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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
| I took a rented Tsuru from DF to Acapulco and around some Guerrero countryside. It did okay...starts to violently shake above 120 kph though. |
Where in the Guerrero countryside did you find a highway that was suitable for speeds over 60 kph? 
I'd take a VW over a Tsuru for the only reason that body wise, it is not more rugged than a VW which remember were made up until what 2001 in Mexico? Here in the land of terrible roads, you can see that a ten year old Tsuru is much worse for the wear body wise than a 10 year old bug. One or two of the doors won't open anymore, or at least not from the inside, the fenders are half shaken off, the hood release has had to be modified. And the Tsurus don't go straight across the topes at the entrance to my faccionamiento, but my VW did.
But engine wise, I think the Tsuru is a little bit more fuel efficient, and it comes in a 4 door, which has it's advantages. Plus there is more trunk space. But the taxis around here all look pretty beat up pretty fast. Our roads are terrible. One taxi sitio put in Atoses (or is the plura Ati  ) which are great city taxis, the run all day on 30 pesos of gas, but here they all fell apart in less than 5 years, they are being replaced by Tsurus. |
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Guy Courchesne
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:54 am Post subject: |
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| Where in the Guerrero countryside did you find a highway that was suitable for speeds over 60 kph? |
Leaving the Autopista del Sol (between Cuernvaca and Acapulco), there are some fairly decent roads in and out of Taxco and along the coast in either direction from Acapulco. But, since I used to drive a lot in Montreal, I got used to driving fast and loose in dangerous conditions, so I'm not a great source of info on road safety! I can now add driving experience in NYC to my 'most insane places to drive' list. Baghdad would round out the list just fine.
Tsurus are 'throwaway' cars...not particularly nice and certainly not as durable or repair friendly as the old VWs (which they made until 2003 I think). I've no plan to buy a car at all until hybrids come down in price, though I rent Tsurus or small Chevys when I need one.
VW bugs as taxis in DF are being replaced by Chevys and some other small city car (Athos? Ka?). Tsurus are still out there as taxis de sitio. At the airport, they are partial to Suburbans, especially if you have a lot of luggage, as I had to take getting home last night. |
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asi va
Joined: 03 Nov 2006
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| Just a little plug for Tsurus as the "Vochos del siglo XXI" (and for Mexican mechanics): my wife and I had a no injuries accident on the autopista outside of Maravatio, Mich about three weeks ago. My father-in-law`s Tsuru kissed off the concrete divider on the right, spun around a few times, hit a guardrail on the left and came to rest on the oil pan with both front wheels horizontal. Granted, a vocho would probably have walked away from the mess if it didn`t go belly-up, but the local mechanic we took the Tsuru to had enough parts on hand to replace both swing arms and struts, one CV joint and the radiator (used radiator) and had us back on the road within eight hours of when the tow truck dropped us off. The mechanics charged us about 3800 Pesos for parts and labor including a laser alignment. I was impressed. The car still needed a little body work, but it got us back to GDL in time for me to catch my flight home. |
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I was talking with my husband and brothers-in-law about this, (its been a slow holiday around here) Vocho VS Tsuru. The brothers-in-law said all things being equal (age and condition of the car) they'd take the Tsuru, because its a 5 speed and a 4 door. My husband would take a Vocho, but admitted style was his deciding factor. He said a Tsuru would be better for a lot of people because for passengers it's more comfortable and it has a bigger trunk. |
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business2300
Joined: 14 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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How do you register the vehicle as a foreigner?
What do you need?
And how much is it going to cost for the registration? |
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MamaOaxaca
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
Posts: 201
Location: Mixteca, Oaxaca
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| business2300 wrote: |
How do you register the vehicle as a foreigner?
What do you need?
And how much is it going to cost for the registration? |
Question one:If it is a Mexican car, you do it just as any Mexican would do. If you bring the car in that's another story, search the board for it.
Question two: depends on the state.
Question three: depends on the car and state. My 1993 VW bug cost 1500 to get new plates, taxes, and inspection (though nobody looked at the car?  ) My 1994 Ford Explorer cost, 1800, but I had to make a trip to Oaxaca City as it was an imported car, (cost 300 in gas and 100 in tolls to get there and back!) it almost failed the inspection but they let us try the immissions test three times 
DIXIE?
Did you get a car? What did you get?
Where did you go on vacation? Did Tequila like it? |
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dixie
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
Posts: 644
Location: D.F
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:53 am Post subject: |
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No car yet! I was seriously considering leasing but then a friend in Torreon who is also looking to get one told me that I would need an FM2 in order to do that so...I have no idea what the future holds for me in regards to wheels!
THe holidays were great as my parents, boyfriend and I all flew off to Playa del Carmen and enjoyed great weather and times...until the last day when bad taco al pastor meat seemed to hit the men (it's times like these that I can't help but have a huge smile on my face when I say 'I'm a vegetarian...hehehe).
Tequila's vacation wasn't as exciting as she was stuck at the vets where they discovered that she had parasites. A few pills and peanut butter later and she seems to be all good.
I really want the car for Semana Santa as I'd like to spend the whole two weeks travelling and in order to do that....I need to have tequila with me as that's toooooooooooooooo long at the vets (although she does love being there...as long as she leaves the same day! )
Time will tell as my car knowledge is low, my lack of spanish makes searching difficult and my lack of money restricts many options! I'll let you all know though if the wheel miracle occurs!
...dixie |
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ls650
Joined: 10 May 2003
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| J Sevigny wrote: |
| You know, the "modern day bocho" is called a Nissan Tsuru ... Almost anyone can fix them and they're more rugged than VWs. |
I am under the impression that the vocho may not be as reliable as a Tsuru but is much cheaper and easier to fix.
I used 'Vocho vs. Tsuru' as a topic for debate in class today. It worked out very well; the students were very passionate about expressing the advantages and disadvantages of each car.
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business2300
Joined: 14 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone know the costs for my above questions in Guadalajara? |
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Samantha
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Mexican Riviera
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| You say you are in Guadalajara now, so why don't you go ahead and speak to a car salesman or dealership? That would be the most reliable way to find out the current information. |
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