Should I sell the car for a scooter

I'm a uni student, struggling to afford a car so I was considering selling it in the New Year for a scooter - I was looking at a Suzuki Address 110 / Honda Vision 110.

I've spent about almost £1000 on the car, and I don't especially want to get rid of it but the repairs have become so often and expensive beyond my means. I've also had no money for the likes of even a haircut it's been stretching my money that much!!!

The reason for getting a scooter makes sense financially:
Insurance around £300, compared to £930
Petrol £10 a week compared to £20
Repairs? Barely any if I buy a new one for a while I suspect.

Sure, getting the CBT will cost about £180 yes. A helmet and gloves and some padded stuff for safety.

Some people say...
"Dont do it, the car might not need more repairs now!"
"Dont do it, you've spent too much on the car to sell it now"
"You'll get wet, freezing and cold in the Winters on a scooter"
"Those things are dangerous."

Am I missing anything?
I'd love to hear your opinions as you're mostly scooter owners!

Personally, provided you are over 21, I'd say put your money into doing your full bike license first, then decide what you want to do. At least with a full bike license, once you have it you have it for life (provided you are not stupid)(HIC!), you can ride anything you want, whereas you'd be restricted to a 125 with a cbt, plus it has to be renewed every 2 years.
A decent scooter will cost more than a 600cc bike to buy and insure, probably break a lot more, and you can't use the motorways.
And a scooter is seen as more nickable by the insurance companies hence the stupid premiums, whereas a full size bike isn't for some reason.
For example, for me to insure a £500 scooter is around the £80 mark. Compare that to the £7000 1400cc bike at £134 and it's a laugh.

like stevep
if you can afford to take a full test your better off. but still a scooter is going to be a little more easy on your wallet if you take care of it.

car might not need more repairs now, now thats true but a scooter has 2 wheels and rubber costs like 30-50 each, new rubber for a car can be upwards £200, and whats to say the car will not break down again meaning tow costs and repair costing. atleast you can push a scooter home a scooter holds around 6lt of fuel thats around £5-8 quid a bigger bike around 12lt so around £10-15 quid , but you get more miles for your money not having to sit in traffic with the ability to weave and filter safely.

you sound like you have put a lotta money into the car but sometimes theres a point you have to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH .

if its a convertable you would get wet, if you had to wait for a bus you get wet, no difference yes your nice and dry in a car but you sit in traffic waiting while scooter and bike owners filter past and get home quicker, a motorbike scooter means your able to cut down somewhat on travel times to. but there is no big boot space so everything is throw in backpack and under the seat on a scooter and even in a top box.

yes all bikes can be dangerous its not all a riders fault, sometimes its the car owners and yes sometimes its a yongun hooning to show off. but driving a car be dangerous. as long as you ride defensively and make yourself seen ( hi vis over coat ) and ride to your own ability and road conditions its a safe mode of transport you maybe a little shakey at first but in time you gain skills and become more aware of surroundings and whats going on around you.

Parking, you pull up on your scooter pop it into where everyone parks there cycles or dedicated motorcycle parking and away you go NO CHARGE , yep there aint no window to stick a pay and display to so really parking is more pennys in the pocket. you only need a small space to pull the bike into where as you can ride round the block looking for a parking spot without a zillion yellow lines everywhere.

A brand new scooter will have a 3yr mot hold, that means no mot for 3yrs but you will want to have a service now and again the basic checks, and yes things can go wrong but if you look after your new pair of wheels its less likely. insurance can be fairly high ( im 45 and pay third party fire and theft with a cost of £100 a year ) tax is 17 pound a year and mot is 29 a year.

even with a full car licence you WILL still have to sit the cbt at a rough price of £95 - £110 and it lasts 2yrs ,
girlfriends are a no no you cannot have them ride pillion on a cbt so yeah a car can be handy but then again a scooter/motorbike can be a lot cheaper.

ask your self do you have far to travel and would you be happy to do it all weathers on a bike, do you take anyone else out in your car cos you wont be doing that on a bike
a bike gets stolen if you have no where safe to park it
if its just money a bike would be cheaper over the year , once the initial costs are taken care of

As said, what's the commute mileage? Would a std pushbike work or even an Electric powered bike!

As said there's a lot of things to think about. Personally I wouldn't buy a brand new scooter, you've lost a few hundred quid as soon as its wheeled out the show room, I paid £700 for my ybr, brilliant commuter bike, couldn't fault it one bit.

Unfortunately you're choosing the wrong time of year to think about making the move, it's easy to think "yeah I'll be fine, getting wet and cold won't bother me that much" it does. At this time of year it's just horrible out there, and you'll need to spend an easy few hundred quid in gear to stay even remotely warm. Heated grips, thick gloves, waterproof trousers etc. I've ridden through 2 winters and hated every minute. Sometimes I'd get home and be almost in tears with the agony that my hands were in because they'd gotten so cold. Also there's the safety aspect of riding in wet and or freezing conditions, riding in the wet is nerve racking and just unpleasant.
If you're willing and prepared to take all that on or don't really have a choice as you need to save the money then needs must I suppose. You'll definitely be better off financially!
What's the car by the way and what's been breaking on it?

Go for the scooter now,car would probaly make more sense once you finish your studies and take on a change of lifestyle regarding family issues.maybe.