• It isn't often that one can find a single item that ticks all the eco- , money- and style-conscious boxes.....
   
• That is, until the Piaggio Vespa GTV 250ie.
   
• These are the perfectly priced wheels for getting from A-to-Z (and all the letters in between) with style, while still meeting those strict Euro 3 emission standards.
   
• Yep - a new age is dawning... and you're in it....
   
• What with this credit crunch thing and our generally doing the planet mischief, it is becoming chic-er by the minute to be savvy with one's pennies while also donning the armour of Urban Eco-Warrior. The tricky bit comes when one is also required to remain impeccably stylish.
   
• Enter the Italians - with a whole load of style and the iconic Vespa.
   
• The Piaggio Vespa GTV 250 is a flagship scooter model created to celebrate Vespa's 60th birthday.

• Taking a tour ... you will get:
   
  
  • a rounded, simple, almost vintage analog gauge cluster with a low profile windscreen.
     
  • a gorgeously saddle stitched split (rider separate from passenger) leather seat.
     
  • the traditional naked chrome handlebar and a wheel mounted headlamp (in the heritage of the original Vespa of the 1940's).
     
  • There are polished steel passenger footpegs that fold away neatly.
     
  • A spring loaded rear rack and a lockable glove box and under the seat there is lockable storage for your helmet
     
     ...and even a wee waterproof cover for your seat!
     
• It's all very beautiful.
   
• As with all Vespa scooters, both vintage and modern, the GTV has a steel body and a single shell design which means you get a lighter, more rigid build.  In fact, this GTV is one of the lightest scooters in its class.  And with a nice short wheel base you get fantastic manouevrability making this Vespa ideal in busy city streets and for dodging pedestrians.
   
• The 250cc Vespa GTV engine is an avant-garde new Quasar 250 with electronic injection that meets Euro 3 emissions standards... and considerably reduces fuel consumption too.... all very cost effective.
   
• The Quasar 250 delivers 22 bhp power - so it's even suitable for a quick motorway jaunt -  and 20.2 Nm torque at 8,250 and 6,500 rpm respectively — performance that takes the Vespa GTV to maximum speed of 122 km/h with the best acceleration amongst any 250ccs on the market.

So go on... get your bids in now!