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This is kind of just a heads up to the many people that rent cars while on vacation in Mexico. On our last day, right before we were heading to the airport for our return flight, the rear tire went flat on our rental car. Pressed for time, I gathered the spare and other items needed to change the tire. Nice new spare tire, check, bag with jack in it , check, open the bag, no jack. Jack handle and lug wrench are here but no jack.
Decided to look under the hood because I have had a few vehicles that had a jack mounted under the hood. No jack. A guy lets me borrow his jack and it breaks while lifting the Toyota Yaris. Another guy has a jack and we get the tire changed and head to the gas station near the airport.
I am running out of time. We get to the airport and the only gas station within 10 miles is broken. Yes, broken. So we hurry to the airport without filling up knowing we will be charged for the gas.
While the guy at the rental car return looks the car over I mention that the jack was missing. He immediately opens the front drivers door and moves the seat forward, then opens the back door and lifts up a piece of black plastic car molding to show me the jack. I asked him why the jack was under the front seat and was told " why wouldn't it be". As I told the guys in the rental car office what happened they all looked at me like I am crazy stupid for not being able to find the jack.
I was also charged $80 for about a half tank of gas. Lucky for me I did buy the rental car insurance so I didn't have any other paperwork or charges. I actually thought it was kind of funny as one thing after the other came up. Another adventure in Mexico.
We took another couple to the airport with us who had too much luggage. The shuttle had left the resort so they came with us. Their luggage wouldn't fit so I used my phone charger cord to hold the trunk shut. They said they would fill up the car but the gas station was broken. We wondered how the gas station broke. My Spanish is very limited and I managed to understand " la gasolinera is rota" and " quizzas 10 minutoes o quizzas 1 hora".
It was a comical end to a trip to celebrate 4 of my good friends 60th birthdays.
I guess the point of this post was to help you find the jack if you have a flat. Sometimes it is under the front seat, very hidden from view, under a piece of molded plastic.
Bill
Decided to look under the hood because I have had a few vehicles that had a jack mounted under the hood. No jack. A guy lets me borrow his jack and it breaks while lifting the Toyota Yaris. Another guy has a jack and we get the tire changed and head to the gas station near the airport.
I am running out of time. We get to the airport and the only gas station within 10 miles is broken. Yes, broken. So we hurry to the airport without filling up knowing we will be charged for the gas.
While the guy at the rental car return looks the car over I mention that the jack was missing. He immediately opens the front drivers door and moves the seat forward, then opens the back door and lifts up a piece of black plastic car molding to show me the jack. I asked him why the jack was under the front seat and was told " why wouldn't it be". As I told the guys in the rental car office what happened they all looked at me like I am crazy stupid for not being able to find the jack.
I was also charged $80 for about a half tank of gas. Lucky for me I did buy the rental car insurance so I didn't have any other paperwork or charges. I actually thought it was kind of funny as one thing after the other came up. Another adventure in Mexico.
We took another couple to the airport with us who had too much luggage. The shuttle had left the resort so they came with us. Their luggage wouldn't fit so I used my phone charger cord to hold the trunk shut. They said they would fill up the car but the gas station was broken. We wondered how the gas station broke. My Spanish is very limited and I managed to understand " la gasolinera is rota" and " quizzas 10 minutoes o quizzas 1 hora".
It was a comical end to a trip to celebrate 4 of my good friends 60th birthdays.
I guess the point of this post was to help you find the jack if you have a flat. Sometimes it is under the front seat, very hidden from view, under a piece of molded plastic.
Bill