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They simply offer to send me parts I don’t need rather than fix the problem and send me a working unit.

They did, however, successfully string me along for months waiting on parts so that now enough time has gone by that even returning the product is not an option.

BUYERS BEWARE

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I think Currie is inefficient or understaffed. The young woman who was taking a previous order told me that after they work on the phone all day, in their “spare time” after the phone lines close down, they process the orders. (This was for a battery pack offer included in the original scooter package). That particular order might have taken 4-6 weeks.

Rating:

I bought this from wally world for 199. The model name is S500-SD, and it is a green 2008 model. As of today, I have returned my 3rd one of these. I couldn’t find any more from near my location so I’ll have to ride something else now.

Anyways, build quality is okay but it definitely is a low quality Chinese product. It is heavy steel and the welded joints were ugly on some, and some cleaner.

It makes a high tone wining (wine-) noise, so it gets peoples attention. Not that loud, but it gets louder if you don’t oil the chains. I had to oil it with liquid silicon spray every week. But it is kind of quiet after lube. I also tried dry lube, but it only lasts like 2 days.

The motor or wheel doesn’t freewheel, so it does have some drag when pushing it. This will cuase the brush wear all the time.

I weight 125 lbs, can climb hills fair on full throttle. I can ride my bicycle up the hill without standing up, but it will take some breath.

The scooter is slow on hills, but not that bad. The lead acid battery must be recharged as soon as possible, and it’s not good to use more than 70% of the battery. The more you use up at once, the less cycle you’ll have, especially worst if you use up more.

The brake is a strip break in a drum, not a disc brake. It didn’t work well when I first got this, but after couple days using the brake, they are starting to work better. But having to rely on only one brake is scary at times.

I didn’t attach the seat, so there is a big hole on the board. I wish there was a cover or something.

Because the board isn’t sealing well, there are always some dirt that goes in to the battery pack area. I wish they used a better design.

I tried to call tech support to Currie tech, these days they answer their phone really quickly, even on Mondays.

Reason for returning:

1st one: brake problem

2nd one: missing seat screw

3rd one: bent front fork