Felt so hpeoesls looking for answers to my questions...until now.

Scooters R ***.  Get a motorcycle.  A Yamaha TW200 would make a great  steret
fighter  for dissing city traffic. It has a low, wide seat and can be outfitted with any
kind of luggage you need and will still look cooler than any scooter.  If you
don't like that, check out the other smallish motorcycles available.  The Japanese
make the best ones for the money at this time.The important thing here is to keep
another gooberish little scooter off the roads if you can.