The Scooter Jar

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Series Italia 2007 Genuine Buddy

Today's post is dedicated to the Series Italia. What's the difference between the Italia and the standard '07 Buddy? The Italia has "white wall tires, dark green seat, gray grips, and an eye-catching two-tone paint scheme that will make you dream of scooting in Tuscany." (Buddy Italia! website). What a sweet scoot!

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Holly Makes a Great Sacrifice

Holly re-allocated $100 cash from her March massage therapy fund and put that money right into the Scooter Jar! Now that's what I call sacrifice!

That puts us somewhere in the $300 range so far.

Today's Obsession - '07 Buddy 125 Italia

The '07 Buddy is the scooter that I most desire. After reading some posts at the Modern Buddy Forum, I decided that if I'm going to get a Buddy, then I should get the 125cc. And if I'm going to get the 125cc, I just as well get the new '07. The new buddy comes in a variety of colors as shown below. (The '06 Buddy only came in 4 flavors). They've also upgraded the headlight this year with a halogen, the tail light was upgraded to LED and the scoot also now has a 12v accessory adapter.

Per Genuine's website, "All Genuine Scooter Company models come with a 2-year unlimited mileage warranty and one free year of roadside assistance." That's the most competitive warranty available in the scooter industry as far as I'm aware.

I'm not totally sure how much the scoot is OTD (Out the door) yet. I'll post as soon as I find out. Here's one last head-on picture of the beautiful '07 in red. Delicious.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

$40 Added Today

The scooter jar is $40 richer today! Thanks Holly for the extra dough!

That puts the pot to about $200 so far...

Monday, March 5, 2007

We Want a Bigger Scooter

We decided that we want bigger scoots, but we are going to need to look into how much insurance will cost...

UPDATE (3/7/2007)
I just got a couple quotes for insurance from Geico today. It looks reasonable enough, so I think we'll proceed with our plans to get a scooter in the 125cc to 150cc range.

This quote is for insurance without any collision or comprehensive coverage.

This quote includes collision and comprehensive with a $50 deductible for each.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Scooter Jar Starts Today at $144.47

I started my scooter jar today.

I already added $144.47 to the jar just today!

We are saving up to buy two scooters. One for me and one for Holly. Below are the scooters I like the most so far. We are planning on going with 50cc scooters to avoid insurance and a motorcycle license. Do you have one of these scooters? How do you like it? Please share your comments!