Stats from my ’07-08 Mexico trip

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This was my 4th consecutive winter in Mexico with my Westy

Vehicule: VW Vanagon Westfalia 1982, diesel 1.9l na+DK

Kilometrage on odo: 412434 kms

Kilometrage on engine and trany: 92000 kms

Departure date – Nov. 26, 2007 Québec City, Qc

Return date – April 22, 2008 Québec City, Qc

Duration in Days : 149

Distance traveled – 12,410 km

Total of liters consumed: 1038,55

Average fuel consummation: 34,83mpg or 12,83k/l or 8,8l/100km

Average cost by km: 0.088$/km

Fuel in Canada – $126

Fuel in the US – $610

Fuel in Mexico – $183

Total Fuel bill – $919

Propane – $22

Tolls – $23

Oil consumtion : 0 liter

Two oil changes 15W-40 , 4,5l + filter (5000km)

New Paint Job in Melaque, Mexico: 900$

Mechanical issues – no major mechanical issues

Minor issues – Glow Plugs replacement

Tires rotated going and returning in Melaque, Jalisco (Michelin LTX M/S 195/75-R14)

Aux batteries (2) renewed in Aguascaliente by Costco for free

Accidents – Cherokee, Alabama – Hit by a PickUp – DUMB

Cerveza and tequila consumtion: don’t remember

Juan Benito (Jean Benoit)

Email: tantrika@sympatico.ca

Posted on April 27th, 2008 by tantrika
Filed under: Jean Benoit

5 Responses to “Stats from my ’07-08 Mexico trip”

  1. FrankandRita, on April 30th, 2008 at 4:46 pm Said:

    Jean, I have posted the total liters of fuel we used on my “Back Home at Last” posting.

    Frank

  2. Daniel Leclerc, on June 4th, 2008 at 11:14 pm Said:

    J’aimerais vous contacter pour des renseignements.

    Merci

  3. Mirella, on April 22nd, 2009 at 6:56 pm Said:

    Well said.

  4. rocky limahelu, on September 8th, 2011 at 1:15 am Said:

    hi jean i have a 1982 diesel 1.9 non turbo yellow vanagon.love mexico but worry about all the negative stores.can you give me the real low down. really would like to go since i took early retirement and have lots of time on my hands to travel. thanks rocky

  5. Poolio, on September 8th, 2011 at 3:17 am Said:

    From Jean:

    Most of the negatives stories are spread by the Peoples’s press and by the USA gouvernement.
    It is true that there is a drug cartels war in Mexico. And most of it occur on the border towns like Ciudad Juarez. I never stay long in the North. I always cross at Laredo and never had any problem.

    I never, said NEVER had a bad experience in Mexico after 30 years of traveling in this nice country with so nice and welcoming peaples.

    I thing that the keys are:

    1- Speak a bit of Spanish
    2- Smile
    3- Be low profile
    4- At the border, do your papers works early morning and drive South fast.
    5- Try to skip the big touristics cities like Acapulco, PV, Cancun, Mexico City, etc…The bigsTourists Cities attracts the punks and thiefs.
    6- Never show that you have more money than them…
    and again, try to speak the language…

    Good luck…and goMexico

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