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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on November 09, 2013, 04:30:39 PM
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Thinking out loud here:
Areas in the USA are listing new KYMCO LIKE 200i's for less than $2K , now.
Some buyers have paid @$3300 out the door for theirs.
Used LIKE's do not seem to command a high % of their initial purchase price.(is this true across the KYMCO line in the States?)
Used Japanese scooters have a higher resale value.
One Taiwanese scooter does, too. SYM.
I am in Ohio, there are 11 KYMCO dealers within 100 miles of me - and 2 SYM dealers.
The SYM scooter seems much harder to service than my LIKE is.
SYM seems to have trouble providing parts - although from my quick search, there seem to be parts dealers on line.
Neither SYM nor KYMCO advertise in the USA.
A used SYM is worth more than a used KYMCO - why is that? Word-of-mouth reputation? Model desirability?
Hmmm.
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All good observations. Other than resale, Kymco is the obvious choice for me.
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Neither SYM nor KYMCO advertise in the USA.
KYMCO has a promotional affiliation (http://www.nhra.com/story/story.aspx?F_y=2013&F_m=2&F_d=1&CustomURL=kymco-renews&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1) with the National Hot Rod Association . . and offers a sweepstakes (http://www.kymcousa.com/giveaway/register_driveaway.aspx).
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Well according to the Kelly Blue Book the value of a Sym Fiddle 125 2012 model is $1780 and the value of a Kymco Like 200i 2012 is $1830. Having considered the Sym when I bought the Kymco I would have to say that having a dealer for parts and service was a better deal for me. Sym is still going through some issues with parts availability even though Alliance Powersports (LANCE) is doing their best to get established. Who knows why values are what they are. Some folks will pay a lot for a Vespa even though it may be a poor value for money! :-\