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Post by subsailortrainman on Mar 29, 2013 18:14:11 GMT -5
I just want to give a shout out to Tim at Carolina fun machines in Charlotte NC He carries Sym, Puma, Lance, Gorilla motor works and other top end Chinese scooters and he is a great guy to deal with. He just got the Genuine franchise also so look for those in the next couple weeks. I got my Puma Valentine 150 from Tim and it was a great buying experience. He even offers the first oil change for free. Thanks Tim!! Dave  |
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Post by JR on Mar 29, 2013 18:57:16 GMT -5
We used to hear a lot of good things about them.
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Post by sweetbrown on Mar 29, 2013 20:12:48 GMT -5
I stopped by my last time in Charlotte. Very nice place with nice people.
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Post by shalomrider on Mar 29, 2013 22:24:23 GMT -5
howdy, a question maybe lightly off topic but can you actually get sym parts and service all the time? i sure think they are a fine machine and i'd like to see them come on strong.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by Bintelli - Justin on Apr 1, 2013 11:01:23 GMT -5
Also now a Bintelli dealer as well!
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Post by subsailortrainman on Apr 4, 2013 19:51:02 GMT -5
I know you can get Sym service all the time, and they have a pretty large parts inventory.
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Post by hardd1 on Apr 5, 2013 13:11:25 GMT -5
best wishes to Tim on acquiring Genuine ...still a tough economy to be selling 2500.00 Buddy 50cc
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Post by tomcat on Apr 6, 2013 3:41:42 GMT -5
msrp $1999
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Post by hardd1 on Apr 6, 2013 4:51:58 GMT -5
genuine has 'dock handling' and premium freight charges to add on the msrp. |
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Post by spandi on Apr 6, 2013 6:11:52 GMT -5
Don't forget about the taxes on your purchase too.   |
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Post by cfm on Apr 6, 2013 6:41:42 GMT -5
Hi everyone, and thanks for the nice comments. We are looking at doing a number of things as we get close to our 5 year anniversary. The first is buying the building that we have been renting about 50% of so we can have some room to grow in the future. Two, we did become a dealer for Bintelli and yes Genuine has approached and approved to be their new dealer in the Charlotte area.
I would appreciate all your thoughts and comments on this. When I look at the scooter marketplace I see three levels of product quality. You have the very low end throw away scooters that anyone can buy and sell that you see at low end scooter dealers, hardware stores, pawn shops, flea markets and used car dealers. Then there is the middle ground, which is where we have put a lot of our focus. And then there are the premium products. Depending on how many miles you plan to drive a years and the number of years you want to own your scooter theses products can end up being the best value out there to purchase.
Tell me what you think about this and the Charlotte Scooter Market. I would love to find some like minded business people that would like to take what I am doing here in Matthews and open other Carolina Fun Machines in the North and South Carolina markets. That is why I named the business the way I did.
Tim
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Post by hardd1 on Apr 6, 2013 9:42:05 GMT -5
can't beat the quality of Genuine scooters...
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Post by JR on Apr 6, 2013 12:43:41 GMT -5
Like I posted above. I have only heard good comments about you so you are doing something right.
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Post by Bintelli - Justin on Apr 6, 2013 20:39:09 GMT -5
Tim, Myrtle Beach is a massive market that needs a quality dealer. In 2012, our #1 dealer for the first part of the year was there until they lost their focus. If I were you, that would be where I'd set up shop next for sales and rentals.
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Post by subsailortrainman on Apr 7, 2013 9:40:41 GMT -5
Tim:
There are several shops here in columbia, but they all cater to the cheaper scoots like TaoTao. There is one located near the university that sells a lot to the college kids. I know there is a market for the better scoots, but i'm not sure Columbia is big enough to support it. We had a Ducati/Vespa dealer a few years back that went belly up from lack of sales. I would love to be on staff as your mechanic if you decide to open in Columbia!!
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