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Starting out on a fluke, fulltime motorhoming five years ago, my newly acquired bride insisted we purchase a Washington State AAA Club super duper, very special, VIP, RV etc. package. We drove all of 400 miles when a front/left tire blew. I was able to wrestle the rig to wide spot on a corner, where we barely cleared the white line on the side of the road.

Fifteen miles out of Redding, California, a cell call to AAA did bring a tow truck just inside of one hour. He took one look at the wording, as mentioned to him on the phone in a we-said, they-said situation, that Allegro had painted on the front frame, cautioning the unit not be lifted from the front and left us there. I suggested we would sign a waiver for the fifteen miles, just to get us out of a dangerous predicament, but that did not work.

AAA towing RV

The best he could do was call a independent tire service that eventually collected $380 for rescuing us a full three hours later. We were is such a pathetic situation that the rancher that owned the land across the barbed wire fence, offered to tow us with his tractor, over to a very inviting tree, with a stream running by to stay as long as we needed.

Obviously I complained to AAA. My only win was writing cancelled on a renewal letter, and sending it back. This act of anger was diminished by AAAs practice of stamping a two year expiration date on a official AAA card, but only collecting for one at a time to minimize what the customer thought he was paying, especially when away from home, not keeping up with bills, and we told you to trust us with automatic billing, and well, a deceptive method, etc, etc.... but, thats not the point of this lament.

A year after deciding to go without any coverage, if that was what you got, we had another roadside incident. Here I called an independent tow truck operation with the same information as to make and model, and that I may have had a rear-end go out. He showed up with a normal tow rig, scratched his head, and made a call for a flatbed. I wasnt charged for his mistake. The flat-bed towing, and drive-line joint repair, cost me far less than two years of AAA membership.

The funny part of all this is Safeco, our insurance carrier at the time, upon hearing this story a month or two later, by Bobby innocently asking, what does this $5 per month towing charge, cover, refunded us the cost of the tow, with no questions asked.

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AAA Starting out on a fluke, fulltime motorhoming five years ago, my newly acquired bride insisted we purchase a Washington State AAA Club super duper, very special, VIP, RV etc. package. We drove all of 400 miles when a front/left tire blew. I was able to wrestle the rig to wide spot on a corner, where we barely cleared the white line on the side of the road. Fifteen miles out of Redding, California, a cell call to AAA did bring a tow truck just inside of one hour. He took one look at the wording, as mentioned to him on the phone in a we-said, they-said situation, that Allegro had painted on the front frame, cautioning the unit not be lifted from the front and left us there. I suggested we would sign a waiver for the fifteen miles, just to get us out of a dangerous predicament, but that did not work. The best he could do was call a independent tire service that eventually collected $380 for rescuing us a full three hours later. We were is such a pathetic situation that the rancher that owned the land across the barbed wire fence, offered to tow us with his tractor, over to a very inviting tree, with a stream running by to stay as long as we needed. Obviously I complained to AAA. My only win was writing cancelled on a renewal letter, and sending it back. This act of anger was diminished by AAAs practice of stamping a two year expiration date on a official AAA card, but only collecting for one at a time to minimize what the customer thought he was paying, especially when away from home, not keeping up with bills, and we told you to trust us with automatic billing, and well, a deceptive method, etc, etc.... but, thats not the point of this lament. A year after deciding to go without any coverage, if that was what you got, we had another roadside incident. Here I called an independent tow truck operation with the same information as to make and model, and that I may have had a rear-end go out. He showed up with a normal tow rig, scratched his head, and made a call for a flatbed. I wasnt charged for his mistake. The flat-bed towing, and drive-line joint repair, cost me far less than two years of AAA membership. The funny part of all this is Safeco, our insurance carrier at the time, upon hearing this story a month or two later, by Bobby innocently asking, what does this $5 per month towing charge, cover, refunded us the cost of the tow, with no questions asked. (click to turn page, or follow links)

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