| With the price of gas at an all time high and with | | | | spending your hard earned cash on something that |
| mankind suddenly realizing that all the pollution that we | | | | may be useless if there is a breakdown. |
| have been pumping out over the last century or so is | | | | Does the scooter come with a warranty is the next |
| not good for the environment there has been a sharp | | | | question that I would be asking. For a period of time I |
| increase in the number of people using scooters as | | | | worked for a gentlemen here in Australia that was |
| their daily transport. And why not, they cost next to | | | | importing reasonably cheap scooters and motor bikes |
| nothing to run, you can park them pretty much | | | | and after a while he got so sick and tires of doing |
| wherever you feel like and obviously you are doing | | | | repairs and chasing parts that he decided to sell all his |
| your bit for the environment, unlike the person who | | | | scooters and bikes without a warranty. Trouble was |
| jumps into their SUV for a five minute drive to the | | | | he only told the customers that there was no |
| shops. | | | | warranty if they asked! Not very good business at all. |
| With this steady increase in the sales of scooters has | | | | Don't let yourself fall into a trap like that and ask what |
| come a few different companies jumping on the band | | | | the warranty period is and what is covered by the |
| wagon and manufacturing their own range of gas | | | | warranty. |
| miser transportation. In one sense this is a good thing | | | | At the end of the day if you only pay a couple of |
| because it promotes some competition in the market | | | | hundred dollars for your scooter or motor bike and get |
| and the consumer is generally the one that wins in | | | | 12 months to two years use from it then you have |
| these situations but what it also brings is the cheap | | | | probably done well. If you are considering using your |
| and nasty type of product which while they are more | | | | machine for daily transport then I would be seriously |
| than likely priced very keenly compared to their rivals, | | | | taking a look at the known brand machines before |
| are they worth having at all? | | | | shelling out your money on a cheap one. Chances are |
| The thing to remember is that unless you are living in | | | | that they will do the same job but at least with a |
| China or such country that is manufacturing these | | | | known brand you have the companies reputation |
| machines they are going to be imported and with this | | | | behind you and should there be a problem it is more |
| can come the problem of spare parts availability. Not | | | | likely to be resolved with a minimum of fuss compared |
| that all imported products will have this problem, but it is | | | | to buying your scooter from Cheap Joe's down the |
| certainly something that you should look into before | | | | corner. |