Hi everyone!

Few months ago I asked about finding a good cheap escooter: https://lemmy.world/post/15970361

After watching this review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsC8Fd7Hb1w&t=472s

I ended up buying this scooter!

https://gotrax.com/products/seated-electric-scooter

On Thursday did my longest trip with it and did nearly 13 miles, and it still had over 25% left. I weigh 140 pounds so me being light might be why it had such a good range.

Otherwise I use it a ton to go grocery shopping every couple days, get to dr appointments, and the like. It’s wonderful for little me who works from home and is within 4 miles of most things I need.

Also I have a room mate who doesn’t have a car for financial reasons, and they’ve fallen in love with it as well for running errands under 2 miles so they’ve mentioned they might get one once they get a bit more money so they don’t have to borrow mine. Only complaint is I might try to make the basket bigger, as it’s a tad small!

But yeah just wanted to throw out my experience for anyone else looking for a cheap escooter!

  • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Also I have a room mate who doesn’t have a car for financial reasons, and they’ve fallen in love with it as well for running errands under 2 miles so they’ve mentioned they might get one once they get a bit more money so they don’t have to borrow mine.

    In college, I rode a bike because cars were expensive. That led to mopeds, foldable bikes, and now I’m exploring e-scooters.

    It’s now been almost 20 years and I still don’t own a car personally. (But my wife does, which we use for shopping trips sometimes.)

    I root for your success!

    • ericbomb@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      7·
      4 months ago

      Glad to hear you were able to stay strong! I gave up on bikes and the like for awhile, and was in Nissan Leaf for a couple years. But a bit over a year ago I took the plunge and the money savings is just absurd. Even my life required $150 a month insurance, and repairs were always nasty, be it tires or that stupid AC that would have taken 2k to fix.

      Uber also really is helpful as well, because once I had a large package I needed to take to the post office and I just grabbed an uber. Then another time I needed to take my cat to an emergency vet, so I called an uber pet.

      Another time I found a great deal on a new looking sofa for $50, so I rented a truck. Was still WAY cheaper than buying the stupid thing new.

      So having uber as a backup has really made life easier for me.