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car rental question

Bajagypsy - 10-31-2013 at 11:46 AM

I friend of ours wants to fly into San Diego and rent a vehicle to travel to Baja, does anyone know what car rental agency would be best to use?

Timo1 - 10-31-2013 at 11:55 AM

We used national

No problem going into Baja

Bajagypsy - 10-31-2013 at 11:57 AM

was it from San Diego?

Timo1 - 10-31-2013 at 12:00 PM

Yup...we flew in and took the shuttle to National just around the corner and it was a done deal complete with Ins. for Mexico

Barry A. - 10-31-2013 at 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by Timo1
Yup...we flew in and took the shuttle to National just around the corner and it was a done deal complete with Ins. for Mexico


Was there a limit on how far south you could go in Mexico?

Timo1 - 10-31-2013 at 12:07 PM

Not at all'''We told them where we were going and they didn't even care

We went to BA

Bajagypsy - 10-31-2013 at 12:09 PM

Perfect! Was this recently?
I knew that you would know Timo1!

Timo1 - 10-31-2013 at 12:12 PM

5 years ago but just phone them or go to a travel agent and they will find one for you

bryanmckenzie - 10-31-2013 at 12:37 PM

I just did the same thing two days ago. After calling numerous companies (didn't call National), Budget had the best deal at $393 for 16 days and $400 for the insurance. No distance limitation. That was a deal-breaker for me with the other rental companies. See also this thread for more info ... http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=69950

[Edited on 2013-10-31 by bryanmckenzie]

Bajagypsy - 10-31-2013 at 01:04 PM

bryanmckenzie, as we are canadian citizens wonder if it would be a problem?

Timo1 - 10-31-2013 at 01:08 PM

Won't be any problem Alesha

dasubergeek - 10-31-2013 at 03:01 PM

Avis also permits it, though you must tell them and you must purchase insurance from them (can't stop at the border or use BajaBound). I did this about six weeks ago. http://locations.avis.com/ca/san-diego/san.html#

Bajagypsy - 10-31-2013 at 06:59 PM

Thank you everyone!

bryanmckenzie - 10-31-2013 at 07:05 PM

Doubtful. American & Canadian laws are similar. Mexican laws are not (Nepolianic(sp?) law; hence insurance liability are different).

dasubergeek is correct --- you MUST purchase full insurance on a rental from ONLY the owner of the vehicle (rental car company). No leeway here. I tried with multiple company inquiries. And you cannot cheat. Anything going to Mexico has GPS, electrical cutoff systems that will not allow the car to start if you are beyond a certain distance, etc. Too much to write about here. I suddenly feel soooo smart. I done learned alot da last few weekses.
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Originally posted by Bajagypsy
bryanmckenzie, as we are canadian citizens wonder if it would be a problem?


[Edited on 2013-11-1 by bryanmckenzie]

Kell-Baja - 11-1-2013 at 10:04 AM

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