WTNH.com – High gas prices increase demand for scooters: “The high gas prices are prompting some folks to downsize the kind of vehicle they’re driving.
Motorized scooters are surging in popularity, in part, because of how little it takes to fill up.
* by News Channel 8′s Bob Wilson
‘The prices are really getting out of hand. I drive a real little car, even so it costs a little more to fill the tank,’ says McLane.
Xavier McLane has been thinking about trading in his four wheels for two.
He’s not alone. With pump prices pushing the budget, many people are trying to get every drop of gas to go farther.
Many people are turning to the scooter. The basic models don’t have to be registered, cost under $2,000 and get about 100 miles to the gallon.
‘A lot of people have been coming in, especially in the past couple of weeks with the jumps up in cost to three dollars a gallon,’ says Chris Blass.”
Sun, Aug 28, 2005
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