Modern Buddy

Howdy,

New to the forum so please bear with me. I have a 4-year-old non-Genuine scooter with a stator that has decided to self-destruct (when the technicians removed it, it came out in 10 pieces ). Given the troublesome history I've had with this vehicle and the expense needed to repair it, I've decided to get rid of it and plan on getting a Buddy 170i once Uncle Sam sends my tax refund.

Right now my local Buddy dealer (SF Scooter Centre) won't accept the Aprilia as a trade in and the scooter dealer where the old scooter is being serviced won't accept the scooter as is for cash. So, that basically leaves me with a few options:

1. Find another dealer that will accept the bad scooter at value
2. Attempt to sell it on Craigslist noting what needs to be done with it (~$1000 for parts and labor)
3. Sell it for scrap

At this stage, it's probably better to just sell it for scrap since I understand I can write off the vehicle. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to dispose of it? Note I live in San Francisco.

Cheers!

Option 4 - part it out, on the 'Bay or on some local or SF Aprilia forum.

Post it up as free on Craigslist with full disclosure of the issues. I'm sure someone would snap it up with hopes of fixing it themselves.

^both great options. parting it out might take the longest, but net the most monetary gain.

if you sell it whole, many people watch craigs daily for a deal. prepare to let it go for less that you want, but you'll have cash in hand.

and lastly, a stator isn't the end of the world to fix. if you want to keep it or sell it running. best of luck.

howz that for a vague answer?

What model is it?

Is the stator the only issue?

ericalm wrote:What model is it?

Is the stator the only issue?

This is a 2008 Aprilia Scarabeo 200. I was told the cost of the stator itself is only ~$600 but the labor involved (~3 hours of diagnosis time + ~3 hours of installation) will cost an additional $600. For the bike to look "Brand New" I'd have to probably replace the front fender (scraped) as well as the seat cushion (ripped).

I would get a second opinion, that price quote sounds a little crazy. I'm ordering one for my buddy, it's $70. Shouldn't take an hour to replace. Those aprillas must have some fancy stator, lol.

Chilly wrote:I would get a second opinion, that price quote sounds a little crazy. I'm ordering one for my buddy, it's $70. Shouldn't take an hour to replace. Those aprillas must have some fancy stator, lol.

The stators are more expensive, but I don't think they're THAT much more. An LX stator is around $100 but the ones for the injected models run up to around $300.

Can't find prices for the Beo 200 part online, but you may want to call around.

Replacing a stator on most models isn't too difficult. How are your wrenching skills?

ericalm wrote:

Chilly wrote:I would get a second opinion, that price quote sounds a little crazy. I'm ordering one for my buddy, it's $70. Shouldn't take an hour to replace. Those aprillas must have some fancy stator, lol.

The stators are more expensive, but I don't think they're THAT much more. An LX stator is around $100 but the ones for the injected models run up to around $300.

Can't find prices for the Beo 200 part online, but you may want to call around.

Replacing a stator on most models isn't too difficult. How are your wrenching skills?

No idea why the stator would be so expensive. Since Uncle Sam was nice to me this year, I called the dealership and asked if they would take the scooter if I paid for repairs. They said they could put it on consignment and I would probably get a decent price for it, more than enough to cover the cost of repairs, so I went ahead and authorized them to repair it (it'll take 7-10 days to get parts and whatnot).

p.s. Not really mechanically inclined here ...