AAA basic used to get you whatever distance it was to the nearest AAA repair
station, even if you were going in the opposite direction.  If the nearest
station was 20 miles east, they were willing to tow you up to 20 miles west,
or north or south, if need be.  When did this change?

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Tan" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: How Many Tows Does it Take to Get Canceled by AAA? (LONG)

> In a message dated 7/24/01 3:37:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> zmladen@AVOLENT.COM writes:
>
> << I would be careful about this little trick.  When I last had a car
towed, I
>  was informed that AAA allows only one tow per incident.  This is directly
>  the opposite of what Maynard was told. >>
>
>
> According to the AAA affiliate CSAA (California State Auto Association)
they
> will tow the same vehicle TWICE on the same incident. I just used them.
With
> my AAA+ hat's 100 free miles and $5 per mile thereafter. Regular
membership
> only gets you 5 miles free. Some tow operators may cut you a break. I few
> miles here and there doesn't matter much.
>
> Once upon a time AAA+ was 125 miles free. They changed it to 100 miles not
> too long ago.
>
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