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  1. Sedona

    Sedona DI Forum Adept

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    When we first moved here we found a driver with a van who would let us use his service "as needed". We are in Sibulan, so it's about a 30 minute drive from our house to downtown. When we needed to go downtown (2 or 3 times a week) we would call him and he would pick us up, take us to wherever we needed to go (multiple stops usually) and then bring us home for an agreed rate of 1000 pesos. We usually would also feed him and give him a 200 peso tip. He wasn't actually "on call" for us, so no guarantee when we called that he could come right away, but it was never urgent and we could wait if was driving another client. I sat in the front seat and paid close attention to his driving through the Dgt traffic, and learned the routes and streets. A trike would be okay if you don't need to pick up a lot of stuff, but we usually came home with the van filled up. After a few months we then bought our own car and started driving very carefully. This worked pretty good for us.
     
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  2. gerry_bc

    gerry_bc DI Forum Adept

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    BUDDY.... do NOT rent a car from anyone. If you are in an accident (regardless of fault) you are to blame. And most "rentals" are uninsured private cars that have little if any insurance.. Take the advice of Dustin..find a local trike,,If you are with a few km's of downtown Duma you should be able to find a 8 hour daily trike for 500 to 800 pesos. Good luck... Let them drive and if they crash ...walk away and find another trike....
     
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  3. Princeton

    Princeton DI Member

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    For simple errands around Duma nothing really beats a trike for hired transport..easy to find a trike and driver for the day..and perhaps forum members will even know of such a gentleman for hire by the day...and i'm sure it would be much less than 3500p a day..much much less :smile:
     
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    Last edited: Aug 10, 2018