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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
In-Reply-To:  <E1B0r20-0002rm-00@swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
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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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-----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. > >-- > >David Brodbeck, N8SRE >'82 VW Diesel Westfalia >'86 Volvo 240DL wagon


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