Comments on: Vectrix prepares for bankruptcy http://2strokebuzz.com/2009/07/15/vectrix-prepares-for-bankruptcy And that's why I don't like cricket Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:44:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SaRsbretta http://2strokebuzz.com/2009/07/15/vectrix-prepares-for-bankruptcy/comment-page-1#comment-7306 SaRsbretta Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:58:35 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/?p=5511#comment-7306 I guess Vectrix filed for Chapter 11: http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=16734 I guess Vectrix filed for Chapter 11:
http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=16734

]]> By: illnoise http://2strokebuzz.com/2009/07/15/vectrix-prepares-for-bankruptcy/comment-page-1#comment-7137 illnoise Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:50:33 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/?p=5511#comment-7137 Hope you're right, Bob. The rebate made it far more competitive, but it really needed top-notch marketing and advertising (and ten times the media saturation) to get off the ground, it never really got much of a buzz, probably because it was so uninteresting looking. The technology deserved more distinctive packaging and branding. Bb. Hope you’re right, Bob.

The rebate made it far more competitive, but it really needed top-notch marketing and advertising (and ten times the media saturation) to get off the ground, it never really got much of a buzz, probably because it was so uninteresting looking. The technology deserved more distinctive packaging and branding.

Bb.

]]> By: scootervillain http://2strokebuzz.com/2009/07/15/vectrix-prepares-for-bankruptcy/comment-page-1#comment-7135 scootervillain Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:17:36 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/?p=5511#comment-7135 I hope we haven't heard the last from Vectrix. As a dealer, I never really felt the price (which had gotten to about 7 grand with their last rebate offer) was the sticking point. It was range. "I can't get back and forth from work in 30 miles....." As a rider who put over 4400 miles on a Vectrix in one year and won the CWC on it, I know that it fills the transportation needs of a freeway capable scooter about 95 percent of the time. I am in no way a fan of the style, but the ride is still better than any motor vehicle I've ever encountered (I drove a Tesla this spring). The technology is worth resurecting from bankruptcy, and I suspect a big player will be involved. I hope we haven’t heard the last from Vectrix. As a dealer, I never really felt the price (which had gotten to about 7 grand with their last rebate offer) was the sticking point. It was range. “I can’t get back and forth from work in 30 miles…..”
As a rider who put over 4400 miles on a Vectrix in one year and won the CWC on it, I know that it fills the transportation needs of a freeway capable scooter about 95 percent of the time. I am in no way a fan of the style, but the ride is still better than any motor vehicle I’ve ever encountered (I drove a Tesla this spring).
The technology is worth resurecting from bankruptcy, and I suspect a big player will be involved.

]]> By: lobsterman http://2strokebuzz.com/2009/07/15/vectrix-prepares-for-bankruptcy/comment-page-1#comment-7133 lobsterman Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:33:47 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/?p=5511#comment-7133 I am sorry to see this happen, but honestly I think it was inevitable even without the rotten economic times. The cost of a Vectrix was just too high to make it a viable choice for anything but a niche within what is already a niche market. Make an electric scooter that's within spitting distance of the cost of a Buddy with comparable range and speed and you could sell them like hotcakes. I am sorry to see this happen, but honestly I think it was inevitable even without the rotten economic times.

The cost of a Vectrix was just too high to make it a viable choice for anything but a niche within what is already a niche market.

Make an electric scooter that’s within spitting distance of the cost of a Buddy with comparable range and speed and you could sell them like hotcakes.

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