What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
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What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
The mrs currently has a 6 year old Honda Zoomer and she’d like to upgrade to a new bike here in PP. She uses the bike mostly for short trips. Any recommendations on what bike to buy? What garage? Whether part ex is common and recommended?
Re: What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
chinesetakeaway wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 1:49 pm The mrs currently has a 6 year old Honda Zoomer and she’d like to upgrade to a new bike here in PP. She uses the bike mostly for short trips. Any recommendations on what bike to buy? What garage? Whether part ex is common and recommended?
What to buy?
Take her round the dealerships and see which one she likes. If she is after a 125cc based bike theres not much between them is there? except styling and maybe a fancy LCD display.
Where to buy?
As above ... take her to the main dealers in PP.
How to buy?
Place hand into pocket and take out wallet. Start placing $100 dollar bills on the counter till the nice sales person say stop. You wife will sort out the registration paperwork as your OP makes out that her current moto was purchased new.
There may be posts concerning the finer points of why 1 particular make and model is better than another but tbh your wife probably will just choose one she "likes" so arguing over minor details is a non-starter.
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Re: What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
for me waste of $$ to buy a 125 over a 100 or 110 and as stated Honda vs Yamaha vs whatever all the same...
As we are moving over next year will just visit the Honda dealer and have her go alone inside an choose which 110 honda wave is in stock in the color she likes
As we are moving over next year will just visit the Honda dealer and have her go alone inside an choose which 110 honda wave is in stock in the color she likes
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Re: What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
Does her feet reach the ground.
Is the bike not too heavy.
Does the tank take 6 of gas so you don't have to stop and fill often.
Does it cost less than 600$.
Is it a new model, so not like everyones.
Does it have a 5 in the name.
You want all of that.
Is the bike not too heavy.
Does the tank take 6 of gas so you don't have to stop and fill often.
Does it cost less than 600$.
Is it a new model, so not like everyones.
Does it have a 5 in the name.
You want all of that.
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Re: What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
Sorry I didn’t realize this was the ‘Ask the children’ Section but nevertheless thanks!IraHayes wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:35 pmchinesetakeaway wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 1:49 pm The mrs currently has a 6 year old Honda Zoomer and she’d like to upgrade to a new bike here in PP. She uses the bike mostly for short trips. Any recommendations on what bike to buy? What garage? Whether part ex is common and recommended?
What to buy?
Take her round the dealerships and see which one she likes. If she is after a 125cc based bike theres not much between them is there? except styling and maybe a fancy LCD display.
Where to buy?
As above ... take her to the main dealers in PP.
How to buy?
Place hand into pocket and take out wallet. Start placing $100 dollar bills on the counter till the nice sales person say stop. You wife will sort out the registration paperwork as your OP makes out that her current moto was purchased new.
There may be posts concerning the finer points of why 1 particular make and model is better than another but tbh your wife probably will just choose one she "likes" so arguing over minor details is a non-starter.
Re: What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
LOL! all three replies were in a not-so-serious-condescending tone.
You are buying a new bike. Go to the main dealers. you know just like back home.... new car or bike.... go to a main dealer ... pay them ... register the paperwork .. drive it away.
Only problems I had back in the UK doing this was waiting a couple of extra weeks because I wanted a particular colour. (A black Suzuki 600 Bandit back in '97)
You are buying a new bike. Go to the main dealers. you know just like back home.... new car or bike.... go to a main dealer ... pay them ... register the paperwork .. drive it away.
Only problems I had back in the UK doing this was waiting a couple of extra weeks because I wanted a particular colour. (A black Suzuki 600 Bandit back in '97)
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Re: What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
IraH, why do you feel compelled to contribute when you have no useful information other than to mock? Anyway, when I buy a car back home here are some points I would consider,
Is the dealer reputable? Recommendations?
What extras can you expect? Longer warranty? Subsidized or free maintenance?
Does the dealer offer generous part-ex terms?
Is servicing the vehicle expensive?
Will the vehicle hold its value?
...
Is the vehicle prone to theft?
Is the dealer reputable? Recommendations?
What extras can you expect? Longer warranty? Subsidized or free maintenance?
Does the dealer offer generous part-ex terms?
Is servicing the vehicle expensive?
Will the vehicle hold its value?
...
Is the vehicle prone to theft?
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I think they're all prone to theft, one of the guys working as a labourer on my house a little while back claimed he could leave his moto unlocked because who would steal his shitbox, and lo! It came to pass. People steal empty cans.
$1500 is a Wave, she'll probably want a Scoopy or something automatic for $2500 for the base model. After that you're just adding comfort. The Yamahas are apparently ok, my wife is Honda only so I'm no expert. My dad's wife has a Yamaha. The Suzukis are apparently shit. Chinese ones are meant to be disposable. You can't go wrong buying a Honda.
$1500 is a Wave, she'll probably want a Scoopy or something automatic for $2500 for the base model. After that you're just adding comfort. The Yamahas are apparently ok, my wife is Honda only so I'm no expert. My dad's wife has a Yamaha. The Suzukis are apparently shit. Chinese ones are meant to be disposable. You can't go wrong buying a Honda.
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Re: What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
Buying a car is not the same as buying a little motorcyclechinesetakeaway wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:12 pm IraH, why do you feel compelled to contribute when you have no useful information other than to mock? Anyway, when I buy a car back home here are some points I would consider,
Is the dealer reputable? Recommendations?
What extras can you expect? Longer warranty? Subsidized or free maintenance?
Does the dealer offer generous part-ex terms?
Is servicing the vehicle expensive?
Will the vehicle hold its value?
...
Is the vehicle prone to theft?
If its a dealer and been around, there dong something right
Seldom buying in asia will you get any extras, even if ur paying cash up front
Terms are for suckers
Servicing a small motorcycle?? change the oil every 1500 kms, (under $5) put air in the tires, apart from that nothing will go wrong for at least 15,000 kms
If its a Honda YES
I have a 15 year old honda wave, could probably still sell it for $300 and paid $1,200 new
leave it unlocked it will be stolen.
NO idea why she wants sell a 6 year old honda, its good for another 8 at least
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
Re: What and where and how to buy a new scooter?
If only my GF would buy me a new motorcycle just for me gaining face....
Serious note: there’s no technical reason to replace a six year old zoomer unless she drove it all the way to Australia and back without changing the oil.
Serious note: there’s no technical reason to replace a six year old zoomer unless she drove it all the way to Australia and back without changing the oil.
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