Date:         Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:23:39 -0500
Reply-To:     John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: BBB & AAA
Comments: To: Ken Wyatt <57skibum@gmail.com>
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Ken,

Before you bite, check your standard auto insurance policy.  Many include
roadside assistance provisions.

John Meeks
'91 Vanagon MV
Northern Michigan

Vanagon Rescue Squad
www.vanagonauts.com



On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Ken Wyatt <57skibum@gmail.com> wrote:

> Monday, I received AAA propaganda in the mail.  I found it interesting that
> the "Real Life" story included read as follows:
>
> Bold Heading
> "There we sat, in the dark, with cars blasing by on the  highway..... "
>
> Real Life story.
> Every year my wife and I drive my restored 1972 Westfalia bus from
> San Francisco to this Annual Volkswagen gathering in Lake Havasu, AZ.
>  Twenty minutes outside of Barstow, CA, the ignition coil went out and we
> sputtered to the side of the road.....   There we sat, in the dark, in the
> cold, cars blasting by on the highway.  I phoned for help and fifteen
> minutes later the AAA driver arrived in a flatbed ---  The right rig to tow
> my bus. " blah blah blah.  Short story, they were saved, you buy AAA you
> get saved also.
>
> I find it quite interesting that I received this 2 days before leaving for
> BBB at Lake Havasu in my own Westfalia.  Coincidence?  I think not!!
> Any other vanagonauts living in  surrounding states get this AAA offer this
> week?  Just curious if they sent it to all regional Vanagon/Bus  owners or
> maybe it was just my turn.
>
> I still can't decide whether to bite the hook or not.  50 something bucks a
> year sounds cheap, but then I'm cheap.
>
> Cheers,
> Ken Wyatt
> 82 westy
> SLC, UT
>