Self insuring vs Roadside Assistance
I know it's a wide open field given all of the different types of RVs there are out there but I'm wondering what folks that have had to pay out of pocket for their own towing,tire replacement, as well...
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Back in 2011, we went to Destin Florida during spring break. Got there on Saturday, on Sunday (Easter), my wife locked both our sets of keys in the TT we had at the time. I never got the roadside service, but thought about it before. After finally getting a locksmith to come out on Easter and open our TT door, lets just say we could of saved some money if we had bought the highest plan that GSRA offered. We purchased it soon after. Had it a couple of years. Never used it. Traded in the TT last year on a Class C (in my signature). We got the extended warranty and it came with 7 years of Platinum plus roadside assistance. Still haven't used it. We have read the horror stories of prices of tires and mounting it on your wheel, that this year I purchased a spare and extra wheel. We have no where to mount it, but we just place it in the back of our toad. I call that some self insurance. No way am I gonna carry a big heavy jack and tools to change out a big tire like that.
A few years ago, my son had to have 2 cars towed about 10 miles down the road. Cost was $180 each time. No roadside service. It's just one of those things that its damned if you do or damned if you don't. Kind of like insurance. Yes, you could set aside a few hundred bucks for it every year and not need it. Then again, you could need it several times a year (apprantly some on here have needed it a couple times in one day).
You have to decide what's more important to you.
A few years ago, my son had to have 2 cars towed about 10 miles down the road. Cost was $180 each time. No roadside service. It's just one of those things that its damned if you do or damned if you don't. Kind of like insurance. Yes, you could set aside a few hundred bucks for it every year and not need it. Then again, you could need it several times a year (apprantly some on here have needed it a couple times in one day).
You have to decide what's more important to you.
