http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060531/tc_nm/leisure_segway_dc
According to the article above Segway and GE are offering financing for the Segway now. Interesting how this comes out soon after the article about the possible IPO.
http://www.segway.com/aboutus/press_releases/pr_053106.html
I still couldn’t afford $125 per month. 
In my situation, it wouldn’t save me any gas so it would just be an expensive toy.
What I found interesting is that for a little less than the price of a Segway, you can buy an old Mercedes diesel and convert it to run on waste vegetable oil, which is usually free.
EDIT: I should also say, that I have ridden the segway many times and although I can’t afford it, I think it is a wonderul machine and worth every penny.
You can find used segways as low as 2.5k nowadays… I know sanddrag this might still not be affordable to all, but it puts the technology in reach for a larger amount of people
Note that all GE companies work semi-independently of each other for the time being, and GE Financial is not the same as GE Appliance division.
Whether or not in a few years if your GE Financial financed Segway breaks down, you can call 1-800-GE-CARES to get the appliance division to send a repair person out to go service your Segway as well as your home appliances, remains to be seen.
(I hope so though, as I know a person who does just that, services GE appliances. 
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Hmmm… will this soon mean GE employees can get discounts on Segway’s now too?? :yikes: Sweet!
And…
Inquiring minds want to know, could it be also linked to this announcement that GE and Credit Suisse made on Wednesday morning?
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-31112552.apds.m0007.bc-ct–ge-cmay31,0,2266045.story?track=rss
If it is, no wonder why Segway would be going public. When you play with the big boys, you need to be on the same playing field. (ie: Able to be heavily invested in publicly)
Elgin, your hypotheses, though interesting…make my head spin :rolleyes: .
HA HA!! That’s what I’m here for. 