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[quote=”tmergens”]David, in my opinion, the areas you will be visiting are certainly best accessed with something that is 4-wheel drive, just in case you want to get a bit off-road to the beaches, etc. Get a real 4-wheeler, though. Not the Suzuki Jimny that the rental car agencies will try to rent to you.
Dominical is our favorite, and we recently purchased land there after about 3 or 4 trips to the area. You will absolutely love it.[/quote]
Thanks for the tip – we already have Dominical on our ‘must see’ list. Do you have any suggestions for where to rent a 4-wheeler other than the ‘Budgets’ etc??? – they all want an arm-and-a-leg for a months rental. Where do locals rent?
[quote=”sueandchris”]David and Lynn:
This forum is exactly the place to “bombard us with questions”. Most of us received immense kindness and generosity of forum members when we were researching a move to Costa Rica. We have now been living here in Atenas for a year and traveled extensively in Costa Rica for nine years previously.
We also really like San Ramon and have good friends there! I hope your trip is wonderful! Sue[/quote]Thank you Sue and David and everyone else who has responded. We are so touched by eyeryone’s kindness and willingness to pass along helpful advice. We are very excited about our trip to CR and we hope to meet some (all??) of you while on our sojurn.
[quote=”DavidCMurray”]
In general, temperatures, day and night, are governed by altitude. The higher the cooler; the lower the warmer. The beaches and nearby low-lying areas will be pretty warm year ’round. Where we are, at 4,100 feet above sea level, our temperatures range between 72 and 78 degrees F about ninety-five percent of the year, day and night. We have neither heat nor air conditioning, never run the fans, and never close our windows.[/quote]
Thanks again David. We have planned to explore Grecia and we will probably settle on a higher altitude location such as yours. What other features about your location do you like? We have rented a home in San Ramon for the 4 weeks we will be there. Are you still satisfied with where you live, or, now that you have been there a while, is there another area that you would have settled in if you had know about it? Sorry if we are bombarding you with questions – if we are being pests pls let us know. David & Lynn
[quote=”DavidCMurray”]David, the answer to your question depends entirely on where you will be traveling. Most main roads are totally passable without four-wheel drive. Most Costa Ricans get along just fine driving small sedans. So four-wheel drive is only a necessity if you plan to head for the boondocks.
Too, while taxis are plentiful and inexpensive, don’t let what you hear or read about Costa Rican drivers deter you from renting a car and driving yourselves. They’re no worse than the drivers around any American or Canadian city. Ever been to Toronto? Boston? Detroit??[/quote]
Thanks David – appreciate your quick reply – we do plan on travelling around and seeing as much as possible besides the central area because we are contemplating retiring in CR. When you say ‘boondocks’ are you referring to areas like Jaco, Esterillos, San Isidro & Dominical? We would prefer an area where the temp is constant and not too far (30-45 minutes) from town.
[quote=”maravilla”] taking a local bus (which is free if you are over 65) and taxis are still a cheap alternative to owning a car.
We are visiting CR for the first time this November. Should we rent a 4-wheeler (about $1200) or just use taxis? What do taxis cost and do they service limited areas?
