What went wrong.....

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Re: What went wrong.....

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I was kind off glad of the stupid increase s I sold my mk3 tmax for more then I payed! :lol:

6-9k for these new maxis!!! :shock: surely not!!
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Re: What went wrong.....

Post by Liam »

boboking wrote: icon_girly-fight.gif Hello! :twisted:

Also do you reckon Bike dealers are struggling at the mo? My local Piaggio/aprillia/vespa place has hardly any scoots in where as before it used to have a good chunk dedicated! :cry:
I think everyone is struggling at the mo.

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Roger Barretts in Poole seems to have moved to Castle Lane in Bournemouth, maybe downsizing. The shopfront sign caught my eye, then a day or two later I passed the closed-down shop where they used to be the next day, and it clicked!
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halfabusa wrote:i wouldn't be surprised if they are, but with the prices these days, you'd expect them to struggle. It's an insult to have to pay more for a scooter than a car.
Think you've hit the nail on the head there, they are classing maxis as toys like bikes instead of practical economic transport for the masses as on the Continent.
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Roger Barrets new showroom is bigger than the old one whatsisname. They have taken on SYM as well as Piaggio and have plans to expand too.

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nexusmaximus wrote:Facebook, too many whinge bags (even phil was biting back towards the end) , people couldn't and at times still can't grasp the muppet philosophy of it being a jokey sight. There's only so many times that you can try to lighten the mood, or bring humour to a topic before people take umbridge, and the fun is no longer there....kinda sad really.

Too true, Bazza.

There is a definite increase in trolling on here, which has changed the whole tone of the forum, unfortunately. :(
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Re: What went wrong.....

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Its cause Phil never posts much on here.
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Thats because hes gone all gay trad again! This is still a pretty good forum, nothing like as good as it once was though.

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I'm on here every day but have nothing to talk about regarding maxi scoots. :?

Plus you're all day-glo nobbers! :mrgreen:

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Oh hello Phil lol!
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