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[znendirect]

Dear Scooter Community:

Flyscooters has dedicated itself to providing top quality reasonably priced scooters with full dealer support. We spend a great deal of time each model year improving and tuning our models to provide you with the best possible value for your dollar. Many of these improvements stem from suggestions from you, our valued customer, and from our expansive and highly experienced dealer network. We are committed to continuing this tradition and expanding upon it.

As you are well aware, America as well as the rest of the world is in the middle of tough financial times. Economic growth has slowed, thus some buyers are willing to take on a bit more of their own service needs in order to save money.

To satisfy this segment of the scooter market, we would like to announce a new addition to our business scope. Effective August 7, 2009, Znendrect.com will introduce our new [consumer direct] non-branded scooter distribution channel. Znendirect has its sight set on elevating the level of service and product quality of online dealerships as well as capturing a segment of scooter market that is both significant and valuable.

This new venture will reflect the reality of the modern marketplace. The advent of the Internet has greatly enhanced the consumers' ability to search for the best deals before marking purchase. It has created a marketplace in its own right that will continue to exist and expand in the future. Second, the rises of residential freight delivery services have greatly enhanced the ability for a company to deliver products to the four corners of the nation in a timely manner. And finally, we see an opportunity to provide better service and products than existing online dealers to consumers who are more price-sensitive, and are 'do-it-yourselfers'. These consumers naturally gravitate towards the online dealerships that better match their purchasing needs.

For all of these reasons, we have decided to create znendirect.com. Znendirect.com was created with the goal of breaking down any of the remaining barriers to scooter ownership in the USA. Now you can have the best of both worlds; top quality Flyscooters fully prepped, supported and backed by one of the best dealer networks in the country, or excellent quality scooters at extremely low prices delivered to your door, suited to those who don't mind turning a wrench from time to time if needed. The choice is yours….

Thank you for your continued support on behalf our effort to make America, a scootering nation. Any questions regarding the contents of this letter may be directed to [e-mail]

Leon

[kliff]

This looks like something positive to me Leon. While I've always been one of the "show me" kinda folks, and have given Znen a hard time for it, a public decloration of what is better, is a legal means to hold a company to their claims. I don't think you would take this lightly, and whole heartedly endorse your up-front way of doing business, and even for a slightly higher price, you're basicly saying the PDI has been done, gas, mirrors, and go...that is worth $200.00, again, I'm liking your concept. It will put more riders on the road, than scooters stuffed in garages with disgruntled owners.

It is truly raising the bar a notch, and will give the new ownership, such as @ EAGLE, a mark to shoot for. Yup, we'll see some escalating prices, across the board, but quality isn't cheap.
Please don't let us down, I'll be one of the first to sing your praises, soon as I can verify your claims.

The shipping....welll, I could've lived without that....LOL, but I think the handwritting is on the wall, free shipping is gonna be lost soon too, if the "quality race" is to be enterred.

Congrats on the new program, and good luck.

Sure do like that Tango! I'd love to try that bad boy out!

[Enviromoto]

So basically Fly Scooters is going direct to the customer. I bet your gonna have some unhappy dealers.

[Rebel]

I'm fairly sure Leon took into consideration the effect on his dealerships. Seems to me that a person that is buying from a dealer is one that might not be so interested in getting a scooter online.

A big issue in my opinion is just how easy will it be to get the documents needed for registration, especially in States that are known for giving online buyers a hard time. Of course California is a big concern for me, but other States have become picky abuot the Chinese scooters too.

[Enviromoto]

Yep,

Florida, Cali, Kentucky, Penn, and IL have all started cracking down big time on out of state scooters. If they use there dealer number and issue a purchase receipt it wouldn't be a big deal for folks in Indiana to get a clear title.

I dont know if you guys have noticed but some of the big online retailers have dropped off the map.

This message has been up for about 2 months now.
www.atvdiscounter.com/Default.aspx

[Rebel]

I had not noticed the ATVD message. Looks like Kliff needs to change his sig line, ATVD isn't even selling a scooter right now.

[Enviromoto]

That and CF Motos 1 888 number is disconnected, some big name dealer parts sources are drying up as well.

[Rebel]

This does not sound good for the industry in general then. If the importers are having troubles the Chinese scooter market may not survive.

[montanarider]

in montana we have this ;
If you purchase a vehicle from someone and no record of the title can be found, you may apply for a bonded title in accordance with MCA 61-3-208.
Go to your county treasurer's office to discuss the bonded title process. Take any proof of ownership and a completed Vehicle Identification Number Inspection Certificate (Form MV20) with you.
Complete the Affidavit (Form MV10), making sure you include the circumstances through which you acquired ownership. Disclose any security interests (liens) you are aware of and the value of the vehicle:
If the value is over $500, you must secure a bond equal to the value determined by the surety company.
If the vehicle is worth $500 or less, you simply certify to its value. You must either:
reference the average trade-in or wholesale value determined by the national appraisal guide as of January 1 for the year in which you are applying, or
if an appraisal guide is not available, certify that, to your knowledge, its value is $500 or less.

[Rocketdog]

That's pretty much what you do here as well Montana. Tennessee

[Enviromoto]

I think the Industry will survive in fact its getting better and better each year.