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Re: Is AAA better than a credit card's roadside assistance?
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| poboxdc@ix.netcom.com 2005-05-23, 6:55 am |
| curious@no.spam.com wrote:
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> I'm wondering if it is worth it to buy a AAA membership for the roadside
> assistance. I have a Citibank Mastercard, and they have something called
> "MC ASSIST", which provides just about the same services that AAA offers --
> jump-starts, towing, gas delivery, and tire changes (not sure if they offer
> locksmithing).
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> So has anyone ever relied on their credit card's roadside assistance? Is it
> as good as AAA's? If my credit card's is as good as AAA's, then there's no
> reason for me to pay an extra $60/year for a AAA membership.
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> Thanks.
Most cellular plans offer roadside assistance for about $3 a month
and will bring you gas, get you back into a locked car, change
a flat tire and tow you. It's a great deal if you ever need it.
KM
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| George Grapman 2005-05-23, 6:55 am |
| poboxdc@ix.netcom.com wrote:
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> curious@no.spam.com wrote:
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> Most cellular plans offer roadside assistance for about $3 a month
> and will bring you gas, get you back into a locked car, change
> a flat tire and tow you. It's a great deal if you ever need it.
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> KM
I wonder how the response time for these are in areas off the beaten
path. AAA has contract garages even in fairly remote areas.
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| Lisa Drake 2005-05-23, 6:55 am |
| In article <4291309F.A6BACDEA@ix.netcom.com>, poboxdc@ix.netcom.com
wrote:
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> curious@no.spam.com wrote:
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> Most cellular plans offer roadside assistance for about $3 a month
> and will bring you gas, get you back into a locked car, change
> a flat tire and tow you. It's a great deal if you ever need it.
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> KM
Unless you have Cingular's plan, in which case they never come to help
you. I tried to use them once and they couldn't seem to find a tow
truck service in Charlotte NC (largest city in the state.) I ended up
calling myself & paying for the tow out of my own pocket and cancelling
with Cingular the next day (after I got them to agree to reimburse me).
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| Joseph 2005-05-23, 6:55 am |
| On Sun, 22 May 2005 21:23:43 -0400, poboxdc@ix.netcom.com wrote:
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>curious@no.spam.com wrote:
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>Most cellular plans offer roadside assistance for about $3 a month
>and will bring you gas, get you back into a locked car, change
>a flat tire and tow you. It's a great deal if you ever need it.
And many standard auto policies provide this service as part of the
policy.
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| C. Massey 2005-05-23, 9:55 am |
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<poboxdc@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> curious@no.spam.com wrote:
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> Most cellular plans offer roadside assistance for about $3 a month
> and will bring you gas, get you back into a locked car, change
> a flat tire and tow you. It's a great deal if you ever need it.
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We have roadside assistance on both cell phones. So far, I haven't used it,
but my wife had a flat changed once when I couldn't get to her. It was well
worth the money knowing that she was being taken care of.
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| Steven M. Scharf 2005-05-23, 10:55 pm |
| C. Massey wrote:
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> We have roadside assistance on both cell phones. So far, I haven't used it,
> but my wife had a flat changed once when I couldn't get to her. It was well
> worth the money knowing that she was being taken care of.
$3 per month, per phone, is $72 per year for two people, not much less
than an AAA membership, but at least it follows the cell phone (not even
the cell phone owner, anyone with the phone).
I checked out how much extra roadside assistance would be on our auto
insurance policy, and it would have cost us about $36 per year, and it
it's only good for the policy holder in the insured vehicle.
While AAA's politics suck, it is a good service. The discounts on
admissions to various places also mitigate the cost.
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| The Real Bev 2005-05-24, 6:55 am |
| "Steven M. Scharf" wrote:
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> C. Massey wrote:
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> $3 per month, per phone, is $72 per year for two people, not much less
> than an AAA membership, but at least it follows the cell phone (not even
> the cell phone owner, anyone with the phone).
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> I checked out how much extra roadside assistance would be on our auto
> insurance policy, and it would have cost us about $36 per year, and it
> it's only good for the policy holder in the insured vehicle.
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> While AAA's politics suck, it is a good service. The discounts on
> admissions to various places also mitigate the cost.
I almost convinced our son to join because he's taking his family to
Disneyland this Thursday, but The Happiest Place On Earth doesn't seem to give
AAA discounts any more.
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Bev
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The Real Bev wrote:
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> I almost convinced our son to join because he's taking his family to
> Disneyland this Thursday, but The Happiest Place On Earth doesn't seem to give
> AAA discounts any more.
When I last used the AAA discount at Disneyland, I discovered
that you had to buy tickets in advance at a local AAA office.
This was a few years ago, so obviously things may have changed.
Bill
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| Tracey 2005-05-24, 4:55 pm |
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"The Real Bev" <bashley@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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> I almost convinced our son to join because he's taking his family to
> Disneyland this Thursday, but The Happiest Place On Earth doesn't seem to
give
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> AAA discounts any more.
I believe they still have priority parking. Show your AAA card and you can
park in the lot closest to the handicapped lot (shorter tram ride into the
park). At least it used to be that way.
I also think that when we were there 1 1/2 years ago I got a 10% discount on
food at one of the restaurants in the park. You have to always ask if they
offer a discount, it is often not advertised at all, and they never ask for
the card.
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