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TUK TUKS

Posted by Helga T <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=Helga+T' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 16, 2024, 5:44 pm

HELLO LA MANZ PEOPLE-- 3 YEARS AGO THERE WERE TUK TUKS HERE GREAT FOR SMALL TRIPS.
HAVENT SEE ANY THIS YEAR?
HELGA

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Posted by LynnE <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=LynnE' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 16, 2024, 7:32 pm, in reply to "TUK TUKS"

There have been tuk-tuks since three years ago, but they last just a few weeks. Conventional wisdom is that the taxi drivers have some pull and put them out of business. I'm not afraid to state this publicly because a few weeks ago, I asked the taxistas by the cocodrilio how much it would cost to drive me three blocks home. The fare has always been $50, but they said $80, to which I replied, "Ahora Ustedes son ladrones?" How can we get the tuk-tuks back?

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Posted by billb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=billb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 16, 2024, 7:51 pm, in reply to "Re: TUK TUKS"

80 pesos is less than 10 american.
You really think that'soutragious?
If it's too much how about walking?

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Posted by LynnE <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=LynnE' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2024, 11:38 am, in reply to "Re: TUK TUKS"

Bill B, you obviously don't live here or you would know the story of the greedy taxi drivers and all their shenanigans. (Currently they charge $50 more for trips to Melaque than return trips by Melaque taxistas.) 80 pesos is $4.00 USD, so apparently it is a reasonable amount to go three blocks NOB, but it is outrageous to someone who has lived in Mexico for 23 years on a Mexican budget. Of course, I walked home, although it wasn't easy to carry lots of groceries in the heat of the day.

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Posted by billb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=billb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2024, 12:25 pm, in reply to "Re: TUK TUKS"

Well, good for you.
In 23 years, the prices have gone up.
The maintenance on vehicle is outrageous here, the roads are awful.
The prices of these repairs are high.
The price of fuel here is higher than in Canada.
And yes, I do have a residence here.
My motto, "get over it"

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Posted by BecciS <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=BecciS' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2024, 12:34 pm, in reply to "Re: TUK TUKS"

I’m with you billb. Who doesn’t get that the value of nob currency is going up too. Last year it held at 18 to 18.5 pesos per dollar USD and now it’s almost 20. Combine that with the cost of goods and services going up up up and geez I’m pretty sure that effects our little village big time. Anyone who doesn’t think it’s going to get way worse with tariffs and deportations must be living under a rock.

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You are stating the obvious and ignoring the matter at hand. Melaque taxistas have not nearly doubled their rates, abolished 15-peso tuk-tuks, or torn up topes in the middle of the night so that they can drive faster. If someone can answer Helga's original question, we might know how the local taxistas get away with price-gouging. Inquiring minds want to know.

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Helga's original question didn't have anything to do with your complaint about the price the the taxi cartel.
The prices go up and you don't live in Melaque
"Get over it"

an example of taxi fares

Posted by ErinS <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=ErinS' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 20, 2024, 4:46 pm, in reply to "Re: TUK TUKS"

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Posted by BecciS <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=BecciS' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2024, 6:11 pm, in reply to "TUK TUKS"

Third world problems 😂😂😂

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Posted by daviddagoli <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=daviddagoli' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 19, 2024, 7:31 am, in reply to "Re: TUK TUKS"

Since Toro died, the taxi drivers and cars here are all from Melaque, except for his wife Norma, who still lives here and retained one car and drives it on occasion. The mollos (tuk-tuks) were not put out of business by the taxis. It wasn’t a sustainable business, especially in the off-season.

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Posted by LynnE <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=LynnE' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 19, 2024, 11:19 am, in reply to "Re: TUK TUKS"

Thanks for your reply. This is all I really wanted to know, although I don't appreciate people with vehicles who are not disabled berating me for expressing an opinion.

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Posted by Greg <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/lamanzanillainfo/info/user=Greg' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 19, 2024, 9:25 am, in reply to "TUK TUKS"

Not sure why they're so many angry people here. A taxi from la:
manzania to melaque is 350 pesos. A taxi from melaque is 250 pesos. If i'm not driving for some reason I'll just take the bus for thirty pesos. Great question. Let's try to be kind to each other it's free. Cheers!

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