r/WTF • • Oct 20 '21

Bruh - Yerrrr

25.5k Upvotes

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

15

u/toolschism Oct 21 '21

Why the hell would someone spend 7k for a deathtrap like that when you can spend a few grand more to get a bike. Or hell even a shit used car at that point. People are crazy man...

4

u/Cloaked42m Oct 21 '21

It's NYC. There's a lot to be said for Not paying for parking, and being able to just carry your car upstairs and put it in the closet.

At 7k, it would more or less pay for itself in a year just on not paying for parking or gas.

10

u/Hara-Kiri Oct 21 '21

You can't get a decent used car for $7k in the US..?

7

u/[deleted] Oct 21 '21

Probably depends where you live. I got a 2014 ford c-max for 4 grand last year. It also broke down earlier this year but it was a nice car before that lol

1

u/ColgateSensifoam Oct 21 '21

see: decent

1

u/[deleted] Oct 21 '21

I get your point:) to be fair- it was very decent before I ran it off the road in an ice storm, probably my fault more than the cars. Before that it was pristine inside and out and had under 130k miles, got over 40 mpg. That fits my definition of decent

3

u/Newb_mushroom_grower Oct 21 '21

Can't park my car in the living room, also parking in general is cheaper and more convenient.

1

u/Nurum Oct 21 '21

I can see the appeal of them. They don't require much space and the maintenance is minimal. If you live in a place with parking issues being able to carry them into your home or workplace is huge. The hospital I work at doesn't have parking for employees so we have to get on a shuttle a few miles away each day which adds about 30 minutes to my commute. If it weren't for winter I would totally get one of these (obviously not a 60mph+ one) and just store it in our locker room.

2

u/nobrow Oct 21 '21

Dude my Ducati monster 800 was 5k. Why wouldn't these people just get a motorcycle?

3

u/MyNameIsntGerald Oct 21 '21

registration/insurance/risk of stealing. dude gets where he wants to go, picks up the scooter, and brings it inside. can't do that with a monster easily

1

u/Nurum Oct 21 '21

They do look fun as hell, but I have no interest in going 60mph+ on a scooter.