I think Vespa scooters are the cutest thing ever. I would give anything to have a little sea green Vespa and zip to and from work every day. It would save me gas, parking, time, and I’d tie a scarf around my hair in an attempt to look super cute and live the Vespanomic life!

Vespanomics (Vés pá näm íks) n.

Meaning: the ecological, economic, and personal satisfaction one achieves after buying a Vespa scooter. Usage (Ex.) Lillian could be seen stylishly scooting around town once she discovered Vespanomics.

Additional meanings: 1. A feeling of total exhilaration; consistent with riding a stylish, high performance Vespa. 2. The incomparable level of satisfaction that can only come from helping the environment while also saving a boatload of money on gas.

Origin: A union of the words Vespa and economics. Related words: Vespanomic, adj, vespanomically, adv

Wouldn’t you love to be able to park anywhere? You can with a Vespa!

In addition to being super stylish and having fun driving, Americans should be switching to scooters in order to be more economically and ecologically friendly. Vespas get 70 miles per gallon and go 40 - 100 miles per hour, depending on the model.  If we switched 10% of our total mileage to scooters, we could reduce fuel consumption by 58% and carbon dioxide emissions by 80%!

We need to take a hint from our European friends and switch to scooters! My dad works for BP, so if my family is advocating the reduction in fuel consumption, you know it’s an important topic!

The Scooter Guru has been loving scooters for more than forty years. I’ll take anything he says as bible because he’s loving on a weiner dog in his profile picture, and I love Vespa almost as much as I love my weiner dog. He works with GS MotorWorks where you can purchase a spiffy new Vespa. They even carry refurbished Vespas if you’re into vintage or are looking to be a tad thriftier with your purchase.