Thread: Vespa ?? A worth Buy or not..

Guys lets start a chain regarding your views about the newly launched vespa scooter!!!
Vespa claims it to be complete metal body and mileage of 60kmpl*
The brand is legendary and people are die hard fans of it too...
But paying 68k on road just for a scooter.. is the question in everyone's mind and people hesitate to buy one!!!
so guys.. Go ahead!!!

Cheers!!!

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Edit: If you want something very different from the run of the mill Japanese Scooters, but not something which costs 70k, please wait for the Piaggio Fly 125 which is scheduled to be launched later this year around Diwali.

Ohh thats Lovely.. need a scooter for my mom and dad.. its good to hear this..
will wait for a while though..
regards and thanks

Frankly I was looking forward to buy Vespa despite my Activa had run only 18K in 7+ years regardless of the price.

What disappointed me with the current offering of Vespa was...
- Lack of wide spread ASC
- Lack of fuel injection
- Expected a 60/55 halogen
- Fuel fill at the front or rear without having to open up the seats

With the above & tire sizes, clock, 8 litre, 10 PS engine, auto return side stand & even the drum brakes, I would've gladly paid that money, though I'm apprehensive with the chrome & Chennai weather, it's still go ahead for me.

But the 1st 2 factors were a big let down & hence that forced me to retain my Activa for some more time.

There are only 2 scooters which appeal to me, both made by Indian companies but not sold in India. Vespa LX125 is NOT one of them. They are TVS Tormax 150 and the LML Star 200 4t.

Well if you want to own something that cute, you got to pay the price. Worthy or not depends on how you see it & what you want from your scoot. If it's functionality & commuting that you are after Activa or Wego will do just fine. Vespa is positioned as a lifestyle product, in a way it can be used as a status symbol with it's current pricing.

P.S. If you are buying it for your sister/wife, then let it be Vespa, most ladies will opt for vespa without batting an eyelid

Originally Posted by vrugonnab

Well if you want to own something that cute, you got to pay the price. Worthy or not depends on how you see it & what you want from your scoot. If it's functionality & commuting that you are after Activa or Wego will do just fine. Vespa is positioned as a lifestyle product, in a way it can be used as a status symbol with it's current pricing.

I don't know about others, but I'd prefer walking, or driving a bubblegum pink colored Zen Estillo with hello kitty stickers all over it to showing my "status" riding around in a scooter like that. Eeek!

P.S. If you are buying it for your sister/wife, then let it be Vespa, most ladies will opt for vespa without batting an eyelid

I'm planning to teach my sister how to ride a bike. Hope it goes well
Or maybe TVS will launch their step-throughs in India before her Wego dies.

I bought one for the wife, A LX150 model. (We live in Saigon Vietnam) but had to make sure it was the Italian made ones, The new ones are made in Vietnam...Poor quality control makes them a poor cousin to their italian made ones.

Vespas have always been a full steel body scooter, No plastic on these.
They are for the urban young fashionable types, though we have (and numerous others) have taken these touring without many problems.

Like it or not they have a cult following worldwide, It doesn't matter if you make fun of them, for every one of us (making fun of the Vespa) theres another 5 people who love them.

There is plenty of room under the seat for storage, also the front compartment has some space behind the flap. Easy to ride and actually stable at lowspeed and maneuverable (if you can have both) they are actually a fun ride.

dont know if such a thing can happen but since it is a complete single steel body rusting issues in monsoon or perhaps when cleaning vehicle with a wet cloth and water left at certain places might be a trouble

Originally Posted by MHG

I don't know about others, but I'd prefer walking, or driving a bubblegum pink colored Zen Estillo with hello kitty stickers all over it to showing my "status" riding around in a scooter like that. Eeek!



I'm planning to teach my sister how to ride a bike. Hope it goes well
Or maybe TVS will launch their step-throughs in India before her Wego dies.

Well, different people, different opinions. But you do realize that this is one of the very few two wheelers that's recognized world over and has fan following, that is quite an achievement for a scooter. I would any day prefer a Vespa over a Zen Estilo irrespective of hello kitty stickers/pink color.

Originally Posted by mayank.travadi

dont know if such a thing can happen but since it is a complete single steel body rusting issues in monsoon or perhaps when cleaning vehicle with a wet cloth and water left at certain places might be a trouble

That's a good point, rust issues crop up very regularly in Acitva/Aviator models. Not good for places with abundant rain, thankfully in India we don't have many such places!

Originally Posted by Mad Mik

Like it or not they have a cult following worldwide, It doesn't matter if you make fun of them, for every one of us (making fun of the Vespa) theres another 5 people who love them.

There is plenty of room under the seat for storage, also the front compartment has some space behind the flap. Easy to ride and actually stable at lowspeed and maneuverable (if you can have both) they are actually a fun ride.

+1 to that.