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From: dbp@dataioDataio.UUCP (Dave Pellerin)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Short-term auto insurance in Mexico
Message-ID: <867@dataioDataio.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 2-Dec-85 16:05:50 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  2 16:05:50 1985
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Reply-To: dbp@dataio.UUCP (Dave Pellerin
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>My understanding is that Mexican auto insurance is basically
>a bribe -- if you don't have it and get into an accident,
>they will confiscate your car, throw you in jail, and lose the key.

There's more to it than that - if you get in a wreck and your car is
broken bad, you still must get it back to the U.S.  You can not sell
your car (or even give it away) across the border.  The insurance
you get at the border will (should) cover the cost of recovering the
car.

   From 'The Peoples Guide to Mexico' by Carl Franz (required reading!)