2 wheels economical

"vdub_nut: scooter snob" (jollyroger1210) 08/06/2016 at 22:23 • Filed to: None

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A couple weeks ago, my trusty 98 saturn failed the everloving crap out of an inspection (lots of rust, 500$ car, 1600$ in work plus tax to get it road worthy). This left me and my roommate in the uncomfortable situation of not having a car. Our broke-ness, combined with the parking disaster that is our neighborhood had us scrambling.

So naturally, we bought a scooter.

Pics tuesday when we take delivery, but here it is on the manufacturers website.

http://www.genuinescooters.com/kick.html

(We got it in “Bitchin’ Orange”)

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > vdub_nut: scooter snob 08/06/2016 at 22:32

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That’s actually pretty cool

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > vdub_nut: scooter snob 08/06/2016 at 22:57

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Nice! I still want to get my motorcycle license and pick up a scooter at some point, so nice to see more of you folks joining the crowd! :P

Will you be replacing or repairing your Saturn...?

Frenchlicker > vdub_nut: scooter snob 08/07/2016 at 01:49

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Pretty sweet ride. If using a scooter instead of a car was a practical choice for me I would do it.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/07/2016 at 10:27

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It’s waiting for the wrecker to come take it away :(

The scooter is the replacement

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > vdub_nut: scooter snob 08/07/2016 at 12:42

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Good luck, love seeing more scoot-talk! :P

If you intend to mod it at all, may I suggest a voltmeter...? Charging systems on scooters are not always terribly efficient, haha! :)

vdub_nut: scooter snob > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/07/2016 at 18:26

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I don’t intend to mod it, but maybe a voltmeter is worth looking into. Hopefully, being a newer, fancier model it will have an adequate charging system..... But you never know.

If we decide a second scootscoot is needed, it’ll be some jankity craigslist special or a ruckus, and it WILL be modded to hell and back.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > vdub_nut: scooter snob 08/07/2016 at 19:17

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Good luck! :D

vdub_nut: scooter snob > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/24/2016 at 21:59

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an update, on the very off chance that you care: it has a built in voltmeter on the multifunction display.

First tank returned 66 miles on 1.06 gallons of 91 octane. Not bad for a fresh vehicle (also not sure it was totally filled, either). Second tank is over 40 miles and well over half a tank left, so around 80mpg.