| Pages:
1
2
3
4
5 |
mtgoat666
Select Nomad
Posts: 18404
Registered: 9-16-2006
Location: San Diego
Member Is Offline
Mood: Hot n spicy
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja_Girl
I am contemplating driving from Los Angeles to Loreto for the first time ever and I need to buy the right kind of truck. (My everyday car isn't going
to cut it.)
I have about $5K - $6K to spend. My concerns are repairability, durability, and insurability.
|
The road from LA to Loreto is paved, and it's pretty good pavement. 1,000s of cars drive it every week. You don't need a truck.
Most makes are driven in mexico, so can insure/repair most any car in Mex (lux brands like saab, bmw and ferari may be hard to find parts)
|
|
|
Packoderm
Super Nomad
Posts: 2116
Registered: 11-7-2002
Member Is Offline
|
|
"The road from LA to Loreto is paved, and it's pretty good pavement. 1,000s of cars drive it every week. You don't need a truck. Most makes are driven
in mexico, so can insure/repair most any car in Mex (lux brands like saab, bmw and ferari may be hard to find parts)"
Yeah, but where's the fun in that? Let the girl get her truck. She needs a truck, and a cowboy hat wouldn't hurt either. She's going to need something
to talk about when she gets old, and this adventure can add to her tales.
I say buy a 4x4 Toyota, tell a mechanic that you're taking it to Baja, research some the past threads here on Baja Nomad so that you are prepared -
let some of the air out of the tires for sand, use a shovel to get unstuck, bring water, parts, tools, jack, spare tire/tires, first aid kit, etc.,
and have some fun.
|
|
|
mtgoat666
Select Nomad
Posts: 18404
Registered: 9-16-2006
Location: San Diego
Member Is Offline
Mood: Hot n spicy
|
|
Forget the truck. Get the Porsche boxster (new, because parts are hard to find).
|
|
|
Packoderm
Super Nomad
Posts: 2116
Registered: 11-7-2002
Member Is Offline
|
|
But don't get crazy and drive off into the distant dunes! I've see it happen.
|
|
|
Baja_Girl
Nomad
Posts: 157
Registered: 4-2-2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: suavidad
|
|
I did try to call on the toyota, John is busy...but in the meantime...there are actually a lot of trucks for sale in my price range...my biggest fear
is breaking down (in between San Felipe and Loreto) and some nice man saying "Lo siento, senorita, no puedo arregular su carro hoy." I thought that
toyotas were notorious for being stolen too for their parts...remember, dos ninas, with nadda none zero zippo zilch knowledge of automotive repairs.
|
|
|
Baja_Girl
Nomad
Posts: 157
Registered: 4-2-2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: suavidad
|
|
...and I do want to have fun...and I'll have alot of stuff to bring...and I would love to have some company - need to be in Loreto July 10th to pick
up my friends at the airport...that's my only requirement...
xo
|
|
|
flyfishinPam
Super Nomad
Posts: 1727
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Loreto, BCS
Member Is Offline
Mood: gone fishin'
|
|
1989 Toyota 4-runner 4WD. The dustiest vehicle in Loreto and PROUD OF IT!!!
|
|
|
Packoderm
Super Nomad
Posts: 2116
Registered: 11-7-2002
Member Is Offline
|
|
Between San Felipe and Loreto? Maybe you should discuss your intended route as well. It sounds fun though. I'd bring camping equipment in that case,
and I don't want to hear any of this "hotels only" business either. But I'd say that that stretch is the safest stretch for two girls - it's too rough
of a road for troublemakers and opportunists.
|
|
|
cabobaja
Nomad
Posts: 363
Registered: 9-19-2006
Location: South \"O\", Elias Calles, BCS
Member Is Offline
Mood: Smiling
|
|
Have lived in BCS for 11 years. Still have my 1991 Toyota 4X4 Xtra cab. Purchased it new at Toyota Carlsbad, 208,562 miles. Purrs like a kitten. The
wife has a 2002 Toyota 4Runner 4X4. I guess we are a Toyota family!
