The Do's and Dont's of Driving in Mexico
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Road Trip! Come along as we drive from San Miguel de Allende to Guanajuato, Guanajuato. We share our tips for highway driving in Mexico. These are our do's and dont's of driving in Mexico.
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One tip I thought of later.. When you’re driving on an unfamiliar road, tail a local driver who knows where all the potholes and topes are so you can better avoid them.
amen!
how I wish know that before, when I drove in NEVADA...LOL
Good point
Have yalll been to Jackson Mississippi? I lost a whole headlight assembly no joke its hard to avoid them all
18 years ago when my wife and I were driving from Texas to Guadalajara and we were driving our Texas plated car, we were passing through the desert north of Zacatecas, we came to an official military checkpoint which only had two Mexican soldiers standing out in the 38c burning hot sun manning it, one officer and one enlisted who had an AR-15.
They stopped us and asked to inspect our car and they briefly just looked in it and asked where we were headed and then they told us we could go on our way, but before we drove off I decided to reach into the ice chest in the backseat and pull out four ice cold Coca-Cola's and hand it to them.
I had never seen two guys so thankful in their lives to have something cold to drink after standing in that hot sun without any shade all day long after stopping the rare car that went down that secondary road we were traveling on.
Thanks for sharing your pro tip.
This video came at a perfect time for us, because we plan on driving down in two months. Thank you 🙏 for doing this video.
You are so welcome!
Absolutely agree with staying on the US side of the border the night before…..but check when the border is open. Went to the Colombia border crossing outside of Laredo. Got there at 6 but it didn’t open until 8. Also get pesos after you cross the border for the tolls. Huge tip: get special Mexico car insurance since US car insurance almost never covers your car in Mexico. I believe you can get your car TIP (temporary import permit) online before you go but have to do it with plenty of time before you leave and do get your TIP because if I remember correctly that your car can be impounded if you don’t have one. Also to follow on the toilet paper tip, many restrooms charge 5-10 peso to use them. Finally be careful at gas stations. Sometimes they over charge!
Thanks for sharing.
The potholes are brutal during the rainy season. I have gotten a few blowouts over the years driving thru Aticama and zacualpan on the way to Lo De Marcos
It most be an extreamly raining region.
@@joserobertoramirezarevalo4610 summer time is usually monsoon season in that area.
We probably could have produced a 2 hour long video on this! Potholes can be bad expecially on the secondary roads and highways.
Con lluvias es mejor ir despacio, los grandes camiones muy pesados arruinan las carreteras.
Thanks for doing this video. Safe travels.
You’re welcome Kevin!
Always appreciate tips like these.
We are driving down from West Kelowna BC to Puerto Morelos near the end of Sept.
Lots of possible crossings and scenarios to digest.
safe travels and have fun!
A big tip I think you may be missing (I’m early on in the vid) in the Mexico City, and the state of Mex, there are days and times when your plate is not allowed on the streets. They have a system that limits when you can drive based on your last digit of you plate #. Your car can be impounded and it be a very costly experience. Also in towns where the roads get wider, the left turn lane is all the way at the right curb, sometimes… Another thing you will encounter is very slow moving very poorly equipped vehicles. Lots are not lit up properly at night, the slow movers..
Great tips. Thank you for sharing.
Great tips thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Crossing the Mexican boarder this weekend and heading our way to Bucerias! Can't wait to land in the bay! Thank you for this video! There were a few things I really needed to hear and clear up some of my fears for this trip. VAMOS El MEXICO!
Awesome. And safe travels :)
@@MovingToMexiCo Thank you
Thanks for the video. Just what we needed to see as we are possibly planning the drive from Alberta next year if we can visit for at least a month
Nice!
Great information thanks for the video.
Cheers
Gracias 🙏
Looks fun! I think we'll bus it to all those places too! Mind you it's nice to have a car to get around in the cities for those of us that can't walk too far.
There’s always a taxi or Uber at a fraction of the US or CDN price.
Great video with lots of good advice. 😎
Thanks 👍
Conducir un auto en México es toda una aventura!! Lo más hermoso (En las provincias,) son los paisajes, sin embargo en las grandes ciudades es muy estresante.El reglamento de tránsito es muy bueno. pero...los conductores sobre todo público manejan con mucho estress y se vuelve caótico.
Bien dicho! Gracias por compartir :)
Fab tips keep up the great work😊😊🍷🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
Gracias Chris!! We appreciate your support!
Great tips. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
beautiful.....it is taco Tuesday........traveling is so important ....
So true!
The driving tips were great. What about your thoughts about riding a bicycle from the border down to Buccarias??? Flights and gas prices keep going up. My bike might be my only option.
