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Pstreet1

For us, it has always been less expensive to rent for a week before hand than to rent two or three days there, especially when you figure in shuttle costs as a part of the cost.

We were hit by a bus when in Puerto Vallarta the last time we were there, and the paint was scraped; we were driving an Avis car and used Mastercard's coverage. We took pictures of the damage, went to the police department to fill out an accident claim, and were all set to turn in the claim. Avis was very obliging and gave us all the documentation we would need to turn the claim in; they said we need not have bothered with the police department. Then we asked Avis what the repair cost would be and they charged us $100.00. We split it with the other couple and didn't bother turning it in to Mastercard, so I don't know how it would have turned out if we had turned it in to them. For $50.00, it wasn't worth bothering with it. Had it been more, we would have gone through the process.

As to having someone deal with people in a foreign country, I've always been comfortable with the thought of Mastercard or Visa handling it for me; I suspect they are more adept than I would be.

ocean2mountainpeak

Ahhh, just got home from Cabo. Love that resort. I will have to rethink using Avis. For 10 days (tiny car) with full coverage cost me $956.96. Seems a bit much. Brick wall

I see there is a Dollar car rental. I will try that next time. I hear about people whose credit card covers all their insurance needs. How does that work if you have an actual accident? It seems like such a scam. But there does not seem to be a choice. Any amount is better than a Mexican jail. Shoulder shrug

Pstreet1

We let our Visa or Mastercard provide the insurance on the vehicle. We were scraped by a bus in Puerto Vallarta, spent a day at the police station filling out the proper forms, took pictures to send to the credit card company, etc. Then we took the car to Avis and asked how much they would charge us; they said $100.00. We split the cost with the other couple and didn't bother to turn it in.....so I don't know how it would have turned out had we turned it in. I do know that the credit card company's insurance is primary in Mexico so it isn't turned in to your personal insurance company, though they do ask for that information. When we got home, I contacted the insurance company to see how much of a problem we would have collecting; it didn't appear to be all that much, but we didn't bother with it. Obviously, had it been more, we would have done it. They said we needed the damage report from the rental car company (which we had), a report from the police (which we had) and pictures if we had them (we did). It didn't look like there was much more than that required.

DenMar

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TahoeGary

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TahoeGary

More on rental cars.

I finally booked with Thrifty on line before leaving home. I have a "full size" VW Jetta for $50 per day including insurance. Thrifty came to the Coral Baja to pick me up and will drop me back here after I turn it in. The Thrifty office is about 1/2k past Mega on same side of the street across from Scotia Bank.

I am using the VISA damage waiver thing....they seemed to be familiar with it and how it works. So I just have the Mexican liability which is $13 per day....included in above price.

okath

My favorite place to eat in san jose del cabo was Tequilas.
We would just take the bus up there or walk. It's about 2 miles
Kathleen

..or give us a couple of "good eats" suggestions...you know... kind of like those that you'd find in downtown Buckley, Black Diamond, or Carbonado ROFL!

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DenMar

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