We will soon be driving to Queretaro from Minnesota via Laredo, Texas. Anyone familiar with the route?

Question

I drove this route about 12 years ago and remember it as a nightmare. The roads were not completed and the alternate routes were pretty scarey. What will I need for car insurance and such? How much time should I expect it to take? Any and all advise will be welcomed and appreciated. We are two adults and two late teenaged boys. Twelve years ago was a bad dream. I had to take the shoulder regularly to avoid hitting oncoming passing cars head on. It was nerve wrecking in many ways. I feared for my LIFE! but I will assume things have inmproved there since then How do I go about getting the necessary car insurance? At the boarder? Can I realistically make Queretaro from Laredo in a good day?

Answer 1

You will also find a great deal of good information on mexican car insurance from Rolly Brooks website.
http://www.rollybrook.com/auto-insurance.htm

In order to bring your car in you must get a car import sticker.

To save time, get one before coming at one of these consuls
There are only a few Mexican consulates where you can temporarily import your vehicle. Those consulates are:

* Dallas
* Houston
* Austin
* Chicago
* Los Angeles
* Sacramento
* San Bernadino
* San Francisco
* Phoenix
* Albuquerque
* Denver
* St. Paul

Good luck

Todd