Driving rental car in Mexico
Dec 20th, 2007, 10:03 AM
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Driving rental car in Mexico
We are planning a trip to Mexico which includes multiple places around the country. We decided to rent a car to drive from Mexico City airport to a hotel in the city center. Our friends who live in Morelia, MX tell us that it is extremely dangerous to drive in MC in the evening, if you are a foreigner and are not sure exactly where you are going. If anyone has such an experience, please help.
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Dec 20th, 2007, 10:14 AM
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Don't even think about doing such a foolish thing. It really, truly is dangerous. And God help you if you have an accident. There was an article about this in the travel section of our Sunday newspaper (Fort Lauderdale) a week or two ago. It had "warning" all through it.
I really like Mexico, have been all over the country, and I still visit there every year (now usually to Mexico City), and there is no way on God's Earth I would ever rent a car there.
Do you get the picture?
I really like Mexico, have been all over the country, and I still visit there every year (now usually to Mexico City), and there is no way on God's Earth I would ever rent a car there.
Do you get the picture?
Dec 20th, 2007, 11:36 AM
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Unless you were very familiar with the area, I would not consider doing that- ever. Take a secure taxi from the airport to the hotel and use first classes buses for travel within the country. It is just not worth the hassle of driving and trying to keep the car secure when you leave it. My opinion anyway...
Dec 20th, 2007, 11:02 PM
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My wife is born/raised in Mexico and the only way I will drive there is with her in the front seat and her brother-in-law (a high mucky-muck in the oil business) in town in case kaka happens...
I highly recommend that you drive as little as possible and take all coverages....
I highly recommend that you drive as little as possible and take all coverages....
Dec 21st, 2007, 06:14 AM
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With the cost of gas insurance & rental I Normally find cabs/buses a far better option in Town.
PS With the wonderful climate we walked recently from Santiago (Manzanillo) to our hotel (La Posada) on Las Brisas a distance of over 5 miles. Stopped three times (Lunch at Bigotes II & shopping twice) but a pleasant afternoon seeing the local sights including touring a condo
PS With the wonderful climate we walked recently from Santiago (Manzanillo) to our hotel (La Posada) on Las Brisas a distance of over 5 miles. Stopped three times (Lunch at Bigotes II & shopping twice) but a pleasant afternoon seeing the local sights including touring a condo
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I would agree with the people who advise not renting a car in Mexico City.
But if we are talking about the rest of the country, we have rented cars in many areas with no troubles whatsoever. Driving on the Pacific Coast, in Baja, the Yucatan, around the colonial cities such as Zacatecas and Guanajuato or the Sierra Madre and Sonoran Desert can be very pleasurable and much more convenient than taking buses. One has to be cautious but that's true in many parts of the world including some in the United States
But if we are talking about the rest of the country, we have rented cars in many areas with no troubles whatsoever. Driving on the Pacific Coast, in Baja, the Yucatan, around the colonial cities such as Zacatecas and Guanajuato or the Sierra Madre and Sonoran Desert can be very pleasurable and much more convenient than taking buses. One has to be cautious but that's true in many parts of the world including some in the United States
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