How reliable are jcl scooters?

We bought two (2) 49 cc JCL scooters in Aug 2008. Just after two months the headlight went out on one of the scooters. I went to the local auto parts store and was told they don't carry the bulb, but can order them by the box of 10. I would have to buy all ten. The price...$79.00 a box. I called the person I bought them from and he said "no problem, I have plenty of them". I asked him to send one to me and he did. The only problem was that it was the wrong one. I tried for a year to get another bulb (the correct one) and he never responded to me. Finally after the year's warranty was up, a friend of mine decided to purchase one for herself. I told her to get me a new bulb for our scooter, which she did.

The other problem we had was just after a year, the battery went bad. I even kept the batteries on a battery tender through the year when we weren't ridding them.

Outside of those two issues (the first one can be eliminated by buying one from someone that will work with you on the parts issue), I think they are an overall good value, considering what one would pay for a similar scooter from a known brand name.