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With the price of gas at an all time high and with mankind suddenly realizing that all the pollution that we have been pumping out over the last century or so is not good for the environment there has been a sharp increase in the number of people using scooters as their daily transport. And why not, they cost next to nothing to run, you can park them pretty much wherever you feel like and obviously you are doing your bit for the environment, unlike the person who jumps into their SUV for a five minute drive to the shops.

With this steady increase in the sales of scooters has come a few different companies jumping on the band wagon and manufacturing their own range of gas miser transportation. In one sense this is a good thing because it promotes some competition in the market and the consumer is generally the one that wins in these situations but what it also brings is the cheap and nasty type of product which while they are more than likely priced very keenly compared to their rivals, are they worth having at all?

The thing to remember is that unless you are living in China or such country that is manufacturing these machines they are going to be imported and with this can come the problem of spare parts availability. Not that all imported products will have this problem, but it is certainly something that you should look into before spending your hard earned cash on something that may be useless if there is a breakdown.

Does the scooter come with a warranty is the next question that I would be asking. For a period of time I worked for a gentlemen here in Australia that was importing reasonably cheap scooters and motor bikes and after a while he got so sick and tires of doing repairs and chasing parts that he decided to sell all his scooters and bikes without a warranty. Trouble was he only told the customers that there was no warranty if they asked! Not very good business at all. Don’t let yourself fall into a trap like that and ask what the warranty period is and what is covered by the warranty.

At the end of the day if you only pay a couple of hundred dollars for your scooter or motor bike and get 12 months to two years use from it then you have probably done well. If you are considering using your machine for daily transport then I would be seriously taking a look at the known brand machines before shelling out your money on a cheap one. Chances are that they will do the same job but at least with a known brand you have the companies reputation behind you and should there be a problem it is more likely to be resolved with a minimum of fuss compared to buying your scooter from Cheap Joe’s down the corner.