AAA RV auto club

X2 intheburbs. This is my understanding of how my membership works as well. I've even used my coverage in Canada with the CAA side without any hassle or additional charge.

djgarcia wrote:

Dennis Smith wrote:
ChooChooMan74 wrote:

Not available in our area. I would check to make sure you can use it nationwide.

Just check I can't find anywhere where it doesn't work. Choochooman 74 better try again

Better yet, If you call AAA will they give you a list of all areas,cities, counties, States they will provide ERSS and areas they don't provide ERSS service?

AAA provides coverage over the entire nation. Period.

Now granted, there may be some regions/states where the RV coverage might not be available as a membership option, but actual road service to anyone who has a AAA RV or Premier card is available across the entire nation.

For example - Plus RV membership might not be available to RI members. However, if I break down in RI, as a card-carrying Plus RV member from Michigan, I would fully expect road service no different in RI than any part of the country.

Disclosure: I worked for the AAA several decades ago, both at the Smithtown, NY branch, and at the Garden City, NY call center for the road service. I was one of the operators who handled incoming calls for road service for members. That center handles all road service calls for Long Island, the 5 boroughs, and the five downstate counties - Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Westchester and Duchess. I remember members calling with membership levels that were not available to NY members, such as the plus membership. Back then, the 100-mile free towing was not available to NY members, but it was honored in NY for out of state members.

Separately, certain toll roads and limited-access highways have restrictions about what companies can do road service. The parkways of the NYC metro area are a perfect example. Only 1 or two companies were licensed by the state to perform road service on those roads. They were contracted with the AAA, but the member might have to pay an additional cost. That policy has likely changed from 20 years ago.

But again, to reiterate, there is nowhere in the country where you could break down and the AAA would say, "Sorry, we don't offer road service at that location." Ok, with the possible exception of some remote areas of Alaska. ;)

Dennis Smith wrote:
ChooChooMan74 wrote:

Not available in our area. I would check to make sure you can use it nationwide.

Just check I can't find anywhere where it doesn't work. Choochooman 74 better try again

Better yet, If you call AAA will they give you a list of all areas,cities, counties, States they will provide ERSS and areas they don't provide ERSS service?

I have Good Sam RV, and coming back from Alaska many years ago, the transmission died in BFE. Called Good Sam and they sent TWO tow trucks- one for the truck, and one for the trailer. Towed both over 100 miles- took the trailer to a campground and helped set it up, and the truck to a repair shop. No Charge-!

We used it once and experience was good. Our auto insurance offers it for waaayyyy cheaper with similar coverage so we dropped aaa.

ChooChooMan74 wrote:

Not available in our area. I would check to make sure you can use it nationwide.

Just check I can't find anywhere where it doesn't work. Choochooman 74 better try again

Works in West Virginia

It sure looks like I made the right choice. I know I am cover out west everywhere I go and I am going to do some home work about New Jersey and post back.

Unfortunately for me, I can speak from experience, and have nothing but good things to say about them. Have had two major breakdowns, and an out of gas, and everything went smoothly.

My "episodes:"

1) Spun the pinion bearing of my Suburban as we were approaching the toll plaza at the PA/OH state line on I-76. Limped onto the side of the road, called AAA. Road service arrived 45 minutes later with a flatbed and a pickup for the trailer. Towed back to a local shop in Youngstown, and they dropped us and the trailer at a hotel. Didn't spend a dime out of pocket on the tow, and submitted a trip interruption claim for rental car and hotel. Received a check about three weeks later for the full amount.

2) Overheated/seized the rear end near in SD. Was able to limp into a small town (Betts, IIRC) to a grocery store parking lot. Road service showed up in about an hour; keep in mind this is very rural SD. Again, two vehicles showed up - flatbed and a pickup. Flatbedded the truck to a local shop in Mitchell, and dropped us and the trailer off at an RV park right near the shop. Again, submitted at trip interruption claim for the rental car and RV park, and was fully reimbursed. These two incidents are why we upgraded to a 2500.

3) Tried to stretch my tank of gas to get to Lincoln, NE. Underestimated the reduced mileage due to headwinds, and ran out of gas just west of the city. Called AAA. Took the family into the trailer to have lunch while we waited, but the truck showed up 15 minutes after I made the call. We'd barely started eating. He even had 5 gallons of gas, instead of the usual 2. I paid for the gas and we were back on the road.

I've also needed several tows when I wasn't RVing, back when I used to drive less-reliable vehicles. Never had a problem.

I'm 100% satisfied, and happily renew my AAA Plus RV membership every year. It's paid for itself plenty, and it's good peace of mind.

AAA will tow you to where you want. GoodSam tows you to the nearest authorized service center that they are affiliated with.

How do I know? I have both AAA for the car and GSRA for the RV, which also covers the tow vehicle. Anyway, The truck broke down when backing up the driveway. I thought this would be a good time to check out my new GSRA account. I called them and they said the nearest service center to my home was a Midas muffler. I told them my service guy was 5 miles further up the road and could I pay the difference to have it towed there. She said no, they only tow to there authorized locations (read kickback). So I called AAA and they said no problem, we will tow it wherever you want and if it is beyond your miles you pay the difference.

As soon as my GSRA runs out I will look at AAA RV and compare it to Coachnet.