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Date:         Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:55:55 -0500
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From:         ------------- <VW4X4@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Death Valley
Comments: To: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
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A firend works for AAA. The policy is car and driver only. Tow vehicles are not made for passengers. With a truck ride, and very unconfortable seating, these passengers tend to fight back and ruin the trucks interior. If my friend see the interior of the vehicle he is towing is a mess, guess who is walking? JOe. W

joe trussell wrote:

> Speaking of AAA, > > My friends whose Eurovan broke down in the middle of nowhere last > month have > AAA, and they were surprised by the fact that the tow truck driver was > willing to tow the Eurovan and take Jeff (the driver), but refused to > give > his wife or their five year-old daughter and two year-old son a ride. > > He told them to call a sheriff's deputy for a ride. > > Jeff was able to talk the tow truck driver into staying with them > until the > deputy arrived. > > Does anybody know if this is AAA policy? I'm torn. I have Roadside > Assistance through USAA but had considered swapping it for AAA. > > Joe T. > > >> From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> >> Reply-To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Death Valley >> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:02:03 -0700 >> >> YMMV w/ AAA etc. depending on the driver/tow co./AAA dispatcher, etc. >> but I have never had to quibble w/ any of them on these issues & in >> fact I have learned how to use the system from the drivers themselves! >> >> The drivers/Tow Cos. get paid by AAA so, they want to help you get >> around the system & allow you to use AAA to pay the Tow Cos. as much >> as they can get? >> >> At first we had one AAA card for the whole family, but eventually AAA >> said that they could only tow a car if the cardholder was w/ the >> vehicle. So I got cards for all family members at about $20/yr. each >> extra. That gave us 16 vehicle responses a year between us! Never >> used that many but did have my daughter one year use 8 including 4 in >> one day & it cost moi an extra $135 for the 4 extra tow jobs! At >> that point, I had a dad/daughter talk about using the card, & >> eventually she solved the issue by buying a newer car! >> >> I know that AAA will not come & get any of my non operational buses & >> tow them to a shop, so if I need to have that done, I have to have >> the bus look like it runs, but suddenly broke down in the driveway or >> something similar! Actually, when I needed to get my 65 westy from >> our old house to our new, I had to pay to have it towed, but that was >> only $35. >> >> The other advantage of Cos. like AAA is that you can delete/not buy >> the towing option in your auto insurance policy, which is usually >> about $25/yr/vehicle, & when you do need a tow job, gas, jump start, >> or are locked out, you simply cal the AAA 800 number, they figure out >> the nearest tow co., etc. & get you what you need, w/ only your >> signature. W/ your insurance tow options, you have to find a tow co. >> yourself, pay them, & then get reimbursed by your insurance co? >> >> FWIW, >> >> Tom B.-looking for a truck & a tow job? >> >> >> ...................... >> >> My last "adventure" of this ilk raised this question. There was a >> shop about >> 12 miles away that supposedly worked on Vanagon's. I asked them to >> call the >> shop and ask them if they worked on Vanagon's with TIICO engines in >> them. My >> insurance co. called me back in 10 minutes and asked me where I >> WANTED my >> van towed as their shop did not know anything about this combination. >> The >> shop I wanted it towed was about 75 miles and that's where it was >> towed and >> my policy paid. I was impressed that the ins. co. actually listened >> to what >> I was telling them, and that they checked it out. >> .............. >> >>> I have had the Plus membership for many years...used it on a few >>> occasions, both near and far, and have never been questioned as to >>> where I want the vehicle delivered. Perhaps the fine print of the >>> contract is not the same as it is practiced in the real world....or >>> read by the duty driver. >>> ................................ >>> >>> I keep seeing this about AAA, and I am aware of their "Plus" >>> membership >>> which allows towing UP TO 100 miles, but that is the very reason I >>> dropped >>> AAA years ago. As stated to me by AAA, they would tow me 100 miles >>> IF the >>> only "qualified" repair shop were 100 miles away. If there happens >>> to one 5 >>> miles away, that's where they're taking me unless I pay the >>> difference. I >>> think Good Sam's policy is the same, however Good Sam has never >>> refused to >>> take me where I wanted to go-which is home, and both times it was >>> within >>> 100 miles, last time was about 85 miles though. >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out all that glitters with the MSN Entertainment Guide to the > Academy > Awards® http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2007/?icid=ncoscartagline2 > >


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