Peugeot Vivacity (Peugeot Vivacity)

Member Name: madmax

Product:	Peugeot Vivacity
Date:	12/06/00 (4206 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap to buy and run / fun and practical

Disadvantages: slow when restricted

Not as popular or with the sporting looks of a speedfight but with the same ultra reliable engine and running gear this budget model is still stylish enough to appeal to all but the most discerning sixteen to sixty year old.

We have had ours for 14 months, when we bought it, it came with free third party fire and theft insurance that covered four people,that meant that it actualy worked out cheaper than buying a late second hand model.

They come with a choice of two engine sizes, a 50 and a 100cc but if you are 16 then the choice is made for you, like most modern scooters its an automatic which means no gears and the brakes are on both handle bars which means that everyone in the family can easily ride it.....
*CBT test required for 16 year olds but car drivers with a full car licence can ride 50cc without a test or L plates

Ours has been used constantly, it's my daughters main and only form of transport and I can say that we have been really pleased with it.

The dealer derestricted it on her 17th birthday without affecting the warranty,and it was transformed into a really nice little runaround, it does more than 95 to the gallon and an indicated 50 mph (down hill with the wind behind it), can't be bad.

With more than 8000Kms currently on the clock it has required only regular servicing,there have been a few problems,the electric starter switch has failed twice but it has a kick start so it's no problem, it also chose a very wet and dark winter night to get a puncture which was horrendous but that would have been the same on any two wheeler.

Some manufacturers fit ten inch wheels on their scooters, Peugeot fit twelve inch wheels which raises the seat height and makes it slightly more difficult if you are a really small rider but it compensates by adding to the stability of the machine and increasing its ease of handling.

Security is provided by the built in immobiliser and the very use
ful Boa lock that sits inside the tubular frame of the bike and pulls out from the rear just below the seat, if there is a post near by then good but trying to fit it round the back wheel is "difficult" (I dont think they have any number plates abroad because thats what stops it fitting)

Unplanned dismounting (crashing) at low speed has not resulted in any major damage, in fact it really is put together very well, but the paint is not impregnated into the panels so if it does scratch it leaves a noticable white mark which is a shame but for this money you can't really complain, once derestricted it's a very useful addition to the fleet!

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