 Biscuter "Sin Sin" translates from the Spanish as "Without Without" As a nickname for the Biscuter (bee-scooter) it meant "Without the money for a car, without the guts for a motorcycle." There were numerous jokes about these little go-kart like vehicles. I used to live upstairs from a Biscuter garage in the 1950's. It was on Calle Orense in Madrid, and the little engines made quite a racket. They also fixed other tiny cars, like the Isetta and Messerschmitt. The former had a front door (on the front of the car!) and the latter had an aircraft style cockpit and only 3 wheels. 
Ariana Huffington Ariana ought to drive one of these. I don't think they use much gas, and while Biscuter did make a hardtop model with tail fins, they never made an SUV. I think the Biscuter was more reliable than the Trabant, but it had to compete in a free market. Russians were still trying to get around in Trabants long after the Biscuter folks called it quits. |