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How about a group buy on J.Costa Variators?
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What do you think Scooter Trap? Are you up for discounting some J.Costa variators if we can get enough people to commit? How many would it take? Pricing? Etc...
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I hear complaints about dealers gouging - and yet here people are trying to gouge dealers.

Let those who do this for their bread and butter get their 10% - it means they will still be here in a few year's time.
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Consider the Polini too. They are both good choices.
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jimc wrote:
I hear complaints about dealers gouging - and yet here people are trying to gouge dealers.

Let those who do this for their bread and butter get their 10% - it means they will still be here in a few year's time.
What dealer? I have no dealer within 300km of me. None.
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I would be happy to get a discount on either a Polini variator or a J. Costa.

Is a group buy really an option? I'd join in if it is.
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What dealer? I have no dealer within 300km of me. None.
I take it that good old Blackfoot Motorsports dropped Vespa. Probably the best thing that happened to the Calgary scooter scene. (I guess you can see I have no love for that shop)

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no cattle wrote:
What dealer? I have no dealer within 300km of me. None.
I take it that good old Blackfoot Motorsports dropped Vespa. Probably the best thing that happened to the Calgary scooter scene. (I guess you can see I have no love for that shop)

Dave
Apparently Canada Scooter Corp is unimpressed and pulling the plug. Blackfoot sold Vespa, supposedly, but I dunno anyone who's been able to buy one. The floor staff never pushed them. In fact they told me I'd be bored on a Vespa.
Yeah, rumour is we'll be getting a new Vespa dealer. I'd love to find out who. I hope it's a boutique.
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jimc wrote:
I hear complaints about dealers gouging - and yet here people are trying to gouge dealers.

Let those who do this for their bread and butter get their 10% - it means they will still be here in a few year's time.
Thank goodness MV always has someone to act as the group conscience.... Laughing emoticon
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