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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: Alminate]
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04/30/2023 06:29 PM
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Sorry, I don't know why you remember driving as 'scary'. Driving on SXM is pretty easy. Rental cars are much more economical than taxi cabs.
Carol Hill
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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04/30/2023 08:48 PM
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Carol, it can be scary if the motorcycle gangs are out and about especially at night. I have to drive alone now and it is much different than when my husband was the SXM driver. I do it, but it is not my preference especially when alone in the car at night. Thankfully I have some very good friends who I can travel with often at night.
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: islandgem]
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04/30/2023 09:04 PM
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OK, I can see where someone can be scared at night, especially a woman alone. We don't travel at night to many places we used to, like to Marigot.
Carol Hill
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: Canuck54]
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04/30/2023 10:53 PM
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...Don’t forget one of the best Italian restaurants Mario’s is in your building... Mario's is more French/Caribbean cuisine than Italian
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: IslandBoi]
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04/30/2023 11:26 PM
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...Don’t forget one of the best Italian restaurants Mario’s is in your building... Mario's is more French/Caribbean cuisine than Italian Correct. Never felt Mario's was Italian. Good food but not a place I'd go for Italian.
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: Alminate]
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05/01/2023 06:27 AM
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There is so much to see on SXM I would never go without a car rental....and I don't think it is a scary place to drive but I rarely drive after dark
Last edited by boucharda; 05/01/2023 06:29 AM.
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: Alminate]
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05/01/2023 07:23 AM
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Colour1
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I would rather see you in your own rental car than to see you standing on the side of the road waiting for a cab or jitney van!! SAX rental company will set you up with a nice compact car, easy to park and safe! Contact Cindy Puran!! https://www.saxcarrental.com/
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: WWII]
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05/01/2023 12:08 PM
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Not all busses go to Porto Cupecoy, or even to Cupecoy itself. They run mostly for the benefit of the hospitality workers all around us. After 4 or 5 pm it will be a lonely bus headed to Cupecoy, many turn around at Maho. More busses at shift change all over the island.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: Alminate]
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05/01/2023 01:07 PM
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The following is purely MY opinion and I’m not trying to coerce anyone into believing one way or the other. I don’t drive on the island but then, I don’t drive at home if I can avoid it. However, my dear husband does and has never found the driving to be SCARY, not even back in the 70’s and 80’s when too many of the roads were more like paths than anything we would consider to be a real road. We’re more scared of the driver who has imbibed too freely or the person who can’t let their cell phone go unanswered and particularly, the suicyclists doing their craziness, but that’s us. And those things aren’t scary - IMHO - those things are just plain craziness! As to whether or NOT one needs to rent a car, to me that is a purely personal choice. If you want to get out and really explore all the island has to offer, then YES, you need to rent one, even if only for a few days. Having a rental gives you a freedom you would otherwise miss out on. But there are island buses that service the popular locations and certainly taxis will take you wherever whenever but for us, that requires planning and waiting and very little freedom for decisions made in the moment. There are many vacationers who want an AI resort type vacation where they can lie on the beach and be catered to without having to think about anything, including where their next meal or drink might be coming from and there’s nothing wrong with that. And for these people, a rental car would probably be a total waste of money. But that certainly wouldn’t work for us.
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: Alminate]
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05/02/2023 07:29 AM
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Colour1
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Rent a car for a few days, it's really the way to see the island!! Have you ever driven in Paris, London??? Aruba, Mexico??? Turks and Caicos??? If you have, this is all of those mixed in one!! Go slow, you'll get there. For the Evil Knevils going by you, keep your arms inside the car! LOL!!!
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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Re: Is car rental needed?
[Re: Alminate]
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08/18/2023 11:42 AM
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Posts: 3,284 Boynton Beach, FL
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This post has me laughing. I have driven on SXM for over thirty years, and have never have found it ''scary''. Frustrating at times, but not scary. With that said, my wife has REFUSED to drive the car on the island at any time. She thinks nothing of driving all over at home at any time, and will drive anywhere, but absolutely refuses to get behind the wheel on SXM. Her excuse is always the bikers, the steep hills, etc. She has even taken the bus into town a few times, with the rental car just sitting in it's parking space. to each their own.
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