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re: AAA roadside assistance - Anyone have it? Worth the $$?

Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:39 am to
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59352 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:39 am to
Unless it's changed, the name on the card just has to be present to use their services. I don't believe they ask who was driving
Posted by pd60
Member since May 2015
173 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:43 am to
Used AAA yesterday for a tow. Worth the money
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
45428 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:45 am to
Think back and calculate the number of times you were broke down. Now see if paying annual break down insurance is worth your time.
Posted by EveryoneGetsATrophy
Member since Nov 2017
2907 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:47 am to
Its well worth it. Doesnt even have to be your car.

I was with my FIL not long ago when he locked his keys in the car, Called AAA and they came out. I did have to show my ID.
Posted by rstamp1
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2009
1524 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:48 am to
Like a previous poster mentioned hotels give a special rate to AAA members. In Louisiana it is cheaper than the state rate and most other special offers. So if you travel often it pays for itself.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87748 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:49 am to
AMEX has like 100 bucks per use in roadside I think, up to 2x or 3x a year.

I haven't used it in a few years, but I've probably used it 2-3 times for tows or the wife.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
172004 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:50 am to
Makes sense. A coworker used it for another guy's car once a few months back, and they didn't care who was driving. That's pretty legit.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53839 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:52 am to
quote:

There was a thread a few months ago about how people don’t get flats as often anymore. I guess that doesn’t apply in your life.

No it does not. I buy the insurance with the new set of tires too. Poor bastards are already in the hole on that one. I think they've replaced 3 already
Posted by WillyLoman
On Island Time
Member since Dec 2007
1722 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 9:59 am to
I have been a AAA member for 20 years. Some years it is worth it but some I never use it.

I have used it for various things such as:
-wife's car (when I was married) had a flat in the garage, they changed it
-my mom's car battery died once while I was visiting, AAA came to her house,
tested her battery, sold and installed a new one for me
-I drive a German sports car and AAA has towed me 4 times in the last 10 years,
once from McComb, MS back to BR

So for me it is worth the AAA Premier that I pay for every year.
Posted by Gray Tiger
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jan 2004
36512 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 10:12 am to
Totally worth it. I've had it for decades and had to use it a few times and was damn glad I had it.
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
14720 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 10:13 am to
I've had AAA for 15 years and it is worth it in my opinion. Had a battery go dead in the Turner Field parking lot, called them, got jumped. As others have said, it doesn't have to be your car or you driving. My mom's car had a dead battery at her lake house. I go down there, call AAA, they come jump it. Have used them for towing a couple of times, and the tour books/hotel/attraction discounts are great when making trips.
Posted by MissTiger91
Behind enemy lines in Mississippi
Member since Oct 2010
662 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 10:28 am to
It's very worth it IMO. My teenