SAN DIEGO–The kilometre-long queue of cars heading north at the U.S.-Mexico border usually contrasts starkly with the handful of vehicles waiting to go south.
So it's with a certain irony that an increasing number of Californians have been heading south to take advantage of cheaper gas prices.
A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in San Diego averages $4.61 (U.S.). A few kilometres south, in Tijuana, it's about $2.54 – even less if you pay in pesos.
Paul Covarrubias, 26, who lives in Chula Vista and works in construction in San Diego, crosses the border each week just to refuel his dual-cab Ford F-250 pickup for $60, about half the price in San Diego.
The downside? He still faces a one-hour, or longer, wait at the border coming home.
Associated Press
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