guys located? COLE: We have one location at 1035 N Columbia Street Union City, IN which is right on the border of Indiana and Ohio. GCMAG: Can you tell us about your employees? COLE: We are a family-owned company and have several
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