• 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... with some great Tucano Urbano accessories thrown in to keep you warm and dry. 
   
• 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  
     
• 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. 
   
• As if all this weren't enough, we are also going to provide the lucky winner with leg and hand grip covers by none other than Tucano Urbano - the designer and manufacturer of clothing and accessories for the discerning scooter or motorcycle rider.  Let’s face it… the sun won’t always be shining, so these could definitely come in handy.

• Tucano Urbano’s designs are innovative and make the most of latest design techniques and materials. 
   
• The leg covers have a durable nylon outer shell and synthetic fur lined interior  to keep you warm and dry.  It also has a very clever inflatable anti-flap system, a large waterproof pocket, anti theft system and built in seat cover. There is even an adjustable thermal control system allowing the heat from the radiator to be trapped inside the cover for extra warmth or released on warmer days.   These leg covers are so good, in fact, that Tucano Urbano are now supplying one on nearly every other Vespa sold.

• Then there are the hand covers – another run-away success for Tucano Urbano – and a must-have for you.  Worn with or without gloves, the patented neoprene hand grip covers keep your hands warm and dry, while permitting full use of the handlebar controls. They too benefit from a synthetic fur lining and they have a rigid opening for easy insertion and removal of your hands.

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