When I moved to DC earlier this month, my car insurance rates nearly tripled. Combine that with the fact that I could never find a parking space anytime after 5 PM (meaning I couldn’t go anywhere at night and expect to come back to a place to park my car). I made the decision to invest in a new Vespa LX 150 scooter. It fills in the gaps left by Metro, and has so far been extremely easy to park (just tether it to a lamp post or tree, and let it sit on the sidewalk).
The 2 gallon gas tank only cost $4.30 to fill, and is advertised to get gas mileage as high as 75-80 mpg. It’s very zippy with amazing acceleration and has a very comfortable seat. The part that will take a little getting used to is how other people react. I’ve gotten a lot of turned heads, and outside the grocery store today one woman even stopped walking to watch me lock up my Vespa.
I’ll post more pictures of the Vespa during the next couple of weeks to my photo album.