Parking rip offs San Ysydro
My wingman had to pay $25 Saturday night for about 3 hours parking at the lot next to the train track, Just South of the J I be. Damn. They really rip the people off. But he had no time left to shop around for lower prices.
I keep telling the bros to drive over, save yourself lots of money, time and energy walking and sweating in the cabs. Crossing into Mexico only takes 15 minutes max, even on busy weekends. Cross back to the US late after midnight would take about 30 minutes to 1 hour in the Ready lane. With a SENTRI or Global entry card it usually takes only 15 minutes.
I bought Mexican liability for about $100 a year. Mexican drivers are slow and pretty laid back. Have not seen a single aggressive driver in Tijuana, Baja California or other states. Just go slow, obey all stupid traffic signs, avoid the big pot holes that can break your tires or bend your axles, use high beam to avoid pedestrians who wear dark clothes and cross dark streets at night. One night a car hit a pedestrian on Negrete, right in front of the hotel with bright fluorescent lights.
Take busy streets so policias can't fuck with you and squeeze you for mordidas. Even if they do, they won't shoot you, just hassling. Just give them a $20 and consider that part of the costs to monger in Tijuana.
I feel much safer, healthier and quicker, driving my car than walking around Tijuana at night risking getting robbed, beat up or knifed by gangs.