Farewell, Old Friend.

[jonathan180iq]

I just bid farewell to the GZ.
While I'm a little sad about it, it is time for me to start thinking about my family a little more. I found a 1985 Saab 900s for $850 that I'll be replacing it with. This leave me enough cash for a ...[dare I say it]...scooter. Those 150cc sport scooters are pretty slick looking and have comparable performance to the GZ.

We'll see.

I'll still hang out around here, offering as much as I still can without having the bike for reference.

A fella named Kenny bought the bike for his wife. You may see them drop in here. Be nice to them.

Take care,
Jonathan

[Sarris]

Here's a cool scooter site for you. http://www.gekgo.com/

Don't be a stranger man. Good luck and make sure you fill us in on the new "scooter".

[jonathan180iq]

Thanks for the reply Sarris. I'll certainly still be around. You guys can't shake me. I'm like an elementary school lice outbreak.

The prices are a little better here:
http://www.atvdiscounter.com/Scooters-22770-page3.aspx

[patrick_777]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

Thanks for the reply Sarris. I'll certainly still be around. You guys can't shake me. I'm like an elementary school lice outbreak.

The prices are a little better here:
http://www.atvdiscounter.com/Scooters-22770-page3.aspx

The LORD OF THE FORUM throne will be kept toasty warm and smelly for you to return when you can.

[Dupo]

Well hell, you are the last person i'd think would be getting rid of his GZ. That sucks man, but i understand. Glad you will be hanging around here still .... didnt give you 'lord of the forum' for you to off your GZ and abandon the forum.

[jonathan180iq]

I know. I know. I just have bigger fish to fry right now.

I'm very reluctant about getting a gas burning automobile. I bought the Gz as a faster to way to get places when not on the bicycle. So, if you really look at it, I was car free for more than 2 years. It's going to be hard for me to justify $50 tanks of gas, not to mention the extra pollution that I'll be spitting out at every red light. I did a lot of searching for an electric car, or at least something a little more alternative, but it's just not in my price range. The cheapest thing that I came across was a $6,000 chinese electric car that is identical to the SMART. Too bad they have crap chinese batteries and only seat 2 people. It's difficult to find something like that to fit all of us.

[Mandachan]

Some people bought a 3 wheeled electric car from California offa ebay (we're in florida).


Funny thing is - in florida, anything with 3 wheels you need a motorcycle liscense for. So ...they were in my MSF class. It feels like a car, looks like a car, DRIVES like a car - yet it's considered a motorcycle.



They were thinking about owning a motorcycle as well after the class though! =p

[Jenny]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

I know. I know. I just have bigger fish to fry right now.

I'm very reluctant about getting a gas burning automobile. I bought the Gz as a faster to way to get places when not on the bicycle. So, if you really look at it, I was car free for more than 2 years. It's going to be hard for me to justify $50 tanks of gas, not to mention the extra pollution that I'll be spitting out at every red light. I did a lot of searching for an electric car, or at least something a little more alternative, but it's just not in my price range. The cheapest thing that I came across was a $6,000 chinese electric car that is identical to the SMART. Too bad they have crap chinese batteries and only seat 2 people. It's difficult to find something like that to fit all of us.

Next year Honda is going to come out with a new Insight. It's expected to be about $18,000. It's still pricey, but it's good to see a hybrid under $20,000! We were planning on trading in this year, but we decided to wait one more year when we found out about the new Insight. The new Insight isn't like the old one - the old one was a two-door car, this will be a four-door hatchback hybrid :-)

[jonathan180iq]

The original Insight was far and away my favorite car of the last 20 years. But, when they first came out, I couldn't afford one and now the two seater wouldn't be enough for the 3 of us. My first car, which turned out to be equally frugal with gasoline consumption, was a 1994 Geo Metro that I picked up for $1,000.

Still, I'm not the kind of guy who buys new things. I also don't like credit. So, I won't be financing the thing. I might just see if I can find an old Metro Xfi in a junkyard somewhere. 55mpg and 4 seats.

Oh Geo, what happened to you? Why did the auto industry do away with lightweight, inexpensive, utility vehicles?
You know what else drives me nuts about the auto industry...It's thow they did away with the little triangle window that could blow wind right onto thr driver. If they had left thos intact, there would be no need for air conditioning, which also eats up fuel...

Geeze.

I hate cars. I'm really regretting this...

[alanmcorcoran]

I'm not clear on the fish and the family and the switch and the house and the whole bit. You had something, you liked it, you got rid of it without any replacement (and yet your handle implies you are a genius.) Is it just me or is this confusing to anyone else? Does the GZ cause impotence or something? If I didn't know better, I'd say you've secretly gone zombie and should probably be dealt with before other people's brains start to go missing.

Come to think of it, I *don't* know better....