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August 25, 2007
Women leading scooter sales surge
When Isabelle Goetz was getting married last November, the Washington hair stylist decided on a unique gift registry — a Vespa.
“When you get married, you look for the really necessary gifts,” said Goetz, who wasn’t interested in kitchen gadgets. “My husband and I really liked two wheels, and it was something I use every day.”
The midnight blue Vespa LX 150 with a chrome package was eagerly purchased by family and friends this spring, and now Goetz commutes by scooter between downtown and her Arlington, Va., home in 10 minutes — “seven when there’s no traffic.”
All over America, riding a scooter is suddenly chic, not to mention economical. Scooter sales are skyrocketing, say manufacturers, with women making up nearly half the buyers in many cities.
Dealers say that every time gas prices rise, the phones start ringing.
While the concentration of riders is mostly urban, in cities such as Miami, Seattle and New York, there are emerging pockets of new scooteristas in such spots as Texas and the Carolinas.
Posted by Frank at August 25, 2007 10:18 AM
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