Scooter Purchase

It took some work, but I did make it out to "Scooter Alley" and ended up buying a scooter that very day. The shops along this street had a wide selection of new and used scooters and motorcycles available. I was looking to pay no more than 1 mil for a 50cc scooter, which restricted my choices to used scooters. Most appeared to be in fairly good condition, however, and I was lucky to have a few scooters to consider.

Aside from price, aesthetics also played a role in decision making. The Hyosung Rally I had borrowed from my friend was functional and practical, but not exactly cute enough for my taste. My sights quickly settled on the more aesthetically appealing retro-style Taiwanese bikes. Unfortunately, these eye candies were going for 1.3-1.5 mil. It took some searching, but after walking up and down the row of scooter stores, I had narrowed it down to two scooters.

Honda, 700,000W

Daelim Bonita, 900,000W

The salesman aptly said, "Sport and pleasure." You can guess which one I picked!

It wasn't just for looks, though. Thankfully my boyfriend was present and checked important things like mileage and wear and tear. The Bonita had a smoother start and a quieter engine as well as lower mileage.

In the end, a helmet, a bottle of engine oil, a pair of new side view mirrors and two keychains were included in the deal. I negotiated for new tires to be put on for an additional 60,000W and picked up the Bonita an hour later. From there it was a somewhat harrowing ride back to Yeonhuidong, but even heavy traffic couldn't dampen my excitement at having my very own, very cute scooter.


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