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Ginger Phil · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject:

I'm not slating the Fuoco but look what you get for five & a half grand when compared to a small car.

If something like a Ka is five grand new then how can something as simple as a scooter cost more? Well it's mainly because cars sell more than scooters so all the time we're subsidising each other. Wink

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Maver · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject:

the chinese can make a 50cc scoter and sell it for £80 and make a profit

go and buy one of those and put it in the boot of the ford ka incase it ever breaks down, sorted

do you live in a tent?? i hear they're fairly cheap compared to a house.....
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Ginger Phil · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject:

Am I upsetting you lot? Laughing

I'm just saying scooters are expensive when compared to cars. Razz

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Maver · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject:

shit cars are cheap good cars are expensive, you pays your money and takes your choice.......

i bet someone who's just taken delivery of a bently coupe or an aston martin doesn't think "fook me, i could've had a ford ka with air-con for £5k....."

and so it goes for the scooter rider, someone buys a fucco because it is what it is and not an alternative to a car....

as for you, you strike me as someone who doesn't really understand scootering as sees it as just a form of transport......maybe as a "stepping stone" to a car.....

why did you trade up from a puegot ludix to a nexus? they are both just metal tubes and plastic??? you could have bought a second hand ford ka with air-con....
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Ginger Phil · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject:

I didn't step up from a Pug Ludix to a Nexus - there was a Piaggio X8 in between. Razz

Why are you getting so upset for??? Confused

All I'm saying is scooters are expensive. Take the GP800 which is due out soon, that's rumoured to cost seven grand which is madness for a scooter. Look at what motorbikes you can buy for that sort of cash and you can't help feeling a bit ripped off.

The best thing to do (as with cars) is to buy used and let some other sucker take the depreciation hit. Twisted Evil

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Maver · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject:

CheekyThomas · Guvernor Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 1374

Heated forum debate going on here Laughing

Im a biker, and have a car... And 99% of the time despite the weather ill take the bike, rain, wind or snow its been out as i simply enjoy it.

I do understand what phil is saying, when you look at all that goes into making a cheap car, seats, seat belts, radio etc etc then when compared to a scooter it can make you look a little bit ripped off. But that is life, the more desireable it is then the more they can charge for it.

And like has been said, you are comparing a budget car against a top of the range scooter. Where as you should say chinese £249 scooter Vs £4995 for Ka... scooter looks cheap now.

Take your Nexus phil, you can walk into comet and spend that sort of money on a TV for ya living room, and that does nothing really.

Ginger Phil · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:10 am Post subject:

I'm sure my daughter would love to watch Boogie Beebies on a 50" plasma TV. Personally, I'd rather have the Nexus! Laughing

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Maver · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

£3000 gets you a nice table football table Cool

my boy likes watching ben 10 on our 50" plasma Cool

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Had a test ride on the Fuoco at weekend, oooh my god I'm in love! Cool

Innocenti · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject:

looks like permission may have been granted we could be looking at Fouco time Laughing

Phil can see what your saying in some respects ie the money side , my scooter is my 2nd car i use it for work all year round , go on rallies on it do shopping etc its my best friend Wink

to me if i get one (fingers crossed) it will replace my gts as a work horse and defo be better for me in the winter months as for buying car im just not a car person i drove the wifes car last night last time i drove it was about a month ago to tesco's lol Laughing

as i see it worth the dosh

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh its sexy Wink

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Ginger Phil · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject:

Yeah i must admit I find driving pretty boring now, years back I used to love it!
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GAVSKIN · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject:

with the amount of folks thinking about getting a fuco you had better change the name of this forum steve...............or put a fuco section in! Laughing

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Innocenti · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:

yea i wil m8 Wink

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Maver · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject:

Gav, i could realy see scooterdad on a mean and moody fucco Cool

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