[Silly Little Cars] New to silly cars, eager to learn more

[Paul Bloch]

Thanks SC,
I'm located in San Francisco, if you know a good mechanic let me know!

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Steve <sclark1 at flash.net> wrote:

> I am not sure I would consider myself silly (versus my vehicle), but I
> thought I would respond to your inquiry.  Sounds like an interesting
> undertaking.****
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> Don’t know where you are located, but I found an independent mechanic (in
> San Antonio) that I use for repairs on my GO-4 and order the parts from
> Municipal Maintenance Equipment that he needs.  You will probably have to
> check around and find a good mechanic where you are.  Not sure what you
> mean by directory, but don’t know of any comprehensive source that would
> list every model year and all of the information about each year.  Good
> idea though for a large group of owners.  You might want to also join the
> Cushman group on YAHOO.  They have a lot of information in past threads and
> cross reference guides for parts.  ****
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> You will find that some of the owners will have the kind of info you are
> looking for .  The 2000 Cushman I had got about 35 mpg and I had it up to
> about 55mph over a long, long stretch of road.  My wife and I used to ride
> in the Cushman together, but it was a tight squeeze and not something you
> would want to do for more than 30 minutes.  Legal?  Most cops don’t know
> what the thing is to start with.  Since it is classified as a motorcycle,
> and you can ride two legally on a motorcycle . . . . ****
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> Good luck with your endeavor.****
>
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> SC****
>
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> *From:* silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com [mailto:
> silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Bloch
> *Sent:* Monday, August 13, 2012 8:15 PM
> *To:* silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
> *Subject:* [Silly Little Cars] New to silly cars, eager to learn more****
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> Hi silly people,****
>
> Some friends of mine and I are thinking of getting into the silly little
> car world. We're also thinking of making a little coop of these vehicles
> that we share with our friends. Has anyone done anything like this before?
> Most of the Cushmans we've been looking at need some work, can you
> recommend a place that works on Cushman's? Also is there some sort of
> directory of all of the Cushmans made? I've noticed that many people
> selling them know very little about them (top speed, MPG, etc.), any
> buyer's hints? Also most I've seen are one-seaters, can you squeeze two
> people in comfortably? Is it legal?****
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