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Speaking as a not so recently closed dealer, I can tell you that owning a dealership is fraught with obstacles. Chief among them certainly has to be demographics as well as geographical location.( Think colleges and beach/vacation locales.)
The further north of the Mason-Dixon line, the shorter the scooter season.That goes for topography as well. Mountains and hills do not play well with 49cc scooters.As easy as it is to get a motorcycle learners permit,it is still a major hurdle to selling scooters that are able to hold their own in urban traffic.

Additionally, in many states where scooters are considered motor vehicles, dealer licensing is a MAJOR consideration. Along with the various state DMV requirements comes the extremely sensitive subject of Garage Liability Insurance. In PA it's a game changer. You must have Garage Liability Insurance to maintain your dealers license. Insurance carriers will refuse to insure dealers of "Chinese Only" dealerships. They prefer national " Name Brands". I was quoted as much as $20,000 yearly premiums. We were involved in a $850,000 lawsuit/shakedown. Operating without Garage Liability is a deal-breaker.

Our business volume was pretty evenly divided between sales and service, with profitability leaning more towards the service end of the business. Our sales figures include not only scooters, but small ATV's and Dirt Bikes as well. The sales and service of small ATV's are what carried us through the fall and winter months.(From a profitability standpoint both in sales and service, those little ATV's are gold mines.)

I love scooters. I love riding scooters. I loved selling scooters. To start a dealership from scratch is just not a prudent business decision... in view of the conditions stated above. However that that doesn't preclude having "a wild hair up your arse" moment.

I applaud Bintelli's efforts and wish them a world of success.


(As an anecdote, I was once called by another dealer who wanted my opinion of adding a Taiwanese brand of scooters to their Chinese line-up. They wanted to know the service reliability. I told them "I don't know... we've been a SYM/Lance dealer for two years and with the exception of one set of brake pads and oil changes, have never had one come in for service!"

A complete Steal!!!

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With zero mechanical skills I'd stay away.2008 was when everybody and their uncle was in the scooter business. Roketa scooters were a crap shoot. Some were ok, some were the pits. At your skill level, I would advise you look at Taiwanese or Japanese scooters ONLY.

Will I get a million dollars just for talking to you?

Make the check out to my "foundation".

Be careful KZ.... you're too old to be paying child support!