The Difference Between Good Sam & AAA
Well, it finally happened. We needed assistance. Here's the short version ... Our Expedition experienced an exhaust-type "issue" (torque controller or possible check ball problem), rendering it u...
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toedtoes wrote:
P.S. I have the premiere service with AAA. I had my RV (21 ft class C) towed about 100 miles. Premiere will tow up to 200 miles... But, the fine print is that they will only pay up to $300 for that 200 mile tow. AND the tow company will charge you for the actual tow and their mileage back to where they are stationed. So, for my 100 mile tow, I was charged $575 out of pocket. Because I had to have a medium duty wrecker which had an hourly rate of $175 and they charged me for 5 hours (1 hour for the hitching, etc., 2 for the trip to my repair shop, and 2 for them to go back to their shop).
Interesting!
I'm sure that what they sent was some sort of wrecker (it was a Peterbuilt -- big!). And we were 2 hours from where we started. The only time we were mindful of the time element was after we'd gone 100 miles, and then we knew we were "on the clock". Because we were so close to the 100 mi. limit I think the towing guy felt sorry for us and only charged us half of the hourly rate AAA quoted us. I gave him my credit card, tipped him, and we were done. I sure hope that AAA doesn't think they'll be sending us another bill ...
