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Boshvideo
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One way blues
Happy Monday!
Looking for help in understanding the best way to do a one way car rental from TJ to Cabo.
It seems that on top of a high rate rental, aprox. $25 added each day for Mexican insurance, I noticed a $.30 per Km for one way drop off. That adds
an additional $ aprox. $550.
Is it me? I see my planned trip slowly going down the tubes.
Can anyone offer some creative ideas?
many thanks for any help. Thanks for taking the time.
enjoy today
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DENNIS
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Is that pesos or dollars?
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Boshvideo
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dollars I'm afraid.
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DENNIS
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It's getting to the point that you could just buy a beater in San Diego then walk away from it.
Have you considered the ABC busses? They're comfy, fast and inexpensive.
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so what's the running total-itemized, so far? maybe we can help if you lay it out here?
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rob
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What do you want to achieve in this trip?
A friend town-hopped by bus one July (not for the faint of heart she said) from Tijuana to La Paz - for $500+ you could fly first class to (say)
Loreto return and THEN rent a car to Cabo.
If you are going to buy a beater, get it in Tijuana - you may even negotiate a deal to return the vehicle. Registration in Mexico does not require
insurance, unlike California.
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Fly from TJ to La Paz rent a car there and enjoy your time. MX 1 is really not a road you want to fool around with anyway.
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comitan
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Minnow has the best idea, fly to La Paz rent a car you can cover the area from Mulege to Cabo the most scenic areas. Then Fly back.
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Minnow
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You can get cheap round trips right now too. I think right around 200 bucks.
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Boshvideo
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My original plan was to get a one way car rental from TJ to Cabo and fly out from Cabo back home. The breakdown is:
Car: $31US per day.
Insurance: $22US per day (full)
drop fee: $.30US per Km
I have 11 days and was in hope of covering the length of the Baja.
help!
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How about buying a car, just good enough to make that trip. in ,either TJ or Mexicali ( according to Bruce, cheapest place )
and drive it down. Insurance reasonable. Than, as soon as you get there, put it up for sale ( gringos only ).Should be pretty much able to recoup most
of your money. Always gringos looking for transportation down that way.
Just a thought 
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Yes buy a car in Mexicali, drive it down and spend all of your time in the Mechanics shop. Or take the bus to La Paz you'll see the upper portion,
then rent a car in La Paz to see the south half. Fly back.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
Yes buy a car in Mexicali, drive it down and spend all of your time in the Mechanics shop. Or take the bus to La Paz you'll see the upper portion,
then rent a car in La Paz to see the south half. Fly back. |
From what I have seen, and it is not pretty, that may be a best case scenario.
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Boshvideo
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How's this? Since my original point of origin is LA. I'm thinking of flying down to Cabo, get a car there and do a big loop and return to Cabo and fly
out.
My new question is: Would a similar scenario work for La Paz?
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yes. but i wouldn't worry about heading north any farther than el rosario. leave san ignacio for a days drive +/- 7 hours and stay in el rosario for
the night. north of here you enter the CROWDED NORTH, i.e....civilization. others will give their views!!!!
edit: this is a better plan than your previous!!!! you see the beauty and soul of baja (cabo not included in this statement) and leave out 200 miles
each way of crowded roads and cities.
[Edited on 6-25-2007 by woody in ob]
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If you decide to do the 'fly-TJ-LaPaz' route, check out Thrifty car rental www. thrifty.com. They have good deals in La Paz. I just used their
19.99/day midsize rental special.
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Boshvideo
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OK, La Paz it is. I'll fly from LA to La Paz and get a Thrifty. I'd like to do a big loop and end up back in La Paz. Ten days... any ideas on a good
itinerary?
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Make a north loop and a south loop from La Paz. Spend 4-6 days going north with San Ignacio as your farthest point. Drive to Mulege the first day,
and maybe stay at Serenidad, south of town. It's a laid back old place, and Margaritas in the pool bar will be nice after the drive. Or someone may
advise you on a hotel in town. Stop in Santa Rosalia for a while on your drive to San Ignacio. At San Ignacio stay at Ignacio Springs, or at Casa
Leree for a night or 2. On the drive south, spend a night or 2 in Loreto. Go back to La Paz, and have dinner at Tres Virgenes.
Nex day, start your trip south. Make a loop through Todos Santos, San Lucas and San Jose. Between San Jose del Cabo and La Paz, there are some
interesting stops you can make. Santiago, Milflores, the Santuario del Cactus (less than 5 miles on a good dirt road), and El triunfo with the music
museum are all worth visiting, and none take too much time.
Save the northerrn half of Baja for another trip. Better to get a good look at the south only than a glance at the whole peninsula.
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Paula
That is a very well thought out and excellent plan.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Boshvideo
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Many thanks Paula. That's just plain excellent. I love this forum and the helpful folks on it.
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