Some of you already knew our painful experience of buying a China-made scooter online. This is definitely something that we learned the hard way. Unless you are a mechanic or know someone who is extremely comfortable with fixing scooter/bikes, DON’T BUY CHEAP SCOOTERS ONLINE. You will end up spending more time and money trying to get it to work. Just like we did.
So we did more research and decided European scooters will probably work out better for us. With Jeremy’s sexy long legs, Asian scooters are just not a good fit.
We saw a beautiful scooter in front of a Dunkin Donuts in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. It is the Aprilia Mojito 150. It looks solid and seems to be the right size for Jeremy to ride in. We think that is a good direction to go! So we found a dealer in Ft. Lauderdale that carries Aprilia Mojito 150 
and decided to stop by and see if we can learn more about this scooter. Another thing we learned from the previous purchase experience is that; you definitely want to test drive before you buy. Get a feel of how it handles, does it fit your body and riding style. All very important things to consider when buying a scooter or a motorcycle, just like buying a car.
After talking to the salesperson there. We knew this new direction is going to be much more expensive, but it would be a good one. We thought that we will wait till we have more money saved up and then make the new purchase.
Little to our surprise. We were driving around Alamo Heights the next day we came back to San Antonio, we saw a Vespa Store and decided to go check it out. Since we kind of like the retro look anyways.
They have a sporty looking scooter sitting in the front of the store. It is the Piaggio Fly 150. Piaggio owns Vespa and the Fly has the same engine as Vespa. We took it on a test drive. Smooth ride and fits really well with Jeremy’s body type. Loved it! So we bought it~ I know, we mentioned that we would wait. But, just the thought of sitting in traffic with our GMC dually monster that barely gets 10 MPG… This is a good investment for us.
Below are photos of the one we have purchased. Jeremy rode it all the way from Alamo Height back to Northwest Crossing. It is a sweet ride!
這是我們剛買的義大利 PIAGGIO FLY 150. 超好騎的! 按圖放大喔!
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