Good Sam Roadside Assistance vs AAA
Hi there, I have been an AAA auto member for almost 10 years and recently add AAA RV service (Regular AAA is for autos, AAA requires RV service for RVs which they charge an additional $45/year). A...
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Quality and availability of service is never a solid answer from any of them, after all they all contract with the same tow facilities. If it is a remote area or an extremely busy area their negotiating power is near zilch.
That said after 35 years with AAA moved to GS as it would cover cars, RV and my motorcycle at the time. AAA says it covers the MC for an extra premium however when you read the fine print they would bring me gas or jump me that is it, no flat help or towing! We had GS for less than a month when my car broke down. We were about 11 miles from home and the nearest BMW dealer is just a mile or two from the house and this was a sunday. Tow showed up about 15 minutes earlier than told to expect and GS called me back twice once to make sure that he got there and second time to make sure we were taken care of. Towed the car to the house with the only stipulation being they would not do a second tow to a repair shop. Sounded fair to me and cost nothing out of pocket. AAA would have only paid for the first 7 miles then it would have been out of my pocket.
I do miss the maps and DMV assistance when needed but that is it.
That said after 35 years with AAA moved to GS as it would cover cars, RV and my motorcycle at the time. AAA says it covers the MC for an extra premium however when you read the fine print they would bring me gas or jump me that is it, no flat help or towing! We had GS for less than a month when my car broke down. We were about 11 miles from home and the nearest BMW dealer is just a mile or two from the house and this was a sunday. Tow showed up about 15 minutes earlier than told to expect and GS called me back twice once to make sure that he got there and second time to make sure we were taken care of. Towed the car to the house with the only stipulation being they would not do a second tow to a repair shop. Sounded fair to me and cost nothing out of pocket. AAA would have only paid for the first 7 miles then it would have been out of my pocket.
I do miss the maps and DMV assistance when needed but that is it.
