My husband & I are taking delivery of our first motorhome on Friday. We both just retired and plan on leaving for the warm south for the winter.I found this site on the internet. We will be in the need of a emergency assistance program just in case we run into a problem. I'm so glad I was able to educate myself on Good Sam.After reading what people have said on here my first thought was to exit myself from this insanity and look elsewhere. We will absolutely look elsewhere for our emergency needs.I was of the belief that people who live the rv lifestyle were kind, warm and stuck together. Those beliefs became tainted after seeing how people attack each other on here. I did enjoy reading about all the other subjects that this site offers. For that reason alone I will remain a member. Other than that I don't think Good Sam is what we are looking for.Barb

Like anything else in life there a wide variety of people all of which have an opinion that they believe is the correct answer. BTW welcome qnd enjoy.

Hello. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Yes, there are a lot of differing opinions on here, and some are not stated too eloquently. I will guarantee you though, if someone on here was in dire need of true help, even their hashest on line critic would stop and help. There might be a lot of bickering, but we do all share the love of the open road and camping. Hopefully, you can, or have learned some good information you may need in the future. If you do not like a thread, just don't read it. Move on to what interests you and stick to those posts.Have a great week!Cheryl

Barbara Atlinburg wrote:My husband & I are taking delivery of our first motorhome on Friday. We both just retired and plan on leaving for the warm south for the winter.I found this site on the internet. We will be in the need of a emergency assistance program just in case we run into a problem. I'm so glad I was able to educate myself on Good Sam.After reading what people have said on here my first thought was to exit myself from this insanity and look elsewhere. We will absolutely look elsewhere for our emergency needs.I was of the belief that people who live the rv lifestyle were kind, warm and stuck together. Those beliefs became tainted after seeing how people attack each other on here. I did enjoy reading about all the other subjects that this site offers. For that reason alone I will remain a member. Other than that I don't think Good Sam is what we are looking for.BarbWelcome. Please don't judge God Sam and this site overall, on a few miscreants. Some want to name call names and bicker rather than honestly debate an issue. Ignore them. Use the "block member" function just a few times and it will all smooth out for you. When it is all said and done,there are a lot of good people here that are willing to help.I would certainly hesitate making a decision on road service based upon what you see here. Posted here are the problems. You very rarely see all the successes.Lastly don't sweat the small stuff because really, it is ALL small stuff.

I was of the belief that people who live the rv lifestyle were kind, warm and stuck together. Those beliefs became tainted after seeing how people attack each other on here. Barbara,I think most of us have had to learn that we need to be a little thick skinned to be on this or for that matter most forums. It is easy to hide behind a name that is not your real name and deal with folks that you may never meet. But, that tainted first impression concerning RV folks is mostly incorrect. RV folks for the most part are warm, generous, kind and will help you in a heartbeat. There are always the 'one percenters' but after a while those are fairly easy to weed out and ignore. Just concentate on the rest of the 99 percent that are here to share, learn and help. There is also Coachnet and AAA RV if you do not want to go with Good Sam and it sounds like you don't. So 'welcome'.

Barbara Atlinburg wrote:I was of the belief that people who live the rv lifestyle were kind, warm and stuck together.In real life they usually are.

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Barbara_Atlinbu
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
bob34787
But what about people that are truly happy with the service, you throw them all into your invented category of people living in denial?

This is exactly the type of remarks I was talking about. This person wants to start a fight with someone for voicing their opinion. Why insult people by using the term "invented category".

Remarks like this make the viewing experience miserable for those that don't want to read such stuff. I certainly don't.
ScottG
Nomad
Sep 23, 2014
bob34787 wrote:
ScottG wrote:
I suggest you don't disregard actual testaments by GSRA users even though some on here will dismiss their experience and resort to childish name calling. As you probably have noticed in life, there are people who after buying something, cannot say anything bad about it no matter how bad it is. It hits them in the ego to even think they may have made a poor choice.

But what about people that are truly happy with the service, you throw them all into your invented category of people living in denial? I am not a GSRA user so have no experience with them however I have bought from CW and had warranty and non-warranty work done by them and have been satisfied.

