I recently moved to Binh Duong as an English teacher, and it's immediately clear to me that I'll need to get a scooter. However, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed figuring out what to get and the best way to go about it, so I could use some input from more experienced people. The main issues are:
-I have not ridden a scooter before (in Vietnam or my home country). I know I need to learn.
-Because I do not have a license, I am limited to 50cc scooters. This will be more than enough to commute to work, but I don't know if it will be enough to get to Ho Chi Minh City with any frequency.
-I can't decide whether to rent a 50cc scooter to learn and then take the license test so I can buy a higher CC model, or to buy a 50cc. If I rent, I have to get the bike in Ho Chi Minh City since there aren't any rental options in Binh Duong- and given the amount of traffic in HCMC, I'm not sure that's the best place to start.
If anyone has any advice on the best way to go about this, I would welcome it. Thank you.