anyone ever rent a car in Cabo?

[tgrrdr]

if you did, what insurance did you get? And, how much was the car?

I'm trying to rent a car online and I think I've determined that third party liability is required. CDW sounds like a good idea to me but the deductible is "up to $3500" which I'm not on board with and waiving the deductible is another $70.

The rates I'm seeing to rent a car for a week online are crazy (like $8/week crazy). I called AAA and talked to an actual agent who quoted me 467 pesos which is like $25 so WTF is going on? I'm looking on rentalcar.com and the rates seem to be with thrifty.

 

[Brokenlink]

Yes. It's kind of a scam. The rates seem cheap, but then they nickle and dime you to death with other stuff. It will end up being a very expensive rental. Use a credit card that will insure you. Check what they cover to see if you need the supplemental insurance. I believe you need some, but usually not all.

They will try and ding you for any little scratch on the car, even if it was there before. So document all of that stuff before you drive off. I have rented cars throughout the world. Cabo is the one place where it was really scammy.

One thing you may consider is how often you really need that car. Will you be driving every day> Are you staying in CSL or San Jose del Cabo? Will you be going up to La Paz (yes, do it) or elsewhere? Many hotels have a daily rental thing you can do. I would consider that. Buses are frequent and cheap. If you are mostly going to be in the Cabo area (both San Jose and CSL) then I would just go that route (bus and taxi for local stuff, rent a car for excursions).

 

[dravnx]

Check the trunk and make sure the spare and tools are there. Another favorite scam is they will try and get your for a missing spare tire. You must have Mexican insurance. No way around it.

 

[Blankpage]

Yes. It's kind of a scam. The rates seem cheap, but then they nickle and dime you to death with other stuff. It will end up being a very expensive rental. Use a credit card that will insure you. Check what they cover to see if you need the supplemental insurance. I believe you need some, but usually not all.

They will try and ding you for any little scratch on the car, even if it was there before. So document all of that stuff before you drive off. I have rented cars throughout the world. Cabo is the one place where it was really scammy.

One thing you may consider is how often you really need that car. Will you be driving every day> Are you staying in CSL or San Jose del Cabo? Will you be going up to La Paz (yes, do it) or elsewhere? Many hotels have a daily rental thing you can do. I would consider that. Buses are frequent and cheap. If you are mostly going to be in the Cabo area (both San Jose and CSL) then I would just go that route (bus and taxi for local stuff, rent a car for excursions).

Yeah I wouldn't be renting in a place like that if I didn't have to.
If I were renting it might be interesting to be there when some other foreigner returns a cat and see what BS they get charged with.

 

[Cycle61]

I rented earlier this year in Cabo with Hertz, couldn't figure out all the nickel and dime stuff with the local places. Got what seemed like a good rate and then once we arrived they wanted a deposit that was almost half the value of the car. Seriously tried to hold like $6500 on my credit card for a Jetta. :laughing

I ended up paying a bit more, about $300 for a week, but they only put a $750 hold on the card. It all seemed a bit shady and I damn sure watched my CC statement carefully for several weeks afterwards.

We needed a car because we were exploring all over the peninsula, if you're staying in or near town, don't bother.

 

[madsen203]

Rented a truck form Brazil. It was fairly cheap. They asked for a $3,000 deposit as well. We tore up the dunes and deep mud pits. We lost the front license plate and had to make a police report. All in all, it was $120 for the lost plate fee and they refunded the deposit.

Fortunately, I had a local with me who could swoon the agent and saved us a fortune.

 

[msethhunter]

Unless it's an absolute necessity, don't. Years ago a company I flew charter for forbade us to rent cars in Cabo. Even with the insurance, it caused to many problems.

 

[mrzuzzo]

Uber in Cabo is super cheap btw.

 

[Brokenlink]

Uber in Cabo is super cheap btw.

This.

 

[mototireguy]

Did this almost 2 years ago.

VW Polo $8 per day. It can be done. Car was newish, did the full look over, check for dents, spare tire, etc, all was in order.

I also used... https://www.rentalcars.com/us/

Where they try to get your extra $$$ is the extra 3rd party liability insurance. They borderline insist on it. I had to say no thank you 3x and again 3x. Eventually the nice lady said she had to get sign off from her manager. Manager signed off.

If something goes way sideways and you crash into a school bus with lots of injuries without this third party insurance then you could end up in some deep caca.

 

[Killroy1999]

I knew a couple that spent a lot of time in Mexico and strongly advised not to get a rental car in Mexico. At their destination wedding we just used taxis and shuttles.

I'm going this week to Tulum ( south ~1 hr from Cancun) - no rental car. The resort has a shuttle included.

 

[gixxerjeff]

Did this almost 2 years ago.

The irony of you (of all people) posting a picture of a camper with no tires/wheels is not lost on me. :laughing

 

[mototireguy]

The irony of you (of all people) posting a picture of a camper with no tires/wheels is not lost on me. :laughing

BajaBudgetAirbnb.com

 

[Mike95060]

Did this almost 2 years ago.

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Perfect alcohol choices.