Ugh, I used to own a 250 CC scooter, but it gave us nothing but grief. It looked all new and shiny, but it would suddenly stop in the middle of the road for no mechanical reason anyone could find. After a single summer of nonsense, the entire drive train had somehow bent out of shape, making it irredeemably broken.
Make sure you get a good brand if you're going to buy a scooter, like a Vespa or something. Chinese brands will fail you, even if they seem like a cheap investment at first.
This was pretty much my scooter, but with all sorts of extra stuff, like an electronic fuel pump to replace the awful vacuum pump, a big radio speaker, brass American flag decals, etc.
