Bete
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 14, 1999
I'm having a hard time deciding here. I thought all of you could help me decide.
The only scooter we want to buy will be $1279 total price. It's portable and it will fit in our trunk (large car) and we like it. We did a test run. We feel it can endure a Disney World trip. It's rated for 13 miles per charge and it has a 300pound capacity level. So, even though it's a portable one (breaks down into 5 pieces) it's pretty heavy duty. We are very good on turning the scooter off when we are not moving like for shows, parades, etc. We will probably average 12 hours a day in a park with eating all our meals in the park.
We are staying for 14 days. Most non-Disney scooter rentals will go for
$30/day; so, a rental would cost us $420 for our stay. Well, this is a third of the cost to buy one; so, I'm leaning towards buying one instead of renting one. The person using the scooter can manage without one on a daily basis at home.
We probably go for one vacation for a week in a year. This year is unusual. We do tend to go to places where a scooter would help this person for vacation. We do a lot of sightseeing places. Anyway, one week of a scooter rental is worth about $210. Based on this figure it will take us 4 more trips across 4 more years to break even after our Disney trip in December.
The scooter we are getting requires a once a week full charge whether you use it or not. To me, this is a little bit of a hassle.
Also, I feel this person will be okay over the next 4 years at home not to require the use of a scooter except for vacation.
I hate throwing $420 away on a scooter rental when it can make a heavy dent on buying one. We don't want a used scooter, either.
So, would you rent or buy?
The only scooter we want to buy will be $1279 total price. It's portable and it will fit in our trunk (large car) and we like it. We did a test run. We feel it can endure a Disney World trip. It's rated for 13 miles per charge and it has a 300pound capacity level. So, even though it's a portable one (breaks down into 5 pieces) it's pretty heavy duty. We are very good on turning the scooter off when we are not moving like for shows, parades, etc. We will probably average 12 hours a day in a park with eating all our meals in the park.
We are staying for 14 days. Most non-Disney scooter rentals will go for
$30/day; so, a rental would cost us $420 for our stay. Well, this is a third of the cost to buy one; so, I'm leaning towards buying one instead of renting one. The person using the scooter can manage without one on a daily basis at home.
We probably go for one vacation for a week in a year. This year is unusual. We do tend to go to places where a scooter would help this person for vacation. We do a lot of sightseeing places. Anyway, one week of a scooter rental is worth about $210. Based on this figure it will take us 4 more trips across 4 more years to break even after our Disney trip in December.
The scooter we are getting requires a once a week full charge whether you use it or not. To me, this is a little bit of a hassle.
Also, I feel this person will be okay over the next 4 years at home not to require the use of a scooter except for vacation.
I hate throwing $420 away on a scooter rental when it can make a heavy dent on buying one. We don't want a used scooter, either.
So, would you rent or buy?