|
|
|
Baja_Girl
Nomad
Posts: 157
Registered: 4-2-2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: suavidad
|
|
For safety's sake, I am contemplating bringing my dog. I tried to attach a picture - but this is all so new and confusing...and dog safety in Baja
will be another question, I'm sure...so, toyota, dog, beer, cowboy hat, and a better map...que buena!
|
|
|
Don Alley
Super Nomad
Posts: 1997
Registered: 12-4-2003
Location: Loreto
Member Is Offline
|
|
I have a 1991 Ford. It's OK. I'm thinking of a 6-cylinder Toyota Tacoma though.
|
|
|
Baja_Girl
Nomad
Posts: 157
Registered: 4-2-2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: suavidad
|
|
Oh, I really like that truck, Don, but I agree, 6 cylinder seems important. You are living full time in Loreto or just lucky enough to be there
lately? Yo gusto mucho Loreto! Wish I was having lunch at Isla's now....
|
|
|
Baja_Girl
Nomad
Posts: 157
Registered: 4-2-2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: suavidad
|
|
safety dog, take 2 - trying to figure everything out...
|
|
|
Crusoe
Senior Nomad
Posts: 731
Registered: 10-14-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
Be Smart.....Find a 1995 or 1996 Ford F 150 exteded cab with an automatic transmission and a small 302 v8 Fuel Injected motor. It will get 18 to 24
mpg. and have lots of room for your stuff and dog. Plus a very comfrotable ride.Try to find one with less than 100k on it. There are lots around. You
can find one easy for $5000., or so.Get a lockable canopy too. Best most reliable truck ever built. You wont be sorry!!! Good luck and have a great
trip.++C++
|
|
|
DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
|
|
Great smile on your dog.
|
|
|
Baja_Girl
Nomad
Posts: 157
Registered: 4-2-2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: suavidad
|
|
Crusoe, you know, I was thinking that although the Toyotas by far have a better reputation, I have been driven around in Fords for the last several
years and they are comfortable, and seem to be very reliable, and for my limited dollars I know I can find a better deal on a ford than a toyota
(lower mileage, etc.)...I have to say, me likes the way you think...
...and my doggie is a cutie...if a bandito comes around, she'll even make a bark. Then invite him in for a marquarita.
|
|
|
Bob and Susan
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8813
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Mulege BCS on the BAY
Member Is Offline
Mood: Full Time Residents
|
|
where's david k???
not ONE post???
better think earthquake tonite...
|
|
|
Don Alley
Super Nomad
Posts: 1997
Registered: 12-4-2003
Location: Loreto
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja_Girl
Oh, I really like that truck, Don, but I agree, 6 cylinder seems important. You are living full time in Loreto or just lucky enough to be there
lately? Yo gusto mucho Loreto! Wish I was having lunch at Isla's now.... |
My Ford has a small 8 cylinder engine, 4wd, automatic. It has air conditioning that does not work, and two gas tanks, with a malfunctioning valve
between them. The brakes work, kinda. The windshield is...interesting. I took the camper off a while back.
Its handling on the highway is, imo, dangerous.
I bought it about 4 years ago for about $5500; it only had 70,000 miles then and one owner. It's worth about $1200 now.
I could get by with a slightly smaller truck, one that's easier on the highway driving.
The truck lives in Loreto full time, I'm here most of the time.
|
|
|
DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
|
|
Don ....
Sounds like you're getting your moneys worth out of that truck. How many miles on it now? About 73000?
|
|
|
Baja_Girl
Nomad
Posts: 157
Registered: 4-2-2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: suavidad
|
|
...good one, Dennis, but all seriousness aside, Don, that's a good point...are you happy with the truck for that price or are you trying to tell me
not to go with a Ford?
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2
3
4
5 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
