I want to rent a car and take it into Mexico, to Ensenada and Rosarito for the July 4th holiday week

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Rental cars have laws under which they operate in each country. Once you leave a country, those rental laws become null and void so on that basis alone you'll need explicit, new jersey apartment rentals written permission (if grantable) to do what you want to do. Permits are another new jersey apartment rentals thing because at border crossings they will require proof of ownership to have some reasonable assurance you aren't stealing the car. Paperwork will help.
A way to consider doing this is buying a car in Mexico and selling it in Panama. I get a headache writing the previous sentence for the paperwork you'll have to do plus the bribes you'll new jersey apartment rentals have to pay to speed things up. Paperwork can take weeks and weeks and weeks ... but bribes grease the skids in those countries as a general rule. I've never paid a bribe and I'm opposed to doing it but it is a way. You might buy and sell a car within each country or for that matter rent and return a car within each country but be prepared to pay bigtime rental fees. If you buy a rather older car in the USA and drive south, they might be the best option, e.g., selling it in Panama for whatever you can get. The difference new jersey apartment rentals between the purchae price and the sale price will be a cost of that trip. And don't ever forget to buy auto insurance in each country you pass through, another big cost but I don't think you'll want to drive without auto insurance even though the odds are greatly in your favor of
not needing -- hopefully -- to use that insurance. I'd plan of having plenty of loose currency to pay bribes along the way. You might want to read of the many books written of the experience of others doing what you want to do -- if you can learn by the experience of others, some people can't so I'm not being rude or sarastic to make this comment.
Lastly, having you thought of riding a motorcycle doing this? I think they are death on two wheels but I've known experienced bikers who have done that and lived to tell the story. I want to emphasize they wer very experienced bikers, could do a lot of their own repairs and were streetwise
dudes. One thing you'll need to do, by auto or by bike, where you stop at night you'll need to park in a guarded lot,if not you risk losing your car to a practiced theif who'll spot you as a prime candidate to lose your vehicle while you sleep.
As a side comment, I'd travel with a laptop and make daily contact with friends back in the USA so if something should happen to you and your friends come looking for you, they will know your last (overnight) stop. With each stop, tell your friends your intended itinerary for the next day.
OK I'll ask the dumb question: Why do you need to drive from Mexico to Panama? No matter by car, bike or bus, it is a risky trip - plenty of obstacles various hurdles along the way. If you are an intrepid sort of soul, then I suppose you know and can handle it. I'd just as soon fly.
But have you been watching those shows on the National Geographic Channel lately, Locked Up Abroad ? For an overland adventure this sure sounds risky and to do it not flying.........well, please consider this as deep concern for your trip. People can get easily convinced into doing things that seem to sound very easy, no risk etc. whatever the situation. Even if you're transporting chickens, it's going to be incredibly new jersey apartment rentals difficult new jersey apartment rentals and very time consuming. Think it over. Seriously.
You can go and most likely will survive. Many wished they hadn't gone and some are scarred (sp ?) for life, mentally and physically. If you go with 3 other people, numbes might give you some security. By all means learn Spanish. It might save your life. Medical insurance is a must.
two wheels but the book he wrote of his experiences is incisive, he was a good observer and came away with a changed new jersey apartment rentals outlook. He's was a natural thug on a bike but he had experiences that really impressed those who listened to what he had to say. He had the slides to show he was there! Again, his book is excellent.
To answer that question, you have to be a very aware person. These are all countries with large populations of poor and poverty-stricken peope. They see Americans as all rich. Given that, I doubt you could rent a car in one country and go into other countries without a large deposit new jersey apartment rentals to assure the rental car agency you will return that car -- nothing to do with your honesty but everything to do with the realities of life below the USA border. Surely, it isn't commonly done or the travel sections of newspapers and magazines would be writing about this great adventure, which it would be -- a wonderful opportunity to see life up close in those countries you would pass through.
