Westenders in the News!

KING-TV reporter Gary Chittim goes on location at Scoot About to report on how rapidly rising gas prices could revive a moribund scooter market. Note the AutoMoto 3-wheeler in the background (more on that later).

With the ongoing unrest in the Middle East, gas prices are steadily marching northward again, with talk of $4/gallon by summer, and some are gloomily predicting $5 fuel. But every cloud has a silver lining, and since the last time gas spiked and gave a big boost to scooter sales, one wonders if it can happen again?

It is exactly this question that brought KING-TV’s Gary Chittim to Scoot About last week. He interviewed owner Susan(aka Westender Queenie) as she and staff member Jodie (aka Westender Red) were unloading and preparing a bunch of shiny new scooters for sale. He commented on the affordability of the scoots, as well as their downright gas-stingy 100mpg economy!

You may have noticed in the background a rather unusual machine. That’s an AutoMoto, and Scoot About is the exclusive Seattle dealer. This unique 3-wheeler can take some getting used to to ride, but apparently is quite popular in Asia as a parcel hauler for UPS. It the right hands, you can really throw this thing about, as seen below:

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