IsThe X-treme 420M scooter actually a mobility scooter?

Answer 1

No, its actually not, because of how fast it goes, and the fact that it has no swivel function, all it is is a regular electric scooter that goes 15 mph with a modified seating arrangement. A normal mobility scooter has a swivel function that allows you to turn in a 360 degree fashion from stand still, and usually has a max speed of 5 miles per hour for safety reasons and concerns. Also if you drive this thing into a grocery store or a department store, you'll most likely be escorted out or have the police called on you as its too clunky and is as big as a 16" BMX bicycle and is a lot wider than a power chair.

This vehicle may be legal in china as that's where its made and imported from, Xtreme's quality is among one of the lowest in all of the American based company's that imports scooters and vehicles of that nature from china to the USA. Trust me, I've been through the whole import and export of china goods for a while now. Anything made in china is usually not worth it however, anything made in republic of china is well worth it, the republic side actually has quality control.

Xtreme's markup from the price of what they buy their items for is 50%-60%, sometimes more, because the cost to make this power chair is only 600 USD, you can contact the manufacturer of this scooter from the alibaba website:

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/238600750/mobility_scooter.HTML

The headlights and other small details will differ from the image shown by xtreme and the image example from the manufacturer, but here's how it works, some rich person goes to china, goes into their production warehouse, and goes and picks out a basic scooter model/type. Then goes and browses and picks out what part he/she wants on it, like they can go in and look at different frontal parts from the list and chose like, this headlight or that headlight with this body or what have you. Or I want this seat in this material in this color or these tail lights but in that design and etc.

Also I've had people bring in X-treme scooter's and other toys from them to my house and I had to repair them with parts made from other companies because of how poor the parts that xtreme uses on their import selections

They say you get what you pay for, but with Chinese imports, if you don't know how it truly works, you're pretty much setting yourself up for a lot of stress and troubles. If you want to go with the saying "You get what you pay for" then base it on the actual price of what it costs to make it, not what you pay for it from the importer. Keep in mind that in china, there are no child labor laws, so you're item may be made from a warehouse in china that has children that are screwing on your bolts and either forgetting some or not tightly doing it. Not all of china is bad, but the main areas that are used to make items for the USA are rather poor, but how you can you beat paying a person 20 cents an hour to do something that an American would require $18-25 dollars an hour to do.

Anyway sorry for talking so much and go so in depth, I'm a bit of a rambler.

goodluck mate.

-Anthony V

PS, here's another great example of overpriced scooters, even though shipping charges and handling fees are in the importer's price for an item, state registration, its still overpriced.

For a really poorly put together and poor quality in parts 50cc gas scooter, it will run you at the least $900 US dollars and $1300(yes $1300 for a poorly made 50cc scooter). 50cc gas scooters have a max speed of 30-35 mph depending on the parts. Now here is one of the majorly used companies for importing:

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/222034357/gas_scooter_JD50QT_16.HTML

only $300 to make a 50cc scooter and $350-400 to make a 100cc scooter?, the extra 50-100 usd is for the engine, everything else is the same as the 50cc bike. However in the USA, its $900-$1300 for the 50cc, and then just swapping out the engine with one that costs $50-$100 more(the 100cc engine), will in turn make the importer's pricing go up to $1500-$2000. But since only about 2% of the people that are interested in Chinese scooters know about this, there is money to be made and problems to be given. As they say, you get what you pay for, since your machine costs only $300 dollars to make, but if you're going off the $900-$1300 pricetag from the importer, then you're quite off. So if you guys can, spread the word and teach each other. Ciao.

Answer 2

The X-treme 420M scooter is not intended for use as a traditional mobility scooter. It is marketed as an electric recreational scooter designed for outdoor adventures and off-road terrain. Users seeking a mobility aid should look for scooters specifically designed for that purpose.