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Looks nice


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Yep, looks fantastic, will be very economical and has extremely low service requirements.
Zero onboard storage and metal bodywork both not so good.
Will only be available as an aircooled 125 or 150, bodywork not big enough to accomodate the 300 engine and radiator.
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gn2 wrote:Yep, looks fantastic, will be very economical and has extremely low service requirements.
Zero onboard storage and metal bodywork both not so good.
Will only be available as an aircooled 125 or 150, bodywork not big enough to accomodate the 300 engine and radiator.

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Me too, but won't be having one.
I'm leaning towards the Forza, hopefully it will be around £4 - 4.5k
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I think it looks crap to be honest. Still prefer the S model
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TC3 wrote:I think it looks crap to be honest. Still prefer the S model

It's not quite as cool as the concept but I've still got wood
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One question: Where can I hide the helmet and stuff?
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No, no... definitely not of my liking.

Glad to see you're doing a good use of your Spanish, qed ;) .
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There's a lot of rose coloured glasses here. Looks like a load of old fashioned crap to me. Nobody would buy a 1950's car for the same price of a modern one.
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qed wrote:
TC3 wrote:I think it looks crap to be honest. Still prefer the S model

It's not quite as cool as the concept but I've still got wood
I meant the Vespa S model not my S model NC700...
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Alibally wrote:There's a lot of rose coloured glasses here. Looks like a load of old fashioned crap to me. Nobody would buy a 1950's car for the same price of a modern one.
I think it looks modern

People do seem to buy retro styled vehicles, some good some bad.
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Looks like a girlie scooter to me. Something you would paint pink and give to a teenager. Really can not take the design seriously but being and knowing Italians plenty will buy it just to be different
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Alibally wrote:Nobody would buy a 1950's car for the same price of a modern one.
Wrong.
People pay premium prices for interesting and well restored older cars.
A brand new Ferrari is circa £250,000 but older ones can change hands for millions.
If I had the money I would have a 1961 E-type Jaguar and a 1956 Citroen DS.

Anyway this Vespa 946 is about as modern and advanced as any aircooled scooter on the market right now, its engine is a little peach.
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gn2 wrote:
Alibally wrote:Nobody would buy a 1950's car for the same price of a modern one.
Wrong.
People pay premium prices for interesting and well restored older cars.
A brand new Ferrari is circa £250,000 but older ones can change hands for millions.
If I had the money I would have a 1961 E-type Jaguar and a 1956 Citroen DS.

Anyway this Vespa 946 is about as modern and advanced as any aircooled scooter on the market right now, its engine is a little peach.
Right in my opinion.
Exotic sports car are a different kettle of fish but drive a modern standard production car back to back with an old one and you realise how rubbish the old ones are. Would you swap your micra for an allegro? I don't think so.
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Alibally wrote:
gn2 wrote:
Alibally wrote:Nobody would buy a 1950's car for the same price of a modern one.
Wrong.
People pay premium prices for interesting and well restored older cars.
A brand new Ferrari is circa £250,000 but older ones can change hands for millions.
If I had the money I would have a 1961 E-type Jaguar and a 1956 Citroen DS.

Anyway this Vespa 946 is about as modern and advanced as any aircooled scooter on the market right now, its engine is a little peach.
Right in my opinion.
Exotic sports car are a different kettle of fish but drive a modern standard production car back to back with an old one and you realise how rubbish the old ones are. Would you swap your micra for an allegro? I don't think so.
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I had an Allegro and would not even swap a packet of crisps for one :-)
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The Allegro 1750 HL was a great car!!!
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Yes, really stylish. On the early one they were that rubbish that if you jacked up one corner the windscreen used to pop out.
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Oh dear................the All agro!! I had one in mandatory mustard colour, couldn't wait till I got rid of it!!
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Just had to post up the one I had at age 17 that I got cheap off my dad :)

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Did you dad not like you then?
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