I just wanted to make a little public service announcement about my AAA service. I will NEVER let it expire again. A few months ago I wrecked my truck. It took 3 tow trucks 3 separate attempts to finally get my truck out of where it landed, and AAA covered the bill no problem. On the final attempt I had 3 trucks winching me out for over an hour. I asked one of the drivers how much this tow would have cost if I didn't have AAA, he just laughed at me.
The very next day I get the truck back to my shop and lock the keys inside. AAA was there in 15 minutes.
My AAA service expired last month, so instead I signed up with another company "Autovantage", because they were about half the price. As it turns out, that's because they don't cover anything!
My truck broke down again last night in an intersection. It took the idiots at Autovantage 11 minutes just to tell me F350s like mine are not covered! It would have been nice if they mentioned that before I signed up instead of hiding it deep in the fine print. (And they did ask what kind of vehicles I have) F250s are covered, and the only difference between a 250 and a 350 is springs. My truck is not a dually. They did offer to send a tow truck out for an additional $100. It would have been the same tow truck they sent for any other vehicle.
So I told them a few places they could stick their service and called AAA again. Apparently, I was still in the grace period, so they sent a truck out no problem. No charge. Not one penny. The driver didn't even want to see my AAA card. And he was quick!
The moral of the story: If you drive a car, you need AAA. You may think you have a reliable vehicle, since you just spent a pile of money on it like I did, but in reality, there is no such thing. I will complain to my bank to reverse the charges made by Autovantage, avoid them like the plague.
The very next day I get the truck back to my shop and lock the keys inside. AAA was there in 15 minutes.
My AAA service expired last month, so instead I signed up with another company "Autovantage", because they were about half the price. As it turns out, that's because they don't cover anything!
My truck broke down again last night in an intersection. It took the idiots at Autovantage 11 minutes just to tell me F350s like mine are not covered! It would have been nice if they mentioned that before I signed up instead of hiding it deep in the fine print. (And they did ask what kind of vehicles I have) F250s are covered, and the only difference between a 250 and a 350 is springs. My truck is not a dually. They did offer to send a tow truck out for an additional $100. It would have been the same tow truck they sent for any other vehicle.
So I told them a few places they could stick their service and called AAA again. Apparently, I was still in the grace period, so they sent a truck out no problem. No charge. Not one penny. The driver didn't even want to see my AAA card. And he was quick!
The moral of the story: If you drive a car, you need AAA. You may think you have a reliable vehicle, since you just spent a pile of money on it like I did, but in reality, there is no such thing. I will complain to my bank to reverse the charges made by Autovantage, avoid them like the plague.