Archive | December, 2008

Success breeds emulation – even outside of China

9. December 2008

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The SYMBA seems to have created quite an excitement in more ways than one. One issue that I’ve seen brought up on a few occasions (not just here at TheScoop was the moral implications of a company creating a scooter so similar to immensely successful Super Cub (no not the airplane ). Well, I’m sure […]

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News Flash! The SYM version of the Cub is OFFICIALLY headed our way!

4. December 2008

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(It’s coming in Monza RED? Just like the good ol’ days!) Ladies and gents, hang on to yer hats. A very reliable source tells us that the SYM’s Wowow is officially coming to the USA and they’ve provided us images of the forthcoming colors as well as the official name, SYMBA! Get it? SYMba? Tiger […]

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Darned kitties! (forced me to write off topic)

2. December 2008

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This is waaaaay off task, but I couldn’t resist. Too bad a scooter company couldn’t afford to make a commercial as sweet as this one from Toyota.

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Oil expected to rocket back over $100/barrel unless YOU keep down demand

2. December 2008

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(Here’s a good way to lower oil prices.  Toss yer car in the recycle bin!) A pair of recent Reuters stories mention a deferment in oil production cuts originally planned for this month but they are torn over how we might react to these cuts.  Today oil has dropped to $49 a barrel down from […]

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