# Can you drive a go-cart on intensely off-road trails?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-go-cart-on-intensely-off-road-trails/233822 "2004-03-12T02:05:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-go-cart-on-intensely-off-road-trails/233822/1 "2004-03-12T02:05:36Z")

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Something like this

[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3664095900&category=40152](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3664095900&category=40152)

is that a very sturdy/hard to destroy vehicle designed to go offroad and do things like jump over bumps and hills at 25mph or is it more for just driving on flat terrain?

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**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-go-cart-on-intensely-off-road-trails/233822/2 "2004-03-12T02:20:51Z")

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Go-carts like those are not only just for flat terrain but **paved** as well. You’re looking for [something like this](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6724&item=2465504868), a Honda Odyssey or Pilot.

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**Author:** ![Stan\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Stan\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Doubt)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-go-cart-on-intensely-off-road-trails/233822/3 "2004-03-12T04:27:16Z")

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looks like a real POS to me.

Based on the pictures, I’d say it’s a weak, cheap, chinese steel frame. Also, the tie rods look like they’re twice the thickness of coat hangers.

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-go-cart-on-intensely-off-road-trails/233822/4 "2004-03-12T06:47:58Z")

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To drive on all types of terrain, you’d probably want to use an all terrain vehicle ([ATV](http://listings.ebaymotors.com/aw/plistings/category6723/index.html?from=R11)).

Peace.