m2
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Post by m2 on Nov 13, 2008 9:50:11 GMT -5
Greetings,
I have been casually searching for an older Vespa on Kijiki, UsedOttawa, and Trader.ca with little success - the clean, well maintained ones seem to go pretty quick.
Recently I came across Vesparetta (http://www.vesparetta.ca/index.php) and was wondering if anyone had dealt with them before and if it was a happy experience.
Thanks in advance for your response.
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Post by hobospeed on Nov 13, 2008 14:08:17 GMT -5
Greetings, I have been casually searching for an older Vespa on Kijiki, UsedOttawa, and Trader.ca with little success - the clean, well maintained ones seem to go pretty quick. Recently I came across Vesparetta (http://www.vesparetta.ca/index.php) and was wondering if anyone had dealt with them before and if it was a happy experience. Thanks in advance for your response. Hello, Quick answer: No, I've never heard of these guys and NO I wouldn't buy a bike from them. - They claim that their bikes are from India, yet all the photos look like Vietnamese restorations. I think he is stealing photos from the net for his site. - There are very few shops in South/South East Asia that are worth even considering buying a scooter directly from and there are even less resellers (none?), which this place obviously is. - All their bikes are listed for just over $2000, at that price you are guaranteed to be buying a worn out pile of crap. - I did some digging online and found some photos posted on a site (http://www.picturetrail.com/curzon) by the owner (mike curzon) of this company. YIKES! - Maybe he'll throw in a free scooter if you buy one of his $15,000 asian self storage domain names: www.asiaselfstorage.com , looks like this guy is all about making a quick buck. Good luck, Tim |
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m2
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Post by m2 on Nov 13, 2008 22:46:50 GMT -5
Whoa - thanks for the info... and the capitalized 'NO'!
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Post by hobospeed on Nov 14, 2008 11:37:00 GMT -5
Whoa - thanks for the info... and the capitalized 'NO'! Before you buy a restored vintage scooter you should read up on what to watch out for. scoot.net/faq/Asian_Restorationshas some good info. Good luck |
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