People have done it. A lot do the Alaska to South America thing. Honestly, I think this is for the most adventurous riders
Saludos de Guanajuato
Saludos! 🍻
Gorgous 😍Countryside
It really is nice.
what they showed in this video wasnt nearly the best scenery...
I'm thinking I should saddle me and the sweetie up in the ole 4Runner and go for a cruise....take like 10-14 days from Edmonton so I don't get killed for the marathon rides over course of 4 or 5 days...do some sight seein'
Sounds like a plan !
DO buy an IAVE pass for the tolls from OXXO.
Safe travels guys!
Great tip!
Thank you for such great and helpful video! Doing my first drive to Leon via Falcon Dam. In your opinion, should I be concerned with driving through Mexico with US plates? They're NJ plates which stand out like a sore thumb. Thanks!
Awesome! Best of luck to you on your journey.
Topes right! and enough Spanish to deal with the cops who pull us gringos over for dinero. Was pulled over for “speeding” when I was totally under the limit.(to wit never got a ticket in the states after 50 years. They saw us pull out of the rental car place, trailed us for 10 k and pulled us over. They asked for more money than a night at my hotel and I told them. I talked them down to a tenth of what they asked for but honestly only gave them that because my husband didn’t speak any Spanish and he was freaking out.
It can happen. We’ve never been shaken down on our annual journey though.
I do not like driving in Mexico. I would take the bus.. Some of them are real nice and comfortable.
Yes the bus is a great way to get around in Mexico.
Saludos desde Arizona pregunta por que enfoca la cámara en ustedes ustedes van manejando para Guanajuato y a ustedes ya los vimos por qué no enfoca en la cámara al camino para ir viendo y disfrutando del paisaje pregunta nomás eso gracias
Es por el audio. Pero también pensé en eso más tarde y deseé filmar más del paisaje.
What part of Mexico has the most modern and dependable utilities and plumbing?
Not too sure but maybe one day we can find out. Mosty bigger cities are pretty dependable though.
Good Morning,
I heard you refer to an app you developed to ride ? Is that for bicycles or Motorcycles
Bicycle www.VeloGuide.com
Great vlog guys as always. My plan is to travel via bus so I can see as much of Mexico as possible, I arrive late on the 5th of September and staying in Mexico City for 7 days. The plan is to get the bus to QR for 2 weeks and then SM for a week.
What I’m having a little difficulty is confirming if I can get a bus from SM directly to PV, ideally not an overnight trip.
Does anyone know if this is possible, or should I just go back to Mexico City and get a flight?
Gracias Maria! It was years ago but I remember when going from SM to PV we had a connection in GDL.
@@MovingToMexiCo yep, I have a friend who does the trip from Lake Chapala to SMA regularly and she always has to change buses in GDL.
@@RedroomStudios yeah that's what I've found, and it's an overnight trip
Hi guys, sorry to go off topic, but where can we purchase your Taco Tuesday t-shirt that Joel is wearing. 👍🏻😊
No problemo! Our Merch Shop: tinyurl.com/2n5ymdk2
Where did you stop from Bucerias? Did you go right to San Miguel the first night? We are trying to map out a road trip going to Mexico City and see some sights along the way.
We flew into Mexico City and rented a car and then drove to San Miguel. Then from San Miguel we drove to Guanajuato and then back to Mexico.
@@MovingToMexiCo Thanks. Watching your other videos . 😀 Now on to Behind the door part one.
Drive a crappy car that's a standard transmission. Car jacker have be talented. A rusted out 93 Ford ranger
How weird is it to feel like your driving through plutonium?
Never really got that feeling.
You should have gave the old lady a ride.
Sometimes you got to go with your gut.
you guys missed so much about driving in Mexico... but for me topes and road conditions are the biggest things to look out for imo. 90% of topes are not painted and a lot of times you dont see them till the last second and then there can be half a dozen of them in quick succession. I've been on roads with potholes that are big enough to swallow your entire car. safety standards and markings are not the same as we are used to in Can and US. back in the spring we went to Ocotlan for the weekend and while we were driving around trying to find a place to park one of our front wheels fell into a manhole that was missing the cover! scared the living crap out of us. luckily we were able to put the car in reverse and back out of it. lots of examples such as this... its amazing to me more people arent killed due to road conditions!
Maybe you need to do your own video on it ;) we could do a 2 hour episode but unfortunately that’s not how CZcams works. On that note. We’ve covered topes several times in past videos and twice in this one. I’ve also broken my femur due to one.
Tell it that the people who live since Míchigan to New Jersey dude, why compare so far?!...are not rural locations, are urban locations.
You forgot to mention don’t drive an expensive vehicle. Target 🎯
Thanks for sharing
Pop= corona!
Gracias 🤩