CSAA ( California) has a limit on emergency calls per year on the Plus
membership( I think its 3) then you go back to regular membership . I had
my Son split his membership off mine.  Lloyd in Eureka, Calif
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: AAA card

> > so this is my question its time to renew the membership, they
> > want $45 to renew for a year.  the thing is that i have heard
> > people speak of this mythical "AAA gold card" that lets you
> > have towing for a 100 miles. people have said that you get
> > offered this option after a year of being a member.  i have
> > received no such offer and if i were to renew this might be
> > the only reason that i did.  how do i get the 100 mile towing benefit?
>
>
> I'd call your local AAA office and ask them about it. It's called AAA
> Plus.  In my opinion it's worth the investment. There have been a couple
> of occasions where I was really glad I had it, given that if you break
> down out of town a Vanagon specialist may not be close by. I do agree
> that AAA affiliate service quality can vary. The towing companies
> typically make more on non-AAA, calls so they're not crazy about taking
> AAA calls when they're busy. But typically a rollback has shown up
> within an hour, which is what most road service plans promise. The
> exception was during a severe snowstorm, and under those conditions I
> think I'd have been hard pressed to find faster service myself anyway.
> The driver who finally showed up had been working 14 hours straight
> already!  (I must admit relief when he got my Vanagon to its destination
> without falling asleep at the wheel. :-)
>
> Incidentally, some list members might also be interested in the AAA
> Platinum Plus Visa, offered by MBNA Bank. There's no annual fee, and you
> get 5% off all gasoline purchases where you pay at the pump, regardless
> of brand. This is an unusually high cash-back amount. What's more, it
> isn't in the form of a rebate paid annually, but is actually deducted
> "real-time" from each month's bill.  As long as you don't keep an
> outstanding balance or use it for non-gas purchases (which get no
> rebate), it's a great bargain. I don't think it's mentioned on MBNA's
> website, but it's linked from most regional AAA sites. Google "AAA
> Platinum Plus Visa."  It is for AAA members only, as I recall (I think
> you have to provide your AAA membership number when you apply). But the
> savings on this card alone have already paid for my AAA membership
> several times over.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
>   (215)  234-VWVW
>
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