I never suggested the OP ignore ANY kind of feedback - be it pro or con.
Seems it's you who want's to throw anyone with comments that differ from your own into some kind of "category".
I suggest the OP read ALL the feedback and decide. I also suggest they ignore the name callers and those who twist things around.
tsetsaf
Explorer III
Sep 23, 2014
OP - there has been some great feedback on this topic and it all boils down to "deal with it". The jerks don't represent the group they are just the more vocal. The problem with calling them out is that you then paint a target on yourself and if you follow up on your comment will end up being disappointed and most likely insulted.

I have been a member for a few years now and it seems that the moderators have loosened their policing activities. As others have noted there really are only a few bad seeds.

Regarding GSRSA the last time I checked us members have no say in the quality of the service. As a tip check your auto insurance and rv insurance policies; you may already have roadside assistance.
Olddud
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
Also remember, as I have read numerous times on this site, that no other roadside service provider has a website to complain. So judging GS by what is written on this site disregards the other half of the situation. And no, I am not a GSRA member.
tbred
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2014
Hi Barbara, congrats on your new motorhome and the promise of a warmer winter!

I haven't been on here too long, but have learned to ignore the bickering. Sometimes people just can't help themselves. That being said, this site has been priceless to DH and I being first time rv owners. The VAST majority of members will go out of their way to offer advice and direction in a friendly and helpful way.

Hope you stick around and see what a great resource it is.
Barbara_Atlinbu
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
I plan on sticking sround to read mostly. I've spent the morning reading topic after topic. You are correct in that this is a valuable wealth of information.
bob34787
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
Barbara Atlinburg wrote:
bob34787
But what about people that are truly happy with the service, you throw them all into your invented category of people living in denial?

This is exactly the type of remarks I was talking about. This person wants to start a fight with someone for voicing their opinion. Why insult people by using the term "invented category".

Remarks like this make the viewing experience miserable for those that don't want to read such stuff. I certainly don't.

sorry you find that offensive, If I were you I would go into your profile and block me than for as long as you hang out in the ask Marcus section this is what you will see. People generally don't come in here to praise GS or CW and a thick skin is required.
Barbara_Atlinbu
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
bob34787 wrote:
Barbara Atlinburg wrote:
bob34787
But what about people that are truly happy with the service, you throw them all into your invented category of people living in denial?

This is exactly the type of remarks I was talking about. This person wants to start a fight with someone for voicing their opinion. Why insult people by using the term "invented category".

Remarks like this make the viewing experience miserable for those that don't want to read such stuff. I certainly don't.

sorry you find that offensive, If I were you I would go into your profile and block me than for as long as you hang out in the ask Marcus section this is what you will see. People generally don't come in here to praise GS or CW and a thick skin is required.

So that gives you the right to insult people at will? I've viewed your profile and your previous posts. It looks like your only purpose on this forum is to belittle fellow posters.

You say thick skin is required? Is that because of people like you?
Sorry, I'm not interested in getting into a conversation with a internet bully. Take a hike. I will block you as you suggested.
kcmoedoe
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
Barbara Atlinburg wrote:
bob34787 wrote:
Barbara Atlinburg wrote:
bob34787
But what about people that are truly happy with the service, you throw them all into your invented category of people living in denial?

This is exactly the type of remarks I was talking about. This person wants to start a fight with someone for voicing their opinion. Why insult people by using the term "invented category".

Remarks like this make the viewing experience miserable for those that don't want to read such stuff. I certainly don't.

sorry you find that offensive, If I were you I would go into your profile and block me than for as long as you hang out in the ask Marcus section this is what you will see. People generally don't come in here to praise GS or CW and a thick skin is required.

So that gives you the right to insult people at will? I've viewed your profile and your previous posts. It looks like your only purpose on this forum is to belittle fellow posters.

You say thick skin is required? Is that because of people like you?
Sorry, I'm not interested in getting into a conversation with a internet bully. Take a hike. I will block you as you suggested.
So what user name were you posting under before you dreamed up this one today? I really love the part where you though all RVs should be holding hands and singing kumbaya. Now an hour or so later a person who suggested that not everyone hates Good Sam has become an internet bully who you need to block. My guess is you are one of the recent posters who saw their threads bashing Good Sam ERS as being liars turn against them. Now you need to try again as an innocent lady who just bought an RV. It was a good plan, but you botched it by turning so defensive so fast.
ScottG
Nomad
Sep 23, 2014
Paranoia will destroy ya.
Take your meds Moe.

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