If it's around the same price but not the same brand. I've tried my local craigslist but most people on there have torn up their scooters or have the same brand at about the same price for used or have name brand that's way out of my price range.

my tao was alright when i got it, luck of the draw really

Tao's are really the cheapest scoots to get nowadays. Problemless with a good PDI.
My suggestion, if you're going chinese, KISS (Keep It Simply Simple).
The bigger the bike, the more complex it becomes, the more things can go wrong.
Sometimes it's more annoying having a glove box light not working, than never having one. It makes you feel like the scoot is breaking down.

It sounds kinda' like there wasn't one at all in this case. Probably never even fired it up, given all the running issues from the start.

~SM

Don't know what you're talking about.
I got 2 tao's, the ATM has given me zero problems, save for a few modifications I made myself, and some oil changes. If I wouldn't have done a PDI on it, it would still ride around without problems.

The EVO150 I have I just had to fasten some bolts, and do some hose-work.
And so far, so good.

interesting

tried to warn you.....suggest you look for a Znen built scoot....night-n-day difference in quality

My cousin has the atm which is basically the same scooter. But he didn't have any problems. So ya luck of the draw and I understand the glove light theory. @hardd1 sadly I live out in a country wasteland surrounded by highways and I don't have a truck to haul the scooter back to my area so trying to find someone with a znen scooter wasn't and still isn't an option unfortunately. There are only two places within 60 miles of here that sell scooters the shelburn location and terre haute location and sadly both of them are owned by the same guy that I bought mine from which still only sells tao. So since I am good with computers I've decided to up my business and start collecting payments through paypal for online work i do. This way it's less likely I will have the cash to spend it and can save up for a nicer name brand scooter. I'm thinking the zuma or sr50 although I don't know what the prices range on the sr50 i've heard a lot of good things about them and also seen them online, which don't tell me much but I admit I like the digital display on them. One thing I liked about my tao though is it had the brightest lights I had on any of my scooters. Lit up a good 150 foot stretch of country road with the lights on high. As of for the pdi thing I'm not sure I follow on that part. Sorry

great choice...nothing better than a 2-stroke 50cc....more power...less maintainence

There seems to be a lot of difference between the more expensive VIP scooters, and the cheaper ATM scoots.
For some reason these ATM scoots just outperform, and surprise a lot of people, while the VIP's I see all the time in the garages and repair shops in South Beach Miami.
Don't know what's wrong with them...

my vip runs like a champ but ive replaced almost all the parts

That, AND you know how to fix scoot problems.
A lot of people down here, don't know, so for them, it goes to the mechanic.