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I drove a Canadian-plated Ford Ranger here for more than a decade, including two drives from Canada to Zihuatanejo in it. We went through dozens of checkpoints without incident. We drive to Tequla a couple of times. We drove to Guasave.

I now drive a Guerrero-plated pickup truck that I have driven to Morelia a couple of times.

I renewed my temporary resident visa annually for probably 15 years.

Never a hint of mordida.

There was one time when a worker “helped out” to make things more efficient.

My property manager had neglected to pay my CFE bill. CFE didn’t send a reminder, they sent someone out to remove the electricity meters from delinquent accounts. Mine was one of them. That meant going to the CFE office, paying the overdue amount, then paying to have the meter reinstalled, and waiting for a few days without electricity.

A person from property management noticed that my meter was missing and that there was a CFE van at a restaurant nearby.

2+2…

“My person” stopped for lunch. Started chatting with the CFE person. Asked about my house. Offered to pay for lunch for the CFE person. Bingo, my meter was reinstalled half an hour later.