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bajabuddha
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Anyone mention, DON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT?? Just askin'....... 
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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this really, really (is that redundant?) is a very, very funny thread!.
I hope your trip is fun and safe and surely your rental car will be just fine.
obviously your first stop will be at a store to buy tow rope. then water. then snacks for the road. keep your documents on your body at all
military checkpoints. keep your eye on the guards as they search your stuff. don't drive at night because you then share the road with cows looking
for warmth on asphalt. have fun!
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Bob and Susan
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a rental doesn't need a tow strap...
the "green angles" drive from mulege to loreto once a day...
...well most days
I see them all the time in mulege
if you take water...make it drinking water for you not the car...
there's water all over Baja for an engine...(think salt water)
rentals are NOT from the 1970's they are a year or two old
new cars are better than old ones
the odds are you won't break down unless you do something stupid
as for driving after dark...it's not that bad in a car
just pay attention and use common sense
and drive slower...then you can see a cow in advance if he there
don't drink and drive...some people think that's ok here...its not
old people have trouble seeing after dark so they shouldn't drive after the sun goes down
the roads have glowing "bots dots" and are in pretty good shape
I would say...for sure...don't drive if its going to rain
[Edited on 11-10-2015 by Bob and Susan]
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bajatrailrider
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Quote: Originally posted by Bob and Susan  | a rental doesn't need a tow strap...
the "green angles" drive from mulege to loreto once a day...
...well most days
I see them all the time in mulege
if you take water...make it drinking water for you not the car...
there's water all over Baja for an engine...(think salt water)
rentals are NOT from the 1970's they are a year or two old
new cars are better than old ones
the odds are you won't break down unless you do something stupid
as for driving after dark...it's not that bad in a car
just pay attention and use common sense
and drive slower...then you can see a cow in advance if he there
don't drink and drive...some people think that's ok here...its not
old people have trouble seeing after dark so they shouldn't drive after the sun goes down
the roads have glowing "bots dots" and are in pretty good shape
I would say...for sure...don't drive if its going to rain
Green Angels are nice,after 5 hour wait.You will wish you had 20$ tow strap.
[Edited on 11-10-2015 by Bob and Susan] |
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Just did an Ensenada to Mulege and return trip. In 8 days saw 2 Green Angel trucks, parked, nobody around. 2 federal police cars, and a few municipal
police trucks.
If you are worried about breakdowns, be prepared to take care of it yourself. A $20 tow strap is cheap insurance
[Edited on 11-10-2015 by bajaguy]
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willyAirstream
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what do the green angel trucks look like?
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alacran
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The GREEN angel trucks are NO RED. LOL.
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That is a pretty sad statement about their effectiveness when you live along Hwy. 1 and have never seen a Green Angel... When we didn't see one last
July, I wondered if they were phased out?
Here's a photo of one being towed (or pushing a van) to Ensenada from Ojos Negros or beyond, as we passed it...
Now the last time I saw one, the trucks were more white than green.
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willyAirstream
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pic is blurry,, ***JOKING**
Nope, 5 years and I have never seen one and I go between Loreto and Santa Rosalia alot.
have not seen any red ones either (now red, Paul?)
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Thanks for the advice. I can't wait for this trip. I feel much easier about the drive if you take all the precautions. Which I will.
my biggest fear for not driving at night was bandits. Looks like its mainly animals that you may crash into. Anyhow I will drive only during the
day.
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Bob and Susan
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| Quote: Originally posted by willyAirstream | pic is blurry,, ***JOKING**
Nope, 5 years and I have never seen one and I go between Loreto and Santa Rosalia alot.
have not seen any red ones either (now red, Paul?) |
willy...there was one down the ice house road today at 11am...
of course I didn't have my camera with me...
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willyAirstream
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I am sure they are here, just that it would be good to know what they look like, just in case.
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I've been driving in Baja for almost 30 years and have never had a breakdown.... until two weeks ago. Picked up my car from storage at the airport in
Loreto, 20 minutes later the electrical went completely out. I pulled off the road, got out of the car and stuck my thumb out. I was picked up by the
first car, a Mexican. It took about 30 seconds of waiting. He let me load all my luggage in his car and took me back to Loreto Storage - and he
refused the money I offered him. Refused. At Loreto Storage, the fantastic people there arranged a tow truck. My SUV was back in Loreto in about an
hour - and this was on a Sunday afternoon during the local off-road race!
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Bob and Susan
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did you need a tow strap...no
you need pesos
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bob and Susan |
as for driving after dark...it's not that bad in a car
just pay attention and use common sense
and drive slower...then you can see a cow in advance if he there
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Yep, it's much easier to see that black cow come right over the hood and into the passenger compartment through the windshield, even at slow speeds.
That's the least common-sensical statement I've read here yet. I've seen pick-ups totaled by a cow... and a little rental car is better because you
drive slower??
Especially if you are new to Baja, DO NOT drive at night. Blind curves and deep vados are havens for bovine bumper bangers; and if the cow doesn't
get you, the person coming the other way who swerves does, even in the daytime. It's a different ballgame on Hwy 1.
All the other advice here is ok, some more than others. This tidbit may save your lives.
edit added: another hint of driving Baja; if a vehicle coming the other way flashes headlights at you or has double-blinkers on (emergency flashers)
... slow down and pay attention; it's a universal Baja sign there's hazard up ahead, from possibly a cow in the road, a spandex-sporting pedal pusher
in the middle of the lane, or a wreck. And conversely, if you see a hazard, you can warn oncoming traffic the same way. What goes around comes
around. Happy trails.
[Edited on 11-10-2015 by bajabuddha]
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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willyAirstream
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tell him your horse story JB
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajaguy | Just did an Ensenada to Mulege and return trip. In 8 days saw 2 Green Angel trucks, parked, nobody around. 2 federal police cars, and a few municipal
police trucks.
If you are worried about breakdowns, be prepared to take care of it yourself. A $20 tow strap is cheap insurance
[Edited on 11-10-2015 by bajaguy] |
You support my point that unlike years ago, there are very few Green Angels trucks and in the last few years, I too have only seen them on the side of
the road in populated areas.
Have to wonder if their budget didn't get cut.
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Green Angles
In the past I have ben helped buy the Green Angels, both times they were very knowledgeable trouble shooters and absolutely refused to take a tip.
You can always rely on a Mexican local to stop and help and be prepared to receive good treatment they will go to great length to help.
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love this thread! No name calling. No anger. No brand bashing. Lovely.
Keep it up guys!
Harald Pietschmann
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When a kid ... my old man used to carry all kinds of spare parts and tools .. for brake downs and stopping to helps others was just part of the
"drill" ... as there wasn't any ... 
A bad cut out there could be really bad or a lot of other things
Paved roads ... air conditioned trucks and cars that are very much able to do most anything ... much different
But, still fun to see and read about ... thanks
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