Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:20:33 -0500
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: AAA+ (was RE: coolant hoses
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I just joined AAA for the first time in December - alas, AFTER my van broke
down the day after Thanksgiving - but luckily there was a good vanagon
mechanic 3 miles away, in Mt. Kisco NY. I joined AAA+, no need to already
be a member in good standing for a while. All I had to do was pay more. As
I recall it was $85/year. I was going to join on the internet, but I phoned
with some question, and there was a discount for joining on the phone, too.
That was Mid-Atlantic AAA, I don't know how it works elsewhere. There is a
slight delay before 100-mile towing comes into effect, perhaps a week. I
think that's so you can't join the moment you need a tow.
You might try phoning, though.
Joy
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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
and Henrietta, sad-eyed orangutan who waltzes with Matilda and me
and Bicycle and Kayak, who ride on Matilda
and my 2002 green Prius, waiting for our return from the vanadventures
For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Tolga Morawski
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 6:53 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: coolant hoses (Cost, is the only issue)
Yes, that's probably so. I believe to get AAA+ you need to be a regular
member in good standing for a year. It's also a bit more expensive,
perhaps half again as much but it's well worth it as it also includes
free lock-out service where instead of just getting you in (fine if you
simply left your keys in the ignition) they will make you a new set of
keys (around $70 in my case) or simply reimburse you for any expenses
incurred if you keep receipts plus a lot of other benefits over the
normal membership. You might try calling them to see if you can get in
sooner.
-Tolga
>Tolga Morawski wrote:
>> invest in AAA+
>> (100miles free towing and $2 mile after) and a car insurance with a
>> breakdown rental provision. In a perfect world our vans would never do
>> this to us but it happens.
>
>You know, I thought about this at one point, but when I went to the
>website for my state's AAA chapter I could find absolutely nothing about
>AAA+, what it cost, or how to enroll. All I could find was stuff about
>regular AAA, which had something like a 10 mile towing limit. That'd be
>pretty useless unless I happened to break down right next door to a
>Vanagon mechanic.
>
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>David Brodbeck, N8SRE
>'82 VW Diesel Westfalia
>'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
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