Modern Vespa : Marin Vespa

1 2

lomunchi UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 2020 Honda NC750DCT Joined: UTC Posts: 6965 Location: Maple Grove, MN
lomunchi Veni, Vidi, Posti 2020 Honda NC750DCT Joined: UTC Posts: 6965 Location: Maple Grove, MN	UTC quote You folks are all so spoiled! You trip over your Vespa dealers. I have a 30 minute ride to mine including highway and city driving. I've been considering a Scarabeo but just realized that I'd need to go over 45 minutes and take a 65 MPH highway for support which is a particular drag since I'd mainly be going when it needs service!

mogeewogee UTC details Beer Fairy GTS-"Cannonball Bettie" Member Iron Butt Association Joined: UTC Posts: 851 Location: Seacoast New Hampshire USA
mogeewogee Beer Fairy GTS-"Cannonball Bettie" Member Iron Butt Association Joined: UTC Posts: 851 Location: Seacoast New Hampshire USA	UTC quote +1 is does seem quite the luxury to have your pick of Vespa hangouts. mine is 45 minutes away or a 1 1/2 hr drive to Boston with parking hassles included. I personally enjoy living in the clean and green state of New Hampshire... just remember... THEY are surrounded with " Californians" LOLOLOLOLOLOL

cipote

UTC

details

Molto Verboso

Current: 1976 150 Sprint V Previous: VS5 GS 150, 1974 Rally 200, 2005 GT 200

Joined: UTC
Posts: 1946
Location: Oakland. 1000 posts, only 10 of any value

cipote

Molto Verboso

Current: 1976 150 Sprint V Previous: VS5 GS 150, 1974 Rally 200, 2005 GT 200

Joined: UTC
Posts: 1946
Location: Oakland. 1000 posts, only 10 of any value

UTC quote

lomunchi wrote:

You folks are all so spoiled!

You trip over your Vespa dealers. I have a 30 minute ride to mine including highway and city driving. I've been considering a Scarabeo but just realized that I'd need to go over 45 minutes and take a 65 MPH highway for support which is a particular drag since I'd mainly be going when it needs service!

Lomunchi is correct.
You don't remember how few dealarships or repairshops were around in the past. I lived in Marin, Corte Madera to be exact and would skateboard past this location all the time as a teenager and now I am off point.
My point was that when I bought my first Vespa it was through 1st Kick Scooters. Well sort of, Eric Halladay ran a repair shop out of his parents garage in Fairfax. Later he got the DBA and moved to Berkeley. You can imagine that getting repairs were a tough deal.

So be grateful.

lomunchi UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 2020 Honda NC750DCT Joined: UTC Posts: 6965 Location: Maple Grove, MN
lomunchi Veni, Vidi, Posti 2020 Honda NC750DCT Joined: UTC Posts: 6965 Location: Maple Grove, MN	UTC quote Added frustration that you CA folks may not have. There's only one Aprilia dealer in the state that carries Scarabeo. They have only 1 500ie and they won't let anyone test ride it. What's a boy to do! I'm so jealous of you CA folks right now.

SDG

UTC

details

Veni, Vidi, Posti

GT60

Joined: UTC
Posts: 6549
Location: Thousand Oaks

SDG

Veni, Vidi, Posti

GT60

Joined: UTC
Posts: 6549
Location: Thousand Oaks

UTC quote

Re: It's expensive to open a small business...

Ratboy wrote:

as was stated above... it's probably too expensive to lease a place with better visibility. I know that's my problem with the business I'm opening. I'm just hoping that I'll be able to move to a "better" location asap.

Wouldn't you be better to save, wait and get in the "better" location in the first place? they say over 50% of new business's fail in the first year, I would hate that to be you because you opened in the wrong spot.

Just something to ponder, obviously nobody is privy to your new business dynamics however very good luck to you indeed when you open the door.

SDG

vespa auntie UTC details Ossessionato Joined: UTC Posts: 3406 Location: pacifica,ca.
vespa auntie Ossessionato Joined: UTC Posts: 3406 Location: pacifica,ca.	UTC quote i was there yesterday and quite a few of their vespas had "this vespa is sold" signs on them. it's a nice space and the upstairs will carry a large inventory of accessories. and, tom is a really decent fellow.

Ratboy UTC details Addicted Joined: UTC Posts: 592 Location: San Francisco
Ratboy Addicted Joined: UTC Posts: 592 Location: San Francisco	UTC quote mogeewogee wrote: I personally enjoy living in the clean and green state of New Hampshire... just remember... THEY are surrounded with " Californians" LOLOLOLOLOLOL ummmm... ok.

Michael Moore UTC details Molto Verboso GTS(me)/GTV(wife) Joined: UTC Posts: 1228 Location: Mill Valley, CA
Michael Moore Molto Verboso GTS(me)/GTV(wife) Joined: UTC Posts: 1228 Location: Mill Valley, CA	UTC quote Hey VespaMarinites, let me add my welcome to the neighborhood. I'm glad to see the shop will handle all the routine service stuff, it'll be much handier for those of us on this side of the GGB. Can't wait for the first shop ride!

1 2

Post Reply

Modern Vespa is the premier site for modern Vespa and Piaggio scooters. Vespa GTS300, GTS250, GTV, GT200, LX150, LXS, ET4, ET2, MP3, Fuoco, Elettrica and more.

Modern Vespa is made possible by our generous supporters.

Shop on Amazon with Modern Vespa

Modern Vespa is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

[ Time: 0.0188s ][ Queries: 3 (0.0085s) ][ live ][ 339 ][ ThingOne ]