Date:         Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:51:54 -0600
Reply-To:     greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Registering the Otter
Comments: To: Pat Sloan <pmsloan@SHAW.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <631400058616450C9A4167551A360330@pat43d5bf70c66>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed"

Hi Pat,

Here are my thoughts on your questions:

Some (many?) of the Collector's policies prohibit camping in your  
vehicle, and only allow use to drive to and from group events. They  
can be VERY restrictive, be sure to read the fine print..

I am going to assume that BCAA = CAA. If not then disregard the following.

RV coverage on CAA entitles you to longer tows and also to have a  
trailer towed. This past summer my brother discovered that "normal"  
CAA coverage does not include towing trailers, you have to upgrade to  
RV coverage. One of my bus friends had their vanagon westy breakdown  
in a US federal park and thanks to CAA RV coverage they were able to  
get a $1200 tow covered with no problems. If you tow a trailer OR  
expect to travel more than 100 KMs from a vanagon-capable repair shop  
then the upgrade to RV coverage is probably a good investment.

Happy Trails,

Greg

Quoting Pat Sloan <pmsloan@SHAW.CA>:

> OK, the Otter is officially on the road and I have a couple of questions
> about bureaucratic things for you BC vanagoners.
>
> 1.      'Collectot' Plates - My insurance agent tells me I can save about 15
> - 20% on my insurance if I register the van with 'Collector' plates. It
> looks as if all I have to do use the van only for 'pleasure'. Since I'm
> retired, that sounds easy, and since I'm not driving into work each day, it
> makes sense that I should pay less insurance because I'm encountering much
> less risk. Are there any hidden flaws in the plan? Any fine print in the
> regulations I may have missed?
> 2.      BCAA Membership - I'm not sure if I should be paying extra for an RV
> plan. My thought is that a Vanagon is NOT an RV, (smaller, lighter, waay
> easier to tow) but don't want to be surprised if I need a tow from some
> mountain road. Has anyone had any experience with this?
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Pat
>