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Serpent7
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 Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: AAA don't leave home without it! (a Friday the 13th tale |
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Ok, I've been camping in the central Nevada desert for the past few days, (I'm sure you been wonderin' what happened) and today the curse of the F 13th hit...
not much out here but the weather has been great!
sunshine and clear skies...
camping by the lake...
leaving today I burried Bessie...it took 3 hours for the tow truck, but AAA pulled thru! 50 miles each way for a 5 minute pull...
I didn't even have AAA but this dude steering Bessie (who I stopped up on the 'highway') used his card and I am now sold on the idea!
This all happened at Walker Lake...middle of nowhere, NV...
Moses is happily sleeping now.
I'm getting the AAA! |
I have more miles on the back of a AAA tow truck than I do on the odometer...LOL
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sneakyjack
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Instead of creating a new thread I figured I'd bring this back as it has good info it - like a few others I read too! Anyway here's the question:
If my insurance has road side assistance is it still worth the AAA membership? I guess as the premier member it makes sense for the 100 miles thing. My "more current" autos are insured through USAA and I have never needed a tow and I know how to read a gas gauge and change a flat. But usaa reimburses me up to $100 for towing which I use once on my 74 vert. Just wondering the difference - Me thinks AAA premiere with 100 mile towing is better than my insurance co roadside. Let me know what ya'll think. Thanks!
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raintheory
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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My only problem (hesitation) with getting AAA right now is that I live in the eastern panhandle of WV. I am within 45 minutes of PA, 5 minutes from MD, and maybe 10-15 from VA.
I spend equal times in all of these states, but they fall under 2 differing 'Clubs'.
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aliennetwork
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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AAA works no matter where you are. Not just WV, or where ever.
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| So if you carry a spare starter it will be some other part you don't carry that will fail. Just tow a spare bus. |
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raintheory
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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| aliennetwork wrote: |
| AAA works no matter where you are. Not just WV, or where ever. |
That's what I assumed... I've had bad luck with assumptions recently though. 
Thanks for the input! It's on my list, top priority.
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aliennetwork
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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NP, I was checking AAA the other day. I'm about to get my wife a new (used) car, and for my bus of course.
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| Desertbusman wrote: |
| So if you carry a spare starter it will be some other part you don't carry that will fail. Just tow a spare bus. |
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Desertbusman
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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AAA Premier isn't 100 miles, it's a 200 mile tow. Or use it for (2) 100 mile tows. As far as towing it to some shop, the only shop that works on my bug and bus is under my carport. So that's the shop it would get towed to.
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Nica
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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You could have gotten out of there without the tow truck
Ive driven in sand dunes in my bus before the is only one thing you got to do: take almost all of the air out of the rear tires and taken just a little bit out on the front. If that doesnt work pull out pieces of wood or rocks and off you go(now you will have to take it slow to not ruin the tires) |
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hurst_dave
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Nica wrote: |
You could have gotten out of there without the tow truck
Ive driven in sand dunes in my bus before the is only one thing you got to do: take almost all of the air out of the rear tires and taken just a little bit out on the front. If that doesnt work pull out pieces of wood or rocks and off you go(now you will have to take it slow to not ruin the tires) |
That's a good tip.
I upgraded to AAA Plus when I got the Bus and just used it a couple weeks ago for the first time--on my Honda! I've never been stranded by the Bus or my wife's 1999 Ford Taurus, but the Honda minivan got the prize; 94 mile tow to my house at no extra cost was nice, plus they brought out the extended-cab flatbed tow truck (my son is in a car seat) so it was like a ride in a limo.
Not sure about AAA vs. regular roadside assistance though, but AAA (Plus) is a good deal/insurance if you ever need a longish tow.
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| AAA towing is just easy. No needing to contact an insurance agent either before or after the two. Just call AAA and get it done. If you live in WVa and drive in VW, Penn, Ohio, or where ever, AAA covers you. Never needed AAA yet myself, but my wife and daughter have both used it for their own cars, the cars of people they are riding with, or borrowed cars. |
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raintheory
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Shame there is a 7-Day waiting period for the 100 mile 'plus' services. Basic service (I guess 3 miles) is provided in the interim...
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busmania
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| Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| yep, ive looked into both AAA and roadside through my insurance. AAA is so much easier, cheaper, and better service. In fact, I just used it Monday to pull home a new bus. No questions asked, 90 mile tow. The $100 membership already paid for itself. |
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sneakyjack
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Just called AAA today. So in New York to become a plus member with the "good" towing you need to be a member for a year then you can upgrade. That said I need to spend the initial sign up about $55 and then wait a year then pay more to get the long distance tow. Seems odd but that's the way it goes. I guess I'll stick with my insurance and have them reimburse me for the tows. AAA for other states seems like a good plan though. Thanks for eveyones input.
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SLVRSRFR
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up here in Toronto, I have CAA plus (200 KM tow) the nice thing about it, is that it works together with AAA. Last year I was on a road trip down to North Carolina and my points failed at 1 in the morning. I called the number on the back of my card and had a tow truck there within 20 minutes. We got towed to the local Wal-Mart parking lot, bought some beer and chips and camped out until the next morning when we could put some new points in.
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Happy Hippie
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| sneakyjack wrote: |
| Just called AAA today. So in New York to become a plus member with the "good" towing you need to be a member for a year then you can upgrade. That said I need to spend the initial sign up about $55 and then wait a year then pay more to get the long distance tow. Seems odd but that's the way it goes. I guess I'll stick with my insurance and have them reimburse me for the tows. AAA for other states seems like a good plan though. Thanks for eveyones input. |
Same here in Pennsylvania. I have 10 months till I can get the 200 mi tow. Right now only 3 mi. Sucks!
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busmania
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| Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:01 am Post subject: |
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| Same here in Pennsylvania. I have 10 months till I can get the 200 mi tow. Right now only 3 mi. Sucks! |
Ha, that stinks. In CO you can use the 100 mile tow the NEXT day after starting your membership. |
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nathansnathan
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| I thought I had AAA Plus but I've just got the regular, I guess. They said it was a week you have to wait before you can get more than the basic 7 miles towing. -I had bought a 914 in Santa Monica and wanted to tow it back to Laguna Beach, 60 miles away - 53 miles towing, was quoted $477. "Can I get a discount or something?" They did it for $420, the pot smokers discount. ...Yeah, get the plus for sure. |
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raintheory
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| Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| ...Yeah, get the plus for sure. |
Or a good good friend with a towing trailer in the meantime..
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