Post by cookees on May 9, 2010 12:17:40 GMT -6
In the spirit of if you can't beat 'em.... figure out a way to join 'em,
we came up with an "I wanna buy a cheap scoot off the internet" plan.
For $129, we offer to have the scoot delivered to us, where we unload, uncrate, and assemble it properly. We also swap out the fluids and plug.
I had a recent customer who tried to buy from Green Earth, only to find out GE doesn't have the proper licensing for PA.
He had an "Eagle Milano 150" drop shipped to us last week. ( Vin indicates that it's from Bashan) The bill of lading said it came from Budget ATV's, Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross GA.
The bike was fairly well packed, and only had a few minor scuffs on it. The bike was delivered by Old Dominion Freight and they are one of the better shippers that service us.
Assembly was trying ...the body was not fully assembled and needed the steering column, front wheel, front fender and front plastic cover installed( BTW, this is one major pain in the arse to get on).
My biggest complaint was that the nuts and bolts pack was not in one convenient pack. I found the front wheel spacer wire-tied to the body, and had to go through the trash to find the errant speedo gasket.
A newbie would have had a major headache trying to get this thing together., as there were absolutely no instructions or diagrams.
Contrast this with the JCL MP150T(http://www.jclusa.com/MP150T.htm) which is essentially the same bike and ..it's night and day. The JCL comes 99% assembled and rolls right out of its crate/packaging.
The "oil" in the Eagle was somewhat akin to olive oil, a pretty puke-green. A good number of nuts needed to be tightened.
New oil, plug, gas, and a shot of starting fluid, and she started right up. On a "internet special" we don't road test for fear of breaking anything. Like I said, we unload, uncrate, assemble and attempt to start.
we came up with an "I wanna buy a cheap scoot off the internet" plan.
For $129, we offer to have the scoot delivered to us, where we unload, uncrate, and assemble it properly. We also swap out the fluids and plug.
I had a recent customer who tried to buy from Green Earth, only to find out GE doesn't have the proper licensing for PA.
He had an "Eagle Milano 150" drop shipped to us last week. ( Vin indicates that it's from Bashan) The bill of lading said it came from Budget ATV's, Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross GA.
The bike was fairly well packed, and only had a few minor scuffs on it. The bike was delivered by Old Dominion Freight and they are one of the better shippers that service us.
Assembly was trying ...the body was not fully assembled and needed the steering column, front wheel, front fender and front plastic cover installed( BTW, this is one major pain in the arse to get on).
My biggest complaint was that the nuts and bolts pack was not in one convenient pack. I found the front wheel spacer wire-tied to the body, and had to go through the trash to find the errant speedo gasket.
A newbie would have had a major headache trying to get this thing together., as there were absolutely no instructions or diagrams.
Contrast this with the JCL MP150T(http://www.jclusa.com/MP150T.htm) which is essentially the same bike and ..it's night and day. The JCL comes 99% assembled and rolls right out of its crate/packaging.
The "oil" in the Eagle was somewhat akin to olive oil, a pretty puke-green. A good number of nuts needed to be tightened.
New oil, plug, gas, and a shot of starting fluid, and she started right up. On a "internet special" we don't road test for fear of breaking anything. Like I said, we unload, uncrate, assemble and attempt to start.
