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[QUOTE=Aqualung;420835]This is not the place for this but as I was talking about robberies. This morning a French tourist was stabbed to death in Plaza San Martin just to rob his camera.[/QUOTE]Poor sod.
It was all over the tv news. But thanks for posting. Hopefully people will read and have more sense.
[QUOTE=Aqualung;420820]one case where a Manuel Tienda Leon bus was hijacked and all the passengers robbed.[/QUOTE]I always thought that Tienda Leon bus is the safest and Buenos Aires is not a city like Rio
that bus jacking would occur. Do you have more info on when and how this happened or
possibly a link to read the whole story on the web. Thanks.
[QUOTE=Mikap; 420852]I always thought that Tienda Leon bus is the safest and Buenos Aires is not a city like Rio
That bus jacking would occur. Do you have more info on when and how this happened or
Possibly a link to read the whole story on the web. Thanks.[/QUOTE]I have heard out in Cuidad Evita and La Matanza the public busses (not Manuel Tienda Leon) have been getting robbed at gunpoint recently.
Fred.
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[QUOTE=Silver Star; 422882]I have heard out in Cuidad Evita and La Matanza the public busses (not Manuel Tienda Leon) have been getting robbed at gunpoint recently.
Fred.
[url]www.silverstarcar.com[/url][/QUOTE]Bus jacking is a daily occurrence all over the greater Buenos Aires and even within the Capital Federal and not just in Cuidad Evita or La Matanza. Some bus line or other is constantly on strike demanding more security. This month, four bus companies that go to the ¨Ciudad Universitaria¨ (the Buenos Aires university campus) were on strike or only working during daylight hours. Very few of these robberies make it to the news unless someone is killed. 17 policeman have been killed in Buenos Aires only what goes of this year and there were somewhere near ten thousand armed robberies. Some 320 crimes a day are investigated by the police only within the city of Buenos Aires and I have no idea about the Greater Buenos Aires.
Kind of off topic here but I couldn't be bothered to search for the right thread. This week all privados, night clubs and so on have been prohibited in the province of Cordoba and are to close immediately and they are studying quite strict sentences for offenders that will mean jail time and not fines. This is supposed to be an effort to put an end to human trafficking. Prostitution by consenting adults will not be prohibited but if a girl doesn't have her ID on her she will automatically be taken into custody and considered a victim of trafficking.
If you are traveling with three with bags, silver star is the sweet spot in the market. For me alone, taxi ezeiza works just fine.
[QUOTE=Miami Bob;425440]If you are traveling with three with bags, silver star is the sweet spot in the market. For me alone, taxi ezeiza works just fine.[/QUOTE]My Town Car can handle 4 passengers with bags, no problem, unlike the tiny, cramped and uncomfortable cabs here. We also drive in a reasonable and prudent manner.
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Based on my experiences, by "professional driver" I assume you mean "professional race car driver".
[QUOTE=Miami Bob;425440]If you are traveling with three with bags, silver star is the sweet spot in the market. For me alone, taxi ezeiza works just fine.[/QUOTE]
The driver lift the bags. The cars are always very clean. Some drive fast, some slow. They always will wait with me in the street while apartment agent is coming I always feel like they deserve a tip for good service. The dispatcher to arrange returns to the airport sometimes will play games to try to avoid the website promotional price of 160 pesos-I reported on this last year.
For returns a quality radio taxi service like as-4639 9999- or paris works well and is a bit less money, guessing at 10%
Remember silver star for groups. The little cars are good for a max of 2 with luggage
[QUOTE=Miami Bob; 425484]The driver lift the bags. The cars are always very clean. Some drive fast, some slow. They always will wait with me in the street while apartment agent is coming I always feel like they deserve a tip for good service. The dispatcher to arrange returns to the airport sometimes will play games to try to avoid the website promotional price of 160 pesos-I reported on this last year.
For returns a quality radio taxi service like as-4639 9999- or paris works well and is a bit less money, guessing at 10%
Remember silver star for groups. The little cars are good for a max of 2 with luggage[/QUOTE]I booked my departure online for the 160 price. Driver was great, car was clean and spacious. Will be grabbing another on my arrival Saturday.
[QUOTE=SunSeeker;425490]I booked my departure online for the 160 price. Driver was great, car was clean and spacious. Will be grabbing another on my arrival Saturday.[/QUOTE]Silver Star is great with a couple of passengers. I use Taxi Ezeiza right out of the exit. Fast and efficient. The drivers will let you use their cell phone to let someone know you're on the way.
