shari - 12-17-2007 at 03:01 PM
What is the easiest way to rent a car in TJ, we have some last minute family flying into San Diego the 26th and need to rent a car to get here??????
fdt - 12-17-2007 at 03:17 PM
From what I remember renting in San Diego is less expensive than Mexico and the rental company adds the mexican insurance.
wilderone - 12-17-2007 at 05:11 PM
They can take the airport bus to downtown, then take the trolley to the border (use bus transfer for trolley), walk across border, (get visa if
necessary), then take a taxi to the major car rental company of their choice - all the big companies are in TJ - pretty close together on the road to
the airport -- about a 10 minute taxi ride. Avis, Dollar, Budget, National. They can probably make reservations online.
Pstreet1 - 12-18-2007 at 11:08 AM
If they get a quote from Avis on line, they should keep in mind that Avis includes the required 3rd party liability (for damage to other people or
their property--the one the police are interested in) in the price they quote. The other companies do not include the 3rd party liability in the
quote; it's $7.00-$10.00 a day, depending on the company.
The insurance on the vehicle can be purchased from the car rental company, usually a $1000.00 deductible. OR they can check and see what their credit
card insurance on a Mexican rental covers. Our Mastercards and Visa cards all become primary in Mexico (so your personal insurance carrier is never
involved), and they all have a $0.00 deductible (instead of the $1000.00 the car rental company's insurance has), and there is no charge (as opposed
to the car rental company's nearly $20.00 a day insurance fee).
Because of the difference in the insurance coverage--in the U.S., your Mastercard, etc., doesn't become primary, and in San Diego, they generally will
not rent for Mexico unless you purchase the insurance from them.), I believe it is much less expensive to rent in Tijuana than in San Diego.
Renting in San Diego creates the additional problem of not being able to drive the car south of Ensenada. If you do, you violate the terms of the
rental agreement, and so all the insurance you are purchasing is void.