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DesMoinesRegister.com – Customers complain about getting what they paid for

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Here’s a little story we hear time and time again… this time in the DesMoines Register. Thanks to Clay Ehlers for the scoop and a chance to bring up this topic. Newton, Ia. – The Iowa attorney general’s office says it can do little to help dozens of consumers who have complained about a Newton-based […]

Campus Police say "Don’t buy scooters!"

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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(photo for illustrative purposes only. I’m sure these scooter cops are a fine pair of peace keepers) Whoa there pilgrim! Do I believe my eyes? The campus cops at UF are telling students to not buy scooters for campus!? Christina “Bust-a-move” Briggs is blowing the whistle on these foos in her letter to the editor […]

STELLA IS BACK! In stores THIS October!

Saturday, June 30, 2007

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(Stella is for sell once again! Well… Not this one. I doubt PJ would part with her.) Chris Sander gave me this FRESH scoop and it has been confirmed. Genuine has begun announcing the availability of 220 new Stellas scheduled to hit showroom floors this October. No word if they will be tagged as ’07 […]

Scootstars on their way to Death Valley

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

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Lawrence of the Golden Triangle SC informed me of a little project called The ScootStars. The premise is two dudes riding across the USA on a couple of cheap scooters. At 29mph it’s a bit too scenic for my tastes. They are about a third of the way through it right now. If they could […]

What you DON’T wanna be driving today

Thursday, June 21, 2007

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Why is Ford still making these dinosaurs? I’ll let you answer that.

Vectrix Electri Maxi-Scooter – Tested on our turf

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

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(Dave Steiner prepares to give this electric hottie a twist)David SteinerPhiladelphia (Yardley), PA6/12/2007 Wow! Got some good stuff here. Our Philly corespondent, David Steiner, has gone and brought us The Scoop on the test drive results of world’s first electric Maxi-Scooter from Vectrix. Here are the photos, first impressions and feelings on the Vectrix from […]