I bought a non-running 1975 Westy years ago, slapped a tag on it, pushed it out of the sellers driveway and called Good Sam. They towed it 65 miles to my house no questions asked. Again, with the Mid-Atlantic chapter of AAA, I wanted premium towing just on my membership, not my daughter or (ex) wife. No deal, all three or nothing, at $100.00 each per year. I cancelled my membership and went to Good Sam, until they ticked me off! I guess earlier I misspoke when I said it was per vehicle, it is per member.

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> Jeff, AAA in my experience is for all vehicles owned OR DRIVEN by the policy
> holder. The time I had to have my camper towed I had just bought it and it
> was not even listed as a vehicle I owned on the policy. Further, I just
> remembered that when the contractor towed me to the VW dealer in Fort Smith,
> he took me to a dealer location and left me there at midnight (I slept in
> the van in the middle of town on the dealer's lot). The next morning I
> learned that that dealer's service department was at a different location
> across town. A different AAA contractor towed me there, and did not charge
> the tow against my allotment because I had been taken to a location where I
> could not obtain service due to the driver's error, not mine.

> Now, one does have to pay extra for each driver in the family. That extra is
> not a full rate, but the additional driver does have to be listed and paid
> for.

> mcneely

> ---- Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> > Here is the truth about AAA Plus with 100 mile towing: if you own three
> > cars, as I do you must purchase it for all three vehicles. You can't get
> > it just for one, like your Vanagon. I'm not paying $300 a year for an auto
> > service. That alone would pay for one or two tows.

> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

> <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Stephen Grisanti
> <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> </div><div>Date:03/01/2015 9:31 AM (GMT-05:00)
> </div><div>To: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>,vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> </div><div>Subject: Re: Coach Net roadside services </div><div>
> </div>What about the AAA Premier level that allows up to 100 miles, or the
> other AAA that does up to 200? I have neither of these but they have been
> much discussed on this list and others and it sounds like users find those
> to be as advertised. Rotten thing to find out your program is not what you
> expected, especially during the breakdown/tow crisis. Our auto policy covers
> towing, but we are out of pocket at the time of service and get reimbursed
> the full tow charge amount. No problem yet with that.

> Stephen

> On Sunday, March 1, 2015 8:58 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> And this has been my problem with all these auto "clubs". The nearest
> "qualified facility" may be simply a gas station that does repairs. I had
> this issue 3 years ago with my daughters New Beetle. It broke down in
> Newport News Virginia (where she attends college) and I wanted it towed to
> her dorm parking lot, about 9 miles away. Despite having 100 mile towing
> through Good Sam, the tow truck driver wanted to take it to the nearest gas
> station that did repairs. He refused to tow it more than 3 miles, anything
> over was extra $$$. I ended up paying the extra, and complained to Good Sam,
> who could not have cared less. End of Good Sam and on to AAA. Recently tried
> to use AAA, basic towing was 3 miles and $4.00/mile after that. Girlfriends
> ATT Auto Service was 3 miles and $3.00/mile after that. My AAA membership is
> up the end of March and I'll bve giving them the boot too.

> ----- Original Message -----

> The towing plan for the RV which also includes the family vehicles is only
> about $100/year. They tow to the nearest qualified facility, not a preset
> mileage. It is worth looking into.

> Dennis

> --
> David McNeely