I bought this at a fair this summer as my back and legs are pretty much shot. This was at the end of the fair, so they did not have any of the newer rear-wheel drive scooters on hand, and had to order them. We originally ordered 2 (buy one, get one "free", but not really). It did not arrive when they said do a personal family emergency for the sales rep. I called to inquire about it, and the OWNER of EuroScooter called me, and got it resolved. In the meantime, my wife borrowed one at another fair, and decided that while really nice to have a place to sit, was not for her, so we cancelled one.
I have some friends who got the front-wheel drive version, and it has no traction. Driving uphill in a parking garage had the wheel only spinning. This happened a lot, which is why I got the rear-wheel version.
I received the scooter, and it was almost fully assembled. I had to attach the seat (I got the captains chair, which is overpriced, and probably not worth it). Also, the fuse was not installed, so I thought is was DOA until I started some troubleshooting. The instruction manual is horrible, and there is no assembly instructions except for the seat.
Overall, I would give the design a 4.5 (out of 5) except for the placement of the charging port, and the quality of work a 5 (the metal edges of the floor are sharp and it does not completely clear when lifting it. The quality and "substantialness" of materials for the frame is 4 except for the foot pegs which is 0, and a 3 for the handlebars and controls and phone holder. The scooter does what is is supposed to, and have greatly helped me get around. I had a 4-wheel Pride mobility scooter a few years ago, and loved it except for the size and weight. This one is smaller, more agile, lighter, faster, and easier to get in and out of, and does not scream "handicapped". The Pride was more comfortable for extended times, but lower and I could not see anything at table height or higher. All I saw of people were their derrières.
It is very zippy, and really moves - about 20+ MPH. It also creeps very slowly if needed, and turns on [almost] a dime. I am still a bit uncertain about turning when going faster, as the center of gravity is pretty high, but so far I never even lifted a wheel. We ride it about 3 blocks to the mailbox and back, and it is great. We also have a store about 6 blocks away, and it works great for that errand as well. The ride is pretty smooth, even over rough terrain. At fairs, I leave it in low (1 "gear") most of the time. When I stop at a threshold or other obstacle, I have to put it in third (3 "Gear") to get it over. With a head start, I can leave it in low. Also, if I am creeping up a hill (walking with my wife), I often have to "upshift" to get it going. It fits through doorways, but is VERY tight. This one also has a rear brake that is VERY effective at stopping - both front and rear brakes work very well.
Overall, I really like the scooter, but I have 5 complaints:
1. The footpegs are cheesy and bent the first time I put any pressure on them. I bought better ones form Amazon ($15) and they work great.
2. The plug to charge it is in a bad location, and you have to kneel to get it plugged in (bad back and knee replacement makes this hard). The sales rep said he added a cord an moved it up higher, which I will be doing.
3. Since I never plan on flying with it, I would really like a Lithium battery version (might try it when these btry's die).
4. I ride a motorcycle which has the brake on the right side. To move the brake to the right side on the scooter requires taking the entire handle bar parts off.
5. The Pride had electronic brakes that slowed and stopped the scooter when I let off the throttle. This one just coasts. Both and positive and negative, I guess.
