I tried this scooter out at my friend's house. It was really fun!!! I could have stayed on it all day! He said it runs for 3 hours; I'm fairly certain that's an exaggeration, but I was "revved up", literally. I have a pet-sitting business, so I thought, okay, 200 extra bucks, easy! Great deal! I imagined myself cruising everywhere effortlessly at top speed. I couldn't wait to get it.....until I found out that people under 16 aren't allowed to use motorized vehicles of any type. Unfair!! By the time I'm 16 (I'm 14), I'll have a car!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! My heart was crushed. So, just so you know, you could get arrested if you are under 16 and you are caught riding this scooter.Other than that "tiny" snag *sniff sniff*, I would definitely reccomend this scooter, that is, if you're over 16, and if you don't for some reason want to use your car to go places, AND if you're small enough still to ride it. wahhhhhhhhhhhhh...