Oh man, I'm jelliz. I've been wanting to go to Mexico City for a couple years now--I just haven't been able to pull off the logistics.

I'd offer to dig up the little research I've done, but mostly it's pork-centric so maybe not up your alley.

vacapinta had a cool travel report about his trip to Mexico City on travel.metafilter.com, but that subsite seems to have disappeared along with vacapinta's post.

I love the DF. You definitely shouldn't get a car. The metro and taxis area all you need. I love the museums, the grand boulevards like Av Reforma, the zocolo, I love going up to Teotihuacan. I love just wandering around (the nicer colonias, not advised in seedier areas).

Thanks! As for guidebooks, which one do you think is good? I was thinking of getting Lonely Planet.