There are lots of very good reasons not to do business with scooterworks.
Most of them come back to the owner, Phil. Ask anyone in the Chicago
scooter scene about Phil and they'll have at least one first hand story
about him and his business. Prime Example #1:
During Chicago Slaughterhouse 5 over Labor (or Labour for you Brits) Day
weekend, there was a scooter auction somewhere in Indiana. A fellow by the
name of Mike Frankovitch from L.A. was there bidding on a Russian rip off of
a Vespa. All in all an interesting, odd bike. Well, it seems that Phil of
Scooterworks was also there, bidding on the same scoot, not because he
wanted it, but just to drive the price up. He actually went up to Mike
after the auction and told him that he was just messing with him, that he
didn't want to see that scooter go for any less than it did so that the
re-sale value would stay high. Phil cost Mike probably around $1,000
because he wanted to keep the resale value of Vespas high. What a nice
guy...
That's just one of the many reasons I don't do business with Scooterworks
unless I absolutely have to. Now, don't get me wrong. Most of the people
who are employed by scooterworks are very nice, very helpful people. It's
unfortunate that they have to work for such an ass.
Steve-o
> In a message dated 10/9/99 8:03:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << Scooterworks in Chicago has always been far more informative on Vespa
> import
> than any other scootershop I have done business with. Ever since Scott is
no
> longer running Scootershop I have had trouble there,even John (now at
> Scooter Cafe) has gotten flakey.
>
> Seamus >>
> thats because Scooter Works from what I heard not the truth from the
horses
> mouth mind you ...but I heard Piaggio doesnt like doing Business with them
> ...but what do I know if some one knows different clue me in......
>
