sweet deal :) group plan would be nice.

Joe
85gl

-----Original Message-----
>From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
>Sent: Jan 8, 2008 6:17 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Towing, AAA, and big rigs
>
>Or have 5 names under the same policy. This allows EACH PERSON 4 tows of up
>to 100 miles. The additional cost per person is almost nothing (same policy,
>just different cards), it works perfectly for a family. So when the vanagon
>breaks down and you've used up all your tows, you call your son or wife, or
>whoever and have them come over and call AAA on their name under the policy.
>
>It works. (We have 5 names, and therefore 20 tows per year : ) )
>
>-Craig
>'85gl
>
>
>
>On Jan 8, 2008 8:46 PM, David Hally <davegh@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>> Be aware that AAA has a limit of 4 service calls per year with AAA
>> Plus. After that you revert to Regular status. Don't use up your calls
>> on dead batteries and fuel and not have it later when your engine
>> blows!
>> DAMHIK
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> --- Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> > greetings all ...
>> > the registration of your vehicle does not matter
>> > what your vehicle is does matter a great deal
>> >
>> > most motor homes are wider longer and taller than a westie
>> > hence the difficulty when dispatching a tow vehicle ...
>> > ie dont send a boy to do a womans job ...;o0
>> >
>> > i hail from canada anf have BCAA Premium...
>> >
>> > have had it for years and would not leave home with out it
>> > had my self towed numerous miles ...
>> > been retowed when the service dropped at proved inadequate
>> > and had a unknown stranded vehicle towed out of danger/harm(s) way to
>> > aid an
>> > unknown person
>> >
>> > i would suggest that trying to force our concept of what we drive
>> > onto state
>> > regulators is a fools game
>> > they will not understand ...
>> > i have been to two different big VW dealers in USA ... the sales
>> > people and
>> > mechanics all crowd around to look
>> > they have no idea what a vanagon is so if the VW Dealer (with circa
>> > 1960's
>> > postersof busses & vanagons)
>> > does not know what a Vanagon is ...
>> > how can we expect state regulators who are dealing with cookie cutter
>> > ideas
>> > about everything ...
>> > to know ...
>> > it is an apples to oranges non sequitur ....
>> >
>> > GET PREMIUM AAA or CAA and get thee towed correctly ... save the my
>> > westie
>> > is talk for camp fire chatter
>> > yours
>> >
>> > On Jan 8, 2008 12:20 PM, Bruce Warner <bwarner@colortechnology.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > >   I use AARP premium towing--up to 4 tows (5 for couples) of 100
>> > miles
>> > > per year. Their service has been pretty good and is less expensive
>> > > than the similar AAA service.
>> > >
>> > > Bruce 80 ASI Riviera
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Jan 8, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > You also get four 100 mile tows a year with that service.
>> > > >
>> > > > ( otherwise they only cover like 5 miles I think on the basic
>> > > > service ) ,
>> > > >
>> > > > and chances are if you do need to be towed it'll be a few
>> > > > miles...........and the most fantastic thing about AAA is it
>> > > > doesn't even
>> > > > have to be your car. You could be in anyone's car, and as long as
>> > > > you have
>> > > > your card on you...........you're covered for a can of gas, a
>> > flat
>> > > > tire
>> > > > change, a lock out situation, a jump start, or a tow. Such a
>> > deal.
>> > > >
>> > > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > > From: wetwesties@yahoogroups.com <wetwesties%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > > > [mailto:wetwesties@yahoogroups.com
>> > <wetwesties%40yahoogroups.com>] On
>> > > > Behalf Of badams6456@aol.com <badams6456%40aol.com>
>> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:33 AM
>> > > > To: jon@kenneke.com <jon%40kenneke.com>;
>> > wetwesties@yahoogroups.com<wetwesties%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > > > Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Towing, AAA, and big rigs
>> > > >
>> > > > The answer is pretty simple - get AAA Plus. It's not that much
>> > more
>> > > > and it's
>> > > >
>> > > > going to cover all of your towing needs at least as far as VW
>> > > > campers are
>> > > > concerned. I'm not sure about the big rigs. Anyway, I used it two
>> > > > weeks ago
>> > > > to
>> > > > get my '76 Riviera towed. When the AAA guy asked me what kind of
>> > > > vehicle I
>> > > > needed to have towed and I told him it was a VW bus camper
>> > > > conversion, That
>> > > > was
>> > > > it. No further questions. And, the tow truck was at our house in
>> > > > less than
>> > > > an
>> > > > hour - better than promised. So, don't even think about it. Just
>> > > > buy the AAA
>> > > >
>> > > > Plus.
>> > > >
>> > > > Bill
>> > > > '76 ASI Riviera 'Sonnenblume'
>> > > >
>> > > > In a message dated 1/8/2008 10:17:27 A.M. US Mountain Standard
>> > Time,
>> > > > jon@kenneke. <mailto:jon%40kenneke.com> com writes:
>> > > >
>> > > > I was just told by a fellow Vanagon Westy owner that AAA refused
>> > them
>> > > > service. Why? Because most (but not all*) Westys in Oregon are
>> > > > registered
>> > > > as "Motorhomes" (HC Plates). And, for AAA to provide services for
>> > "HC"
>> > > > plates, you need to have AAA Plus.
>> > > >
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