Recently my niece bought a car that needed towed, my brother in law called AAA and they said as long as vehicle was registered they would tow but....there is a waiting period for new members.  They just paid for a tow.....
 

> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:16:33 -0700
> From: vw.doka@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> If it were registered, I think it would be eligible for towing by AAA.
> 
> I scanned the AAA T&C's and didn't see anything in there stating it has to
> be a roadside emergency (I did see the blurb about it being registered).
> 
> http://www.csaa.com/membership/compare-our-membership-levels/membership-term
> s-and-conditions
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Karl Wolz
> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:46 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
> 
> AAA offers emergency roadside service, not planned towing. If you weren't
> driving it and need to be rescued, calling AAA is fraud. Bite the bullet
> and pay to have it moved.
> 
> Karl Wolz
> 
> 
> 
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> |On Behalf Of craig cowan
> |Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 5:18 AM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
> |
> |I may just go ahead and register the beast.
> |
> |
> |On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Ryan Shawley
> |<easywind1975@hotmail.com>wrote:
> |
> |> My thoughts are don't post on a quasi public forum when you intend to
> |> defraud a company...... Yes the vehicle needs to be
> |registered before AAA
> |> will tow, I'm sure there are many ways around this, just like there
> |> are ways around paying taxes, paying for your meal at
> |Denny's etc. I
> |> realize I probably have an opinion on this that is in the
> |minority but
> |> I feel right and wrong doesn't change with your level of want.
> |>
> |> > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 07:07:19 -0400
> |> > From: phishman068@GMAIL.COM
> |> > Subject: Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
> |> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |> >
> |> > Well nevermind I guess.....
> |> > There is quite a bit of madness associated with actually
> |picking up
> |> > this bus, and it's looking like it may not happen now.
> |> >
> |> > It will cost me half the cost of the bus in gas and
> |trailer rentals
> |> > to
> |> haul
> |> > it home, and the logicstics of organizing the haul are
> |getting annoying.
> |> I
> |> > have AAA and the bus is only 40 miles from its
> |destination, but i'm
> |> > told
> |> you
> |> > can't use AAA for an unregistered/uninsured vehicle? I may
> |just take
> |> > the plates off my other red vanagon and put them on this
> |one to get
> |> > it a
> |> tow....
> |> >
> |> > Any thoughts?
> |> >
> |> > -Craig
> |> >
> |> >
> |> > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 11:09 PM, BenT Syncro
> |<syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> |> >
> |> > > That was pmail SandwichHead. Intended to save you the
> |> > > embarrassment.;-)
> |> > >
> |> > >
> |> > >
> |> > > BenT
> |> > >
> |> > > sent from my electronic leash
> |> > >
> |> > > On Oct 4, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Michael Sullivan
> |> > > <sandwichhead@gmail.com>
> |> > > wrote:
> |> > >
> |> > > > OK...was thinking of a dizzy,,,and was kinda of dizzzy at the
> |> time.:-)
> |> > > it's free, you want it? :-) The dizzzy, that is.
> |> > > > Michael in San Antonio
> |> > > > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
> |> > > >
> |> > > >
> |> > > >
> |> > > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 6:33 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>
> |> wrote:
> |> > > > A "hall sensor" in a starter?
> |> > > >
> |> > > > Ben
> |> > > >
> |> > > > sent from my electronic leash
> |> > > >
> |> > > > On Oct 4, 2011, at 3:20 PM, Michael Sullivan
> |> > > > <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM
> |> >
> |> > > wrote:
> |> > > >
> |> > > > > Scott should have one. I have one with a bad hall
> |sensor you
> |> > > > > can
> |> have.
> |> > > > > Michael.
> |> > > > > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
> |> > > > >
> |> > > > >
> |> > > > >
> |> > > > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 4:38 PM, craig cowan
> |> > > > > <phishman068@gmail.com
> |> >
> |> > > wrote:
> |> > > > >
> |> > > > >> Does anyone have a spare automatic starter that you've been
> |> literally
> |> > > > >> tripping over and looking to find it a home?
> |> > > > >> I am purchasing an automatic vanagon that's been
> |off the road
> |> > > > >> for
> |> a
> |> > > few
> |> > > > >> years and would like to get it running to see if it's worth
> |> putting
> |> > > back on
> |> > > > >> the road. It needs a starter. I obviously have no
> |interest in
> |> buying a
> |> > > > >> rebuilt one for this project, as it may end up
> |being a parts car.
> |> Does
> |> > > > >> anyone have a known or believed to be good auto
> |starter they
> |> > > > >> could
> |> > > sell for
> |> > > > >> a good price?
> |> > > > >>
> |> > > > >> Thanks!
> |> > > > >>
> |> > > > >> -Craig
> |> > > > >> '85GL turned WESTY
> |> > > > >> BOSTIG in back
> |> > > > >> '87 SUNROOF Syncro
> |> > > > >> (Back on the road after 13 years!) '90 GL (Soon to
> |be back on
> |> > > > >> the road after 3 years!)
> |> > > > >>
> |> > > >
> |> > >
> |>
> |>
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