PepBoys Selling Segway Take off!

[jacoplen]

Check out the link below. This is a Neoscooter product that Pepboys is selling for $900.

YIKES

http://www.neoscooters.com/proddetai...prod=Q-Chariot

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. - Samuel Johnson

[gotseg]

"$1,098.95"

[jacoplen]

Yeah, somehow PepBoys has it cheaper? I saw it in a newspaper add.

It looks very similar, but it has four wheels?

The more parking space, the less sense of place. - Jane Holtz Kay

[ElectraGlide]

The CNBC crew was using one on TV yesterday...I think I heard Joe Kernan make some sort of negative remark about it. (who wouldnt!)

Steve

[Poindexter]

I love this part:

quote:2 rear tires for stability

Yeah. Without them it would fall over.

quote: -- These "training wheels" add more support to the vehicle while it's in motion, and when it's parked, they eliminate the need for a kickstand.

As if the "training wheels" (training for what?) are there for support while only in motion and when parked. They not only eliminate the need for a kickstand they also allow the scooter to function at all.

quote:They are also made of a special material,

Oh my! Could it be that new space age material called urethane?

quote:so they are airless, which means no refilling, no flats and no hassles.

Unlike the front tires that are air filled, can go flat anad are big hassles.

Who writes this copy anyway.


"Anyone who wants to be a New Urbanist has never been Old Urbanist." Michael Poindexter (critic)