# Looking at two Gems trying to decide which one to buy **URL:** \ **Category:** GEM Forum\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-at-two-gems-trying-to-decide-which-one-to-buy/27216 "2023-12-01T15:01:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-at-two-gems-trying-to-decide-which-one-to-buy/27216/5 "2023-12-01T16:42:54Z")
It depends on how you will be using the cart, what your skill set is, what is in your toolbox, and what your budget is. Do your research and make sure you know what you are getting into. There is a great difference between the Gen1(00~04) and Gen2(05~14) cars. Learn from the adventures of others. Many have been tempted by the lure of cheaper(even free) early cars. Here is a good start: > [@New Owner - Lots of Questions Coming](https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-owner-lots-of-questions-coming/24762): > > I’m not very good at keeping long stories short, but I’ll try. My neighbor runs a paper products company. One of his customers runs a janitorial service and had several GEMs that they used to service a local university. My neighbor somehow ended up with one of them a few years back, replaced the batteries and played with it a bit. Once the novelty wore off, he gave it to a friend to use on his farm. Fast forward to a week ago, I mentioned to him that I was looking for one and he says that t… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-at-two-gems-trying-to-decide-which-one-to-buy/27216)._