Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 2015 23:11:52 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Insurance - USAA
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Another option is Geico Roadside Assistance their contract covers a tow to
the nearest dealer(of your brand) or your house whichever is closer and you
can pay the difference if you prefer to go to the other choice.  As with
any plan it will work for some but others would be better with a different
company.  Geico works well for VW owners from Anchorage as the ONLY Alaska
VW dealer is two miles away and you do not want to know what a tow bill
from the far corners of our limited road system can cost.  My sons SO paid
about $750 last summer to get her Subaru hauled back to Anchorage from 190
miles out.  We had our van towed thirty miles into Tok on the Alaska
highway in the middle of the night a few years ago and they charged $375.

Mark in AK

On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Lovemyairedales <lovemyairedales@aol.com>
wrote:

> AAA has a newer service that covers 200 miles.
> Linda
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 19, 2015, at 5:27 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
>
> > I also have USAA insurance and they are great. I have insured almost 60
> vehicles with them over the years.
> >
> > Regarding tow insurance - universally, tow insurance will tow to the
> closest qualified repair center or garage. But I discovered that, at least
> through USAA, I could apply my insurance to front-end part of the cost then
> I could cover the rest. When my 1987 Mercedes 420 SEL broke down in
> Birmingham AL., USAA covered initial cost plus cost per mile to the nearest
> full service station then I covered the cost per mile for the rest of the
> trip to my house. Instead of almost $600, the tow cost me $420. This might
> seem like a lot until you understand it was a 110 mile tow!
> >
> > Thanks, Tom Hargrave
> > www.kegkits.com
> > www.stir-plate.com
> > www.towercooler.com
> > www.grow-sun.com
> > www.raspberryproject.com
> > http://goo.gl/niRzVw
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of Anthony Egeln
> > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 4:01 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Insurance - USAA
> >
> > John,
> > I think you started this thread asking about USAA insurance for your van
> before it wandered off into AAA land.
> > I have insured my vehicles, vanagons and non-vanagons, for over 30 years
> with USAA.  No one has ever been able to beat them in price, and IMHO,
> service as well.
> > Cheers, Ant in NE FL
> >
> >      From: John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 5:44 PM
> > Subject: Insurance
> >
> > It's that time again. Has anyone dealt with USAA? Got any other
> recommends?
> >
> > I need a tow policy as well. What I've seen so far sucks! What good is a
> tow if they don't tow you where you NEED to go, versus where they want to
> take you. At some shops I wouldn't let them touch my van. They don't know
> what they are doing and they aren't to learn on my dime!
> >
> > John
> > John
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