[QUOTE=WhiteCat;425494]Silver Star is great with a couple of passengers. I use Taxi Ezeiza right out of the exit. Fast and efficient. The drivers will let you use their cell phone to let someone know you're on the way.[/QUOTE]SilverStar Transfers and Tours is for when you want to ride in the comfort of a nice roomy luxury car with a known safe and secure quantity behind the wheel, not a random cab driver in a cheap, tiny Fiat. We also do a lot of extras like free cell phone rental, financial services, free calls to apartments, and in most cases on a morning arrival, we can bring a friend in free. We take all major credit cards, and if you have a US based card, without a foreign transaction fee. Can you guys believe many cab drivers here drive at night with their lights off? A surprising amount of cab drivers here in BsAs also tailgate very closely, weave in and out of traffic without signaling, etc etc. At SilverStar we do believe there is a difference in safety and comfort of our luxury cars, vs microcompact Fiats.
Fred.
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[QUOTE=Silver Star; 425499]SilverStar Transfers and Tours is for when you want to ride in the comfort of a nice roomy luxury car with a known safe and secure quantity behind the wheel, not a random cab driver in a cheap, tiny Fiat. We also do a lot of extras like free cell phone rental, financial services, free calls to apartments, and in most cases on a morning arrival, we can bring a friend in free. We take all major credit cards, and if you have a US based card, without a foreign transaction fee. Can you guys believe many cab drivers here drive at night with their lights off? A surprising amount of cab drivers here in BsAs also tailgate very closely, weave in and out of traffic without signaling, etc etc. At SilverStar we do believe there is a difference in safety and comfort of our luxury cars, vs microcompact Fiats.
Fred.
[url]www.silverstarcar.com[/url]
Step up to the next level in ground transportation[/QUOTE]Dude why do they drive with their fucking lights off? Up in Corrientes people driving motos drive on the Routas in the country at night with no lights. A guy up there told me it's because you get better gas milege with your lights off. Nobody can be that stupid.
[QUOTE=Miami Bob; 425484]The driver lift the bags. The cars are always very clean. Some drive fast, some slow. They always will wait with me in the street while apartment agent is coming I always feel like they deserve a tip for good service. The dispatcher to arrange returns to the airport sometimes will play games to try to avoid the website promotional price of 160 pesos-I reported on this last year.
For returns a quality radio taxi service like as-4639 9999- or paris works well and is a bit less money, guessing at 10%
Remember silver star for groups. The little cars are good for a max of 2 with luggage[/QUOTE]Amigo Bob, great to see you back posting! Your postings were missed!
Taxi Ezieza works GREAT! Anybody here who condemns "TE" is bonkers. Even if you are first time in BA, do NOT hesitate to use taxi Ezeiza.
Like Bob says, the driver lifts your bags. I doubt Silver star will "stoop" to such levels!
I used Silver Star once, many years ago. No complaints but why pay 3 times the price unless your company is paying it or you have too much money to burn, and want to get rid of it asap.
[QUOTE=Daddy Rulz;425500]Dude why do they drive with their fucking lights off? Up in Corrientes people driving motos drive on the Routas in the country at night with no lights. A guy up there told me it's because you get better gas milege with your lights off. Nobody can be that stupid.[/QUOTE]Obviously your headlamp bulbs will last much longer if you never turn them on. On the other hand, the Argies probably lose back that gain by driving with their four-ways on so much. In Bolivia they told me they didn't need headlights because they were Indians and could see in the dark. The idea of BEING seen never really entered the picture.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;425503]Obviously your headlamp bulbs will last much longer if you never turn them on. On the other hand, the Argies probably lose back that gain by driving with their four-ways on so much. In Bolivia they told me they didn't need headlights because they were Indians and could see in the dark. The idea of BEING seen never really entered the picture.[/QUOTE]Once I was driving from Formosa back to Corrientes, it was late, maybe 2300 along Rta 12. I was doing not much over the posted speed of 100 when out of the dark appears a moto, right in the middle of the fucking road with Mom, Dad, and two kids, without a single light on. I had to take the shoulder (which in this case means the grass next to the road because there was no fucking shoulder) to not hit them. Lucky for me there was no ditch, cows, pigs, or horses next to the road. Had I hit them I would have killed them all, and without question would have done some time inside for it. Up in Corrientes families get killed every week like that. I was amazed that in my 7 months there I never saw any carnage in front of me. Only about 10% of the intersections are controled and they would just drive strait through a blind one, in the rain, without ever bothering to look.