I gave them the benefit of the doubt until the end...I admit...I was wrong.
The first clue I should have got was when I went to Scooter Max to buy the scooter. I went during their advertised business hours only to get there to see a sign...'went to DMV..call xxx.xxx.xxxx.' I called the number on the sign and the owner said he was at the DMV but would be heading back in a few minutes. 45 minutes later...he finally showed. We went in and looked at the scooters in the showroom... we had a few questions, but he asked if we could wait a minute so he could help 2 guys that just walked in the door asking about parts. This ended up taking 30 minutes...so we just sat there waiting for them to be finished. Despite all this...we ended up buying an ADLY 50 that day. He was pretty nice about everything...visibly un-organized, but we ended up getting the scooter as a gift for my daughter that day. During the process he explained that we would have to come back to pick up the tag, he would call us when it came in...and we left satisfied.
About 2 weeks later I called and told him we were having problems with the scooter. It would cut off at low speed or die if you gas-ed it too hard. He said it probably needed a quick carburetor adjustment, for us to drop by he would take care of it. Since I live 45 minutes away, we decided to wait until we went to pick up the tag...assuming he should have it within the week or at least the week after. Well the temporary 30 day tag was about to expire in 2 days so I called him...since he didn't call me. He told me that they just got broke into last night and they are cleaning up the pieces....for me to go ahead and come down and they will have the tag for me when I get there. I told him I would be there in 2 days.
I show up 2 days after talking with him and tell him I am there to pick up the tag and have the scooter adjusted. He and ( I assume it was his wife) start looking for my paper work and tag. They find it sitting in a yellow folder...still on top his desk. He hadn't even taken the paperwork to the DMV to file for the tag and registration. I was pretty upset and he tried to explain to me that they got broken into...etc...and I was very clear... 'you got broke into 2 days ago...I bought the scooter 31 days ago.. and my paper work is still sitting on your desk.. plus you told me on the phone 2 days.. you would have my plate for me when I got here.' He apologized, and re-certified me with another 30 day temporary tag and said he would get it done this week and mail it to me. I asked him if I had to pay for that...(there is a sign on the wall that having the tag mailed is extra), he said not to worry about it...it would cover any of the cost since they didn't have it for me. He even verified the address was correct that he would be mailing it too. He then went to adjust the scooter. He ended up pulling off the seat and compartment from the scooter before he realized that the Adly 50 had an access cover right by the rider's foot. It was a little shocking to watch him work for 20 minutes taking parts off just to find out he could remove the quick access panel in 10 seconds. Again, despite all this I ended up buying a scooter cover and trunk...and again.. left satisfied.
Here I am now...the second 30 day tag expired 2 weeks ago. I called Scooter Max remind him of all this...and he asks me to call back in an hour.. he was somewhere he couldn't hear very well. I ended up calling him about 2 hours later and he said I have the plate but you owe $19.50. I told him...I paid the tax, tag, and title fee when I bought the scooter. He said.. that fee is only and estimate... if they charge him more... he charges me more. I remind him of everything I wrote above... and it doesn't ring a bell with him. I end up paying over the phone to get the tag.
Dang Scooter Max. Selling scooters isn't my business.. but I bought another scooter for my wife and I went to the DMV that day. They handed me the Plate at the counter and mailed me the registration a few days later... and I still don't have the plate from you. I could have avoided all this buy just listening to my gut either the first time or even the second time. This is my experience. read more