TheScooterScoop

(I know this sort of story is becoming old news… but, it’s fun none the less)

High gas prices boost sales of motor scooters – The Clarion-Ledger: “PIERRE, S.D. — Gasoline pushing $3 gallon? Why worry? Buy a motor scooter like thousands of other Americans and stretch that single gallon of gas a week or more.

‘As people start driving them, they start finding more reasons to use them,’ said Doug Day, owner of Scooter Centrale and Vespa Hartford in Plainville, Conn. ‘They’re practical, easy to park and get great gas mileage. I put $5 worth of gas into mine when it’s totally empty, compared to $50 in my SUV.’”