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Roadside Assistance Plans
Dec 4, 2021 08:20:21 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I used to have AAA, but the price got too high. R... (show quote)
I have used CAA in the past and went to Good Sams when CAA got too expensive. Their service is great. I used to tow 5th wheels for awhile and they were great at that as well.
Dec 4, 2021 08:30:05 #
Roadside service is an absolute necessity for peace of mind, especially since it covers a European vehicle that has no room for four asymmetrical spare tires. Coverage is included in my State Farm policy and fortunately never had to use it.
Dec 4, 2021 08:45:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I used to have AAA, but the price got too high. R... (show quote)
When our Subarus aged out of the free roadside service we got Allstate, worked out so far.
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Dec 4, 2021 08:48:39 #
As Julian said, road side service is for peace of mind, if for no other reason. I've used AAA for years and they have never left me down. Sometimes they are a bit slow, but one time I swear they were around the corner when I locked myself out of my car a very rural Iowa. They were spectacular in "roadside assistance" at Eppley Field, with a dead battery in the middle of a horrific rain storm at midnight. Yes it was a "dark and stormy night." Have never tried other road side assistance companies.
Dec 4, 2021 09:02:52 #
How much (lifetime) have you spent on these plans? How many times have you been towed/needed assistance? Like all insurance, the odds (greatly) favor the house. Why insure something that costs so little?
Dec 4, 2021 09:54:11 #
Bayou wrote:
How much (lifetime) have you spent on these plans? How many times have you been towed/needed assistance? Like all insurance, the odds (greatly) favor the house. Why insure something that costs so little?
Odds always favor the insurance company.
Dec 4, 2021 09:54:15 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Like you said, they all use the same towing services! I used to be a AAA member for many years until I found out that my insurance carrier would add roadside service for less than $20/year.
Towing is included with our auto insurance. The problem with using your auto insurance for roadside service is it goes against you as a claim, to me not worth having rates go up because of filing claims.
I have AAA RV Plus as we have an older motor home. It's in great shape, but you never know.
We were towing our enclosed 16' ATV trailer when a fuel sensor went out on our truck. AAA towed both our truck and trailer, no charge.
Dec 4, 2021 10:09:05 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
I just used my State Farm Insurance road side assistance, for a tow. They are/were excellent.
Dec 4, 2021 10:11:02 #
Bayou: The odds are always in the insurance company's favor. However, when you are with a dead battery in an airport parking lot in Omaha, Nebraska, in the middle of the night, raining like hell, a wife, a sister, two little grand daughters in the van, the cost versus use is very, very low. Without AAA I would have been reduced to asking Google the nearest battery delivery service to come to my assistance. Bonne chance!
Youse pay your money and takes your chances
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Youse pay your money and takes your chances
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Dec 4, 2021 11:12:40 #
For the last 50-plus years, we've had AAA Road Service. We do get a slight discount because we also have AAA Auto Insurance. Have used them a few times, no cost to us, and service was very prompt.
I understand from some of the TV ads that Geico and Progressive advertise "built-in" road services. Just something to consider.
I understand from some of the TV ads that Geico and Progressive advertise "built-in" road services. Just something to consider.
Dec 4, 2021 11:16:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I used to have AAA, but the price got too high. R... (show quote)
I still like AAA because I have the best plan that covers 200 miles of towing to where "I" want it towed, not to the nearest repair place. Also, it covers my motorcycle, and RV (if I had one) One other thing it covers is the cost of an ambulance should I ever need one which I did last April. (which by the way was $1700)
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Dec 4, 2021 13:20:23 #
Years (many of them) ago, I kept a AAA membership for roadside assistance but let it lapse and now have coverage included in my auto insurance for a very small fee. It is also included in my MC insurance and as I ride a H-D, it is included in my Harley Owners Group (HOG) membership.
Another method the wife and I use to preclude roadside assistance, we maintain our vehicles well and have a great mechanic who services them well and keeps us informed of anything that is going or may go. A very honest, and reasonable man with great integrity.
Another method the wife and I use to preclude roadside assistance, we maintain our vehicles well and have a great mechanic who services them well and keeps us informed of anything that is going or may go. A very honest, and reasonable man with great integrity.
Dec 4, 2021 13:27:45 #
ecblackiii wrote:
The cheapest will also pay the tow truck the least. So the wait will become longer when you are last in line to be served.
Agreed. My dad had a saying “you get what you pay for. “
Dec 4, 2021 14:58:23 #
Here in the U.K. I use Britannia Rescue (previously C.S.M.A.) I used alternative to that earlier.
I had the misfortune to call upon them one time and an independent agent was there quick as a flash.
Noting on the side of his wagon stickers for many of the breakdown services I asked how come he got so fast (this would be around 1987/8) and he told me that C.S.M.A. pays him quicker, so if two jobs come in they always got preference.
Still with them today, used them a few times, not the cheapest but still there pretty smartish.
Maybe ask the agent who he prefers working for, probably worth a few $ hit.
I had the misfortune to call upon them one time and an independent agent was there quick as a flash.
Noting on the side of his wagon stickers for many of the breakdown services I asked how come he got so fast (this would be around 1987/8) and he told me that C.S.M.A. pays him quicker, so if two jobs come in they always got preference.
Still with them today, used them a few times, not the cheapest but still there pretty smartish.
Maybe ask the agent who he prefers working for, probably worth a few $ hit.
Dec 4, 2021 15:43:57 #
We have roadside assistance on our state farm policies and it i only $16/year /car.
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