Post by doakley on Jul 21, 2010 21:59:42 GMT -6
After fixing a problem with my scooter that I accidentally caused I was sitting here reflecting on things I've learned since buying my scooter. Here's what I came up with:
1. Companies with big flashy websites that sell scooters and have lots of pictures and really push how nice the scooter is and are willing to talk to you all you want pre-sale can often forget who you are and how to answer the phone or email when your scooter arrives with some broken parts.
2. Filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau can suddenly light a fire under the butts of the same company and make your replacement parts magically appear on your doorstep within a couple of days!
3. Small tires make a 1" tree branch feel like one of those concrete parking lot bumbers.
4. Raindrops can hurt.
5. Changing your own tire isn't as hard as it looks. And the money you would have spent having someone do it will by a nice bottle of tequila.
6. When you do an "upgrade" that somehow causes the scooter to not run correctly your wife will always be there to remind you that it worked just fine before you tinkered with things.
7. Bugs can hurt.
8. Riding this thing is so damn much fun I wish I would have done it 30 years ago.
9. Total strangers will wave at you because you now have something in common that transcends all other social barriers. They will also pull up next to you at stoplights and ask you 20 questions about your scooter.
10. There are people on Scooter Doc that are willing to help you out when you're stumped.
Rock On people!
1. Companies with big flashy websites that sell scooters and have lots of pictures and really push how nice the scooter is and are willing to talk to you all you want pre-sale can often forget who you are and how to answer the phone or email when your scooter arrives with some broken parts.
2. Filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau can suddenly light a fire under the butts of the same company and make your replacement parts magically appear on your doorstep within a couple of days!
3. Small tires make a 1" tree branch feel like one of those concrete parking lot bumbers.
4. Raindrops can hurt.
5. Changing your own tire isn't as hard as it looks. And the money you would have spent having someone do it will by a nice bottle of tequila.
6. When you do an "upgrade" that somehow causes the scooter to not run correctly your wife will always be there to remind you that it worked just fine before you tinkered with things.
7. Bugs can hurt.
8. Riding this thing is so damn much fun I wish I would have done it 30 years ago.
9. Total strangers will wave at you because you now have something in common that transcends all other social barriers. They will also pull up next to you at stoplights and ask you 20 questions about your scooter.
10. There are people on Scooter Doc that are willing to help you out when you're stumped.
Rock On people!
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