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I joined the "Scooter Club"
Cakemeister:
On Sunday someone came up to me as I was cleaning my garage and offered to buy my car. My car is a 1994 Infiniti Q45 with about 115,000 miles on it. It needs some major work. The air conditioning compressor is out, the struts need to be replaced, the traction control system has failed, the speaker amps are all screwed up. So this guy offers me $1300. After consulting with the wife, I agreed. I was going to give it to charity for a $3000 tax deduction when it finally gave up the ghost.
I purchased a new Yamaha Vino 125 scooter with the proceeds. My commute to work is 3.3 miles one way, on back streets. I don't want a motorcycle as I think they are dangerous and I would never ever drive one on a freeway. They had some kind of financing deal but I said F that and wrote a check. After their ripoff "handling fee" and taxes it ended up at $3700. If I drive 66 miles per week (to work, back home for lunch, back to work, back home, that's 3300 miles per year. At 90 mpg, I would use 36 gallons of gas vs. 220 gallons at 15 mpg for the Infiniti, a savings of $736 in gas per year at $4 per gallon. I haven't bought insurance yet, but I figure that it would cost less than the Infiniti. Depreciation for the scooter is unknown because I don't know what they sell for used. Wear and tear and maintenance should not be too terrible since I bought the expensive warranty.
Hopefully I dont end up like Paige. :)
Here's a picture, mine is black.
somunny:
If your commute is so short and on back streets, why not just ride a bicycle?
Cakemeister:
--- Quote from: somunny on May 27, 2008, 09:37:41 pm ---If your commute is so short and on back streets, why not just ride a bicycle?
--- End quote ---
Several reasons.
1) I am 15 pounds overweight and out of shape.
2) I am lazy when it comes to physical exercise.
3) It is 100 degrees and 95% humidity in the summertime where I live.
somunny:
Fair enough. Just asking.. not trying to stir anything up. 8)
--- Quote from: Cakemeister on May 27, 2008, 10:10:56 pm ---1) I am 15 pounds overweight and out of shape.
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Cakemeister, eh... It all makes sense now! ;)
At any rate, watch out for a-holes 'cause they're not watching for you.
TOK:
I'm starting to see a lot more people on scooters and small bikes now that gas is so expensive. Traffic is a little crazy where I'm at though. Its funny that you consider scooters safer than motorcycles. Falling off at 35mph feels the same if you're riding a scooter, a Harley or a Hayabusa. You are also actually safer on the freeway, because despite the speed everyone is heading in the same direction and there is nobody making left turns in front of you. All you have to watch out for is people merging.
Counting mini-bikes, I've been riding for over 35 years. ;)
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