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Post by rockinez on Mar 12, 2014 18:05:03 GMT -5
I can understand how China Scoots can be such dependable rental machines, and such a dismal failure for the general public.
The rental place knows all the tricks to keep the scoots going.
The general public - not a clue.
The rental place probably uses the same mechanic for all machines.
The general public is lucky to find a place that works on China Scoots. If they do it is $80/hr.
The rental place knows how to put them away for the season.
The general public is not going to get that scooter started in the Spring by themselves.
China Scoots can work, and work well. Now we just need to get the Manufactures in China to deliver them in the condition it takes us many hours to achieve.
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Post by carasdad on Mar 12, 2014 18:18:26 GMT -5
I can understand how China Scoots can be such dependable rental machines, and such a dismal failure for the general public.
The rental place knows all the tricks to keep the scoots going.
The general public - not a clue.
The rental place probably uses the same mechanic for all machines.
The general public is lucky to find a place that works on China Scoots. If they do it is $80/hr.
The rental place knows how to put them away for the season.
The general public is not going to get that scooter started in the Spring by themselves.
China Scoots can work, and work well. Now we just need to get the Manufactures in China to deliver them in the condition it takes us many hours to achieve.
It gets better... I was the Scooter Mechanic at my buddies rental shop for a few years. Each Scoot rented paid for itself in his wholesale cost within about a month or so. At the end of each season he sold them a bit below the 'used' Scoot price and made even more money off that. Then each year he bought new ones for the start of the tourist season here at the Resort Beach..and did the same thing all over again. We also rented Kayaks..Canoes and did the same. The only rental items we kept each year were the Jet Ski's and Pontoon Boats as they could not pay for themselves in one season obviously.  It is definitely a way to make money..  |
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Post by rockinez on Mar 12, 2014 18:23:56 GMT -5
Great business model!
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Post by onewheeldrive on Mar 13, 2014 22:54:15 GMT -5
I like that idea Carasdad.
I'll probably never see a scooter rental service where I live, but I'm curious, for the places out there that do rent scooters--- how much does it cost (approx.) for a day/week?
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Post by PCBGY6 on Mar 14, 2014 0:59:33 GMT -5
In Panama City Beach it's $40-45 a day to rent. We have 8 months of really good riding weather. Cha Ching!!!
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Post by spunn on Mar 14, 2014 1:32:36 GMT -5
In San Diego they don't really have a lot of rentals
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Post by rockinez on Mar 15, 2014 20:59:05 GMT -5
In San Diego we have a lot of fast traffic, and you can not operate a scooter without a M2 license in CA.
That does make it harder to separate the money from the tourist via rental scoots.
You can rent in Pacific Beach, and Mission Beach, but both places "have issues". Coronado Island has a M/C rental, but it is big bucks and you have to have a valid M1 + insurance.
You can bet your boots that neither of these places on the beach are replacing machines on a yearly basis.
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