2019 ISSUE #2
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VESPA...
Why We Became A Vespa Dealer!
Blame it on The Big Bang - Blame it on Howard - Blame it on Travel - Blame it on Italy... but Vespa
Wheels & Deals is happening, and Chelsea Davis and Team Huggable are excited to bring you more
environment-friendly choices.
Every time Howard Wolowitz rides his scooter on an episode of The Big Bang Theory, Dawna Gilbert—
Chelsea's mother—grins and smiles and says, “I would love to have a pink Vespa.” Who can forget Sheldon
hanging on for dear life? LOL.
MAYBE BECAUSE ... they are easy to park and easy on fuel. A
Vespa gets between 110 and 160 kilometres per gallon—that’s like
2.37 litres/100km. As a bonus, Vespa’s fuel economy also helps the
environment. Can you imagine the gas savings? This alone will pay
for your new toy.
A litre not bought is a lot of tax savings... LOL. Robbie loves
passing by the gas pumps. Or maybe it’s the fun factor. In addition
to being eco-friendly, relatively inexpensive and requiring fewer
trips to the pump, Vespas also have a fun factor that intrigues
their owners. It is just lots of fun zipping around the streets of
Fredericton and the back roads of New Brunswick. Why not
become a Vespa family... make day trips... fun trips. Or maybe it’s
just because your 14-year-old daughter or son can get out and about.
Yes, they can drive their scooters on the streets and roads of New
Brunswick.
Vespa news: responsible young adults that can get mobile sooner.
They love to get part-time jobs and pay for their own way. Plus
it makes getting to practice a Buzz. But Vespas are not just for
the young. The young at heart love them too. Here is what the
Zimmermans had to say: “We’ve ridden scooters for five years now
and just love it.” Both in their sixties, the Zimmermans are retired,
although Dennis still works part-time at Enterprise car rental and
often rides his Vespa to work. Peggy uses her scooter for small
errands, and the two frequently take weekend rides around town.
“We definitely get looks because here we are, two older folks on
Vespas,” she said. “But we just smile. We get a lot of questions too,
about the gas mileage and price, mostly. That tells me people are
interested, and the popularity will just keep growing.”
Italian for “wasp,” the Vespa is named for the buzzing sound it
makes when cruising along city streets. Despite the economy, or
perhaps because of it, that buzzing is being heard more and more
often.
There is a Huggable surge in the popularity of high-mileage, low-
cost scooters and e-bikes, and we are happy to be leading the way.
Trendsetting, maybe... long-term thinker, could be. Huggable... yes.
Dawna Gilbert wanted a Vespa. She now has a Vespa dealership.
And Howard, you too are invited to stop in anytime.
IN A SMALL PENNSYLVANIA TOWN, A YOUNG GUY
BOUGHT A LITTLE 49CC SCOOTER. A LOT OF PEOPLE
THOUGHT HE WAS A BIT STRANGE, INCLUDING
MYSELF. WE WERE SAYING, “WHY DOESN'T HE GET
HIMSELF A REAL BIKE?” AT THE TIME, HE WAS
THE ONLY SCOOTER RIDER IN TOWN. ONE DAY HE
LET ME RIDE IT, AND I WAS HOOKED. NOW THERE
ARE EIGHT OF US SCOOTER RIDERS. ALL OF US
WITH THE SAME 49CC SCOOTER. A SCOOTER IS
SOOOOO MUCH FUN. I MEAN, I STILL HAVE MY FAT
BOY AND V-MAX, AND THEY ARE FUN TOO. BUT
AROUND TOWN? A SCOOTER IS SO MUCH EASIER.
GOING BARHOPPING IS AWESOME. IF I NEED TO
GET ON THE INTERSTATE, THEN I BREAK OUT THE
HARLEY OR MR. MAX. BUT AROUND TOWN, IT'S THE
SCOOTER. LIKE I SAID, RIDE ONE AND YOU WILL BE
HOOKED.