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A good time to have left BA.
I used only and only taxis in my two month trip in Oct/Nov 09. I spent approximately 800 us$ on liberal / frequent use of taxi for 2 months and let it be my only source of locomotion. So I guess 20% increase means, 1000us$, next trip for 2 months (more of less)
Not too exciting, but thats life I guess, considering the inflation!
Not the kind of news we like to hear, but if a typical taxi ride increases 2 pesos ($0.50 US) I'm not going broke.
The real hassle with taxis is they quickly use up all my small bills. And I find myself spending far more time keeping track of my use and replenishment of small bills than I should be. It's f** annoying.
Anybody have any good ideas for loading up on small bills? Can I just go to a bank with 3X100 pesos and get 30X10 change? I may have done this a few years ago but can't remember, most times I go by a bank there's a long lineup and I don't bother.
[QUOTE=Damman]Ouch: [url]http://www.buenosairesherald.com/BreakingNews/View/18546[/url][/QUOTE]But SilverStarTransport is holding the line on Lincoln Town Car service fares, even in this busy tourist season.
Thanks to all here who have taken advantage of SilverStar Transport. Watch the board for last minute sales, and specials.
Drive safe,
Fred [url]www.silverstarcar.com[/url]
Your prices were in the mid 50$ range a few months back now your 80$+?
How can you say that you have been holding prices down. I was going to use you but it the price had jumped up to just make no sense.
I took a cab, 90 pesos.
[QUOTE=Gato Hunter]Your prices were in the mid 50$ range a few months back now your 80$+?
How can you say that you have been holding prices down. I was going to use you but it the price had jumped up to just make no sense.
I took a cab, 90 pesos.[/QUOTE]Hi Gato:
I have no short term plans to raise current low fares, unlike the tiny, beat up cabs who are going to jump a whopping 21%. Those older fares were introductory, and did not reflect the true costs of running a Lincoln Town car here. (Expensive)
Please compare my fares to other Lincoln Town cars (not cabs) here. There is a Limo charging $120US to go to the airport.
My ride and car is way better than a cab! And it is well maintained, new tires and suspension for just for starters. (Check the tire tread of the next tiny cab you go in) You get what you pay for.
Drive Safe,
Fred [url]www.silverstarcar.com[/url]
[QUOTE=Gato Hunter]Your prices were in the mid 50$ range a few months back now your 80$+?
How can you say that you have been holding prices down. I was going to use you but it the price had jumped up to just make no sense.
I took a cab, 90 pesos.[/QUOTE]My premium signature Airport (EZE) service starts at only $64US, not over $80, and of course it includes all tolls and parking, we don't nickel and dime you!
(Nice cushy pillow soft leather seats-not rock hard cab seats)
Drive Safe,
Fred [url]www.silverstarcar.com[/url]
Mongers,
Follow Sido's advice and boycott the greedy taxi ckskrs!
Use the Manuel Tienda Leon bus services to and from the airport.
At the airport, you can get the bus ticket in the area (they have a booth) after you exit customs.
This bus will take you to their central terminal next to the Sheraton Hotel
which is across from the Retiro Train station. From there, they will put you in one of their jitney buses (5 pesos extra) and they will take you to your destination.
To return to the airport, go to this location by taxi, and you can pick up a return bus every 30 minutes. It takes about 45 minutes to get to the airport.
It costs 40 p each way. It may go up as the greedy argies sense a higher demand for their services. I suspect it will be 50 p in a short time but it still beats the taxis.
Jackpot
[QUOTE=Sidney]Frankly, I'm on the buses more and more! Why? Because I'm weary of their stupidity, incompetence, dangerous cars, dishonesty, etc, and as a form of protest! AVOID TAXIS![/QUOTE]Hey Sid,
Your decision to stop using the BA taxis was all over the taxi radio dispatch networks this week.
At my own peril, after overhearing some of the radio chatter, I told a taxi driver that I knew you. He asked me to relay to you the Spanish equavalent of "[I]On behalf of all the taxi drivers in BA: Thank You![/i]"
Jackson
[QUOTE=Jackpot]To return to the airport, go to this location by taxi, and you can pick up a return bus every 30 minutes.[/QUOTE]On the way to EZE, MTL can pick you up from your hotel / apartment to their bus station also. I usually just walk to the MTL bus terminal near Sheraton Hotel from my apartment in microcentro. But on my last trip, I had more luggage than usual. So I paid for a round trip bus ticket with round trip mini-bus service for 85 pesos total.
On the day of my departure, I called them from my apartment about 4 hours ahead of time. BTW, their operators speak decent English. First they told me no mini-bus service was available. I told them but I paid for the mini-bus service already. He put me on hold for a minute and then came back and said the mini-bus would pick me up at 6:00 pm in order for me to catch the 6:30 pm bus. The mini bus arrived to my apartment at 6:05 pm and got me to the terminal at 6:15 pm. I was the only passenger on the mini-bus.
[QUOTE=Jackpot]It takes about 45 minutes to get to the airport.[/QUOTE]True on Sundays and holidays, the ride to EZE may only take 45 minutes. But to catch most evening flights, better plan on the ride to take an hour and a half on normal weekdays.
[QUOTE=Sidney]I was quoted 100 pesos![/QUOTE]Taxi EZE still advertises 78 pesos to the airport.
[url]http://www.taxiezeiza.com.ar/[/url]
I caught a Taxi in front of Jackson's new house on Uruguay & Cordoba last week a little after 6:00 pm.
The total fare to EZE was $67 peso's.
Exon