You have every right to whine! That scoots been nothing but problems for you since the git go. I purchased an '05 People 150 last July and put about 2000 km on it without any problems (hope I just didn't jinx myself!). It sounds like you just got a lemon. You never know, you could replace the belt and it could run fine for a few thousand kilometers. Then again..... I couldn't blame you for looking for something else.