Your best bet would be to fine a good used car and drive it to Panama and then look into selling it there. Secondly, you need lots of insurance and maybe a policy for each country (!) plus figuring into your expenses of your adventure the cost of that insurance. Thirdly, I suspect you should be a good -- if not expert -- mechanic. Now the fun begins. You need to process the necessary paperwork from each country to bring a vehicle into it [rental, owned, borrowed, leased, stolen (!) or whatever]. Don't think you won't be held up somewhere along the way for some extra money if you want to proceed forward, e.g., pull over for violating local highway or city laws. Driving below the border is no picnic by any stretch of the imaganation. Of course, a dam good working new jersey apartment rentals knowledge of Spanish is a must. You could go by motorcycle but, like with a car, you better realize you have to overnight at a place with an enclosure parking structure with a night watchman.
There are a few books on the subject you raise. Go read them and make yourself fully aware of what you are facing. Don't be discourged if you wish to do this. Go for it but be fully aware of the pitfalls.
Lastly, why not risk life and limb and go by bus? No car worries, minimun border passing problems with the right tourist visas. get on and off when you want, and get a taxi to the airport in Panama City. I'm sure there are buses to the aeropuerto but just my expression to convey the ease of doing your travel as I think buses are a lot safer than taxis.
Good luck to you, and I hope you follow your dreams with beaucoup safety precautions new jersey apartment rentals and happy motoring, however you go. As a P.S. , I've only driven in Mexico and that many years ago. I'm told today things are even worse! You need to develop the mentality of the local drivers and that will help some but driving new jersey apartment rentals here is dangerous but noting like below our southern border.
I want to rent a car and take it into Mexico, to Ensenada and Rosarito for the July 4th holiday weekend. I don't want to spend too much, since gas prices are already high. Which car rental locations would you recommend? I do know I have to get Mexican Ins to cross.
You don't have to get Mexican new jersey apartment rentals auto insurance but you would be one smart hombre to do so or a sorry hombre if you didn't get such insurance should a situation arise where you would need that insurance. Mexico is an unsafe country to drive in ... for Mexicans! Think of how that would apply to you without a facilty with Spanish.
However, check with your auto insurer. I know my auto insurer used to do, or still does, cover you within 50 miles of the border. North of the border, most auto insurers cover you when driving in Canada but you need a letter from them for Cdn authorities should a need arise that you do have proper auto coverage.
Personally, if you have any facility with Spanish, why not go by bus and save the hassle and problems of driving in Mexico. I hear buses are good and much cheaper than renting a car and buying insurance. Again, Mexico is not a fun place to drive even for Mexicans; they are very poor drivers for starters. If you have no facility with Spanish, I'd think twice about executing your plan.
Odds are greatly in your favor that nothing untoward would have happen but nevertheless, Mexico is not a safe place to drive a car, forgetting usual practice of hiring someone to watch the car after you park it. And if you should get into an accident, problems are immense.
legal control in Mexico, of course -- is common practice. So ... if you were a rental company, would you want your cars going to Mexico where if stolen, it would be very difficult to get the cars back? Probably not but years ago I know you could rent a car and they would give you a letter authorizing you to drive it in Mexico. Because of the active new jersey apartment rentals business of stealing along the border from the USA to Mexico -- and out of US jurisdiction, such letters may no longer be available. However, I still think
Surely you can drive a car into Mexico, recognizing the realities of driving in Mexico cited above. But if the bank owns (= finances) 80% of your car, the bank would have to give you a letter, too, say it authorizes you to drive it in Mexico. If the car were to be stolen or be in an accident in Mexico, you would be stuck with repaying that 80% for a car you no longer have. And the bank would have no car to repossess if you didn't make any more payments. An even stickier situation for you. Keep in mind Mexico is a very dangerous country to drive a car, let alone a foreigner driving a car. If you can read the road signs in Spanish, that's makes matters even worse.
So sure, you have to have proof of ownership to drive a car in Mexico. It is simply the way things are done to prevent a lot of mischief. Mexico new jersey apartment rentals is a third world country in many ways. Lots of things happen in such countries that you and I would not know how to handle and have serious consequences to us foreigners.
But why aren't you renting a car inside Mexico in the first place? Your US auto insurance will not cover you in Mexico -- but will in Canada based on my esperience. You must buy Mexican