My commute is about 12 miles each way (to the nearest light rail stop; I take that the rest of the way). I bicycle sometimes when the weather is nice, but I need a way to get to work when it’s raining, or I’m feeling too lazy to bike and for small shopping trips to the grocery store and things like that.

I’m looking for (ranked in this order) an environmentally friendly, safe, low maintenance, inexpensive (< k) mode of transportation (car, scooter, ???). Does anyone hav any suggestion? If you can be specific about make, model and year that would be really helpful.

Thanks!

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Ok,
I’m finally considering it, but I’d like some opinions and some Advise. I already have a car aka a Mitsubishi Gallant 2000 ES with a V6 that does about 30mpg. I’m considering getting a Motor Scooter for my shorter distance trips and regular commuting trips with using the car for long distance commutes and dates (lol) untill something like the Carver One or Venture One comes to my state (Florida). I’m looking for something that does about 90mpg. Here are a few questions I have about scooters:
1. For these 90mpg vehicles, how large is the tank?
2. How fast do these vehicles normally go (I’m no motor head so I couldn’t tell you the difference between a 2 stroke 50cc and a 2 stroke 150cc)
3. Is it a viable long lasting solution regardless of where gas prices may lead?
4. What’s the general perception of people riding them now addays? It used to seem and look rather stupid years ago…
5. Will the price of maintenance = the amount I saved for gas with these vehicles? Or are they relatively low maintenance?

Basically I’d really use it to get to work (about a 15min drive from where I live), and go to a couple stores I normally go to in my area, with limited trips to Hallendale or Miami beach (about 30 to 45 min away).

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