After much,... well - a whole lot of thinking & studying. I decided to replace a 400cc Suzuki, not with a 280cc Honda - but with a 155cc Italian.
Visited my
very busy local Vespa dealer today. He half-un-crated a 2018 Piaggio Liberty 150 S so I could look it over & sit on it.
My interest was down to the white 150 or the red 150S. (don't buy a scooter color you don't like - like I did with the Burgman. In my defense - they were all lousy colors for a few yrs)
Have spoken with 4 dealers in a 75 mile radius. There were issues with the color and/or their price (across a $500 range!) - so, I made a deposit locally on the red S model, & at a very fair price.
My wife's on-board with this purchase. I told her after a few weeks I'll look like this, again.
Stig