Carter was a well built buggy. The early 2004 to early2007 most parts interchanged with other top brand buggies. Most early buggies were made in the same factory as Hammerhead. Sometime in 2007 Carter started using different sources for their parts making the Carter unique to other buggies. In the later years for instance they contracted with SYM of Taiwan for their engines. There are very few if ant parts for the SYM engine that interchange with the more common GY6 engines used in other top brand buggies. This is where the problem arises. Carter burned down and was a total loss so no parts survived. It was declared to be arson and appears to still be under investigation. Since many components were made specifically for Carter what little parts out there have since dried up. So many parts are just not available and since they were made specifically for Carter there lies the problem. The $400.00 is a good price if the buggy runs well but when it breaks down the problems start. If you are proficient with mechanics and fabricating it is an excellent price if in good condition, but when it breaks it could be down for some time until parts are found or parts modified to work.
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