Peugeot Vivacity

OK, not a car, but my first vehicle so I'm easily impressed, my sexy Peugeot Vivacity. I got it in January after waiting two weeks for it to arrive from sunny old France. Its quite a sexy looking thing (dare I say it), definitely makes me look good on the road as oppose to some other 50cc models which are so low down on the road a bus could easily crush you without noticing. With 12inch wheels fitted as standard (as opposed to 10 inch wheels fitted as standard on all other scooter makes) the machine sits higher in the road and has brilliant suspension for turning corners at 30mph and adding very good stability. Top speed of the Peugeot Vivacity ...

** Update 3 nov 2002** 1st birthday ... Well, it's survived it's first year, and so did I. I was rather pleasantly surprised to find that my insurance policy hasn't gone up by a ridiculous amount. For those interested, my first year was £300, zero excess. The 2nd year, £360, with £50 excess (considering an £850 theft, that's okay). The insurance company is CIS (http://www.cis.co.uk/) and they're fairly nice to deal with if not a bit strange (they insist on an agent visiting you personally and taking cash or cheque payment for the first year!) ** Original ** Bought a 100cc vivacity out of desparation. My ...

As a first time scooter buyer I hunted high and low for a scooter that I liked and with the mass of scooters available was a huge task in itself. Finally I settled on a Silver Peugeot Vivacity 100cc and waited two weeks for it to be delivered to my door from France. The Vivacity comes in a variety of colours; with the most popular being blue and red (if you want either of these colours the wait can be anything between one and two months). The main reasons for my choice of scooter were the rather large indicator and headlights, which I feel is essential if you plan to ride your scooter at night and most scooters tend to have small lights in comparison and surprisingly ...