How many scoots sold do you think this forum is responsible
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How many scoots sold do you think this forum is responsible
for?
I'll start: 2 for me. As a newb when I was shopping last year and saw Genuine Scoots at the Vespa dealer I got online to see what their deal was. Found this forum, and knew that the Buddy was the scoot for me. Got the 50 and upgraded this season to the 125. Thanks, Modern Buddy!
I'll start: 2 for me. As a newb when I was shopping last year and saw Genuine Scoots at the Vespa dealer I got online to see what their deal was. Found this forum, and knew that the Buddy was the scoot for me. Got the 50 and upgraded this season to the 125. Thanks, Modern Buddy!
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Add one more to the tally
MB was clearly a factor in our decision to purchase a Buddy. I knew a little about them beforehand, but I probably wouldn't have bought one without the positive comments about the scooter and helpful info I got here. The professionalism at the local Genuine dealer, Scoot Over, clinched the deal.
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Ooh, I like this thread!
I can even say that this forum helped with my decision to buy our Buddy. This was before I took ownership and became the admin. I'd learned a lot from ModernVespa and really came to appreciate the value of an active community and forum. A lot of the more experienced and informed scooterists were raving about the Buddy in the early days, something that definitely influenced my decision.
I can even say that this forum helped with my decision to buy our Buddy. This was before I took ownership and became the admin. I'd learned a lot from ModernVespa and really came to appreciate the value of an active community and forum. A lot of the more experienced and informed scooterists were raving about the Buddy in the early days, something that definitely influenced my decision.
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Totally the reason I bought mine. SO much support. Mods should get discounts or something. I've gotten more help from reading this site than from my dealer, and anything i need to know folks here point me in the right direction. Im now SOLD on buddies, already thinking about how i can mod it with out voiding my warranty, Im sure there is a forum about it!
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No bubble bursting at all! We can't take credit for every Buddy sold… or even most of them…pcbikedude wrote:Hate to burst the bubble. 0% Mine was purely driven on a need to try something different. I chose scootering. My co-worker was riding a now dead TNG scooter. I asked him where he got it and Motorsports took it from there.
AFAIK, Motorsport no longer carries TNG, right?
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Not only did this forum finalize my decision to buy a Buddy, it helped me choose a dealer. Once I got mine, my wife upgraded her Honda Metropolitan for a Buddy 125. Based on his frequent posts and knowledge, I recommended Kurt and Urban Village Scooters to my brother; who just bought two Buddies for him and his wife.
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We can't?!? Oh...ericalm wrote:No bubble bursting at all! We can't take credit for every Buddy sold… or even most of them…pcbikedude wrote:Hate to burst the bubble. 0% Mine was purely driven on a need to try something different. I chose scootering. My co-worker was riding a now dead TNG scooter. I asked him where he got it and Motorsports took it from there.
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Yeah, NOW the bubble has burst.....jrsjr wrote:We can't?!? Oh...ericalm wrote:No bubble bursting at all! We can't take credit for every Buddy sold… or even most of them…pcbikedude wrote:Hate to burst the bubble. 0% Mine was purely driven on a need to try something different. I chose scootering. My co-worker was riding a now dead TNG scooter. I asked him where he got it and Motorsports took it from there.
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Found the forum shortly after getting my Buddy. I actually found it while doing a search for a repair manual. But, I have to say that my enthusiasm has been enhanced by this site, and has enabled me to do a lot of minor work on my scooter on my own, which easily makes it more affordable to keep. A big thanks to all of you who have posted step by step tutorials!!!
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+1 Me too. Bought the Buddy....then found the forum. Great place to hang out.....and LOTS of fun. I particularly enjoy the Scavenger hunts and Scooter Tag!bluebuddygirl wrote:Found the forum shortly after getting my Buddy. But, I have to say that my enthusiasm has been enhanced by this site, and has enabled me to do a lot of minor work on my scooter on my own, which easily makes it more affordable to keep. A big thanks to all of you who have posted step by step tutorials!!!
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Well, I bought my Buddy from an ad on this forum, so gotta count me as +1.
I had a Chinese scoot (Diamo) that I ran into the ground within weeks and 3k miles, I managed to get a buyback and my original investment back out of the thing so started looking for something I could depend on to do the kind of miles I need.
I had a friend that used to sell Genuine in a local shop and he said that a Buddy would be great for me, so I poked around over here, found an ad for a Sunset Buddy, joined up so I could PM the guy. We made a deal and I became the proud owner of a Buddy.
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I had a Chinese scoot (Diamo) that I ran into the ground within weeks and 3k miles, I managed to get a buyback and my original investment back out of the thing so started looking for something I could depend on to do the kind of miles I need.
I had a friend that used to sell Genuine in a local shop and he said that a Buddy would be great for me, so I poked around over here, found an ad for a Sunset Buddy, joined up so I could PM the guy. We made a deal and I became the proud owner of a Buddy.
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I was trying to decide between a Vespa and a Buddy. I found this forum, and like many others have said... it was the deciding factor. I found so much information here that I became convinced Buddy was the way to go.
And I'm still convinced.
And I'm still convinced.
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Buddy sold through Forum.
I bought mine after checking out this forum and seeing some Buddy's with some pretty high miles and no serious problems (or no problems at all) reported on them.
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I have a very good friend who bought an 09' Italia and rode it about 500 miles or so. After that, he realized that scootering just wasn't for him and he decided to sell it. At the same time, I was a vehicle down and needed transportation for about a week till my car was out of the shop so I borrowed his Italia. That was in April. Now, I used to ride motorcycles but have never driven a scooter. On the very first day of me riding, I found that I really enjoyed cruising around and met someone on a Buddy who told me I should check out MB to find like minded people and get any questions I had answered about scooters and such. Once I did, I discovered the subculture and felt right at home. After reading through the various threads, I made the decision the buy the Buddy myself and find a Meetup group here in San Diego that was suggested in a post on MB. And because of that decision, I met sooooo many cool people and a whole new world has opened up for me.
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