The Chicken or the Egg type of question.

by Ron Goldwyn
(Milford, CT, USA)

Dear Folks,

As you read the postings submitted by our members, the one outstanding point is made clear to all of us.

Some ask which scooter is best, others ask how do I fix my scooter and a third group asks where they can get a replacement part.

Some acquired their scooter by searching the internet and found a very good deal. BUT WAS IT?

I educated myself on the internet, obtained the rules and regulations for my state there, found every dealer of new scooters and checked out each brand they had available, as well as their prices.

Only then did I narrow my choice by visiting the dealer and checking them out as well as their scooter.

I am not a scooter mechanic, I don't have wiring diagrams or a parts lists, but I made sure the dealer did. I made sure that he just didn't sell scooters as a sideline but that it was his primary business as opposed to a motorcycle shop.

The fact that I still haggled over the price is just a sign of the financial time we are now living in. just the fact that I could drive the five miles to his shop and have an assistant adjust my rear brake or for $10 give me a complete oil change is why I bought my scooter locally.

I'm now a long time senior citizen and things that I may have done in the past with my own two hands, I find that while I still have the knowledge, my physical ability has been diminished.

This then is the purpose of this posting. I would like you to learn from my years of living experiences so that you don't have to reinvent the wheel, or ask how do I repair my scooter or where do I find a replacement part. I know the answers for my scooter, do you?