Driving Central America & South America.
Cost
February 12, 2009 - 1:28pm
So I want to plan a trip driving from the North Carolina down to the Panama Canal. I could probably spring a whole month off from work with pay so I was wondering how much people budgeted for their trips. I was gonna plan on Feb or Mar 2010. I would be taking a Jeep Wrangler down and would want to bring it home, either drive r/t or ship back to the states. I was thinking more along the lines of shipping it home so I could spend more time on the trip. How much does it cost to ship a vehicle and where would be the best local to ship from. Where do most people spend the nights? Any suggestions on route? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
February 26, 2009 - 1:11pm
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I posted some info about
I posted some info about costs and shipping information in this thread awhile ago: http://www.southboundtravels.com/node/1000155
I am about to leave in a Toyota T100 to Costa Rica and back, from Oregon. I calculated about $2100 round trip with a bit of extra miles to play with. Loaded down and moving slow, I should get no worse than 13mpg, but should average 15mpg. My crude numbers show that I should cover something like 11,000 miles. We're setting aside about $3000 for gas just to be safe.