Starting moped business in Pa. [scooter]  By  nova1970 (Read 813 times)

who is going to do your service?

John

Learn to do a good PDI and be ready to do a lot of warranty work.

Starting multiple threads on the same topic should be discouraged!

Per Pennsylvania moped stipulations . . "Operable pedals required" . . example.

The laws vary from State to State about what is required for licensing. Your first step would be to contact your local DMV Dealers section and find out what the requirements are to be a Moped Dealer. Some States you do not need to be licensed as a dealer just a Federal ID number and Tax number, others require a dealership license. For example, Wisconsin has 3 types of license, Below 50cc Moped Only, Full Motorcycle and Full Dealership ( you can sell anything) Also some States require Bonding. The folks at your local DMV will be able to give you that info.

Second, you will need to find a Wholesale Distributor to sell you the machines you want to sell. Take your time and find one that suits your needs. Each distributor has the their own requirements, like how many units you must buy per year, what type of financing terms they have ect. Do not get locked into a distributor that requires you to buy and carry a huge inventory. Most Chinese Distributors will work with you, the BIG 4 require a lot of inventory and has to many rules for the small dealer. If you would like, you can contact me and I can help you get set up with Ice Bear. From experience I can tell you they are the best I have dealt with in over 23 years in business. That decision is yours.

Third, make sure you have a place to work on these machines and someone qualified to do so. Example: Wisconsin requires either a shop on the licensed property or a contract with a local shop to do repairs and warranty. Along with that, you need a place to store machines and parts.

Good Luck with your endeavor.

I was a dealer in Pittsburgh for 6 years. I can count on two hands the number of 50cc scooters we sold. If you've got any terrain other than flat land, you're in for a real headache. Becoming a motor vehicle dealer in PA is a long, arduous ,not to mention expensive, process. Good Luck.

My suggestion is drop the somewhat sexist attitude. Women also hate being patronized. A friend walked out of a dealership when the salesman turned to her husband to ask "what are you looking for?" after she told him she was buying the new car. I've walked out on clerks treat me to "isn't this so cute!" after I've told them what I wanted (which wasn't the "cute" thing).

On the other hand, if you treat us with respect and the same as any man who comes in, things will be just fine. It took the Piggy dealer more than your "10 minutes" before I was confident about the scooter idea. He never once acted like my interest should be in cute fun non-intimidating. He asked how I planned to drive it, he listened (there's the important part!) to my answers, then advised me on what to look at.

And btb, sometimes women *are* intrigued by things that intimidate them. I'm fascinated by my friend's machines in his machine shop, even though they intimidate the heck outta me.

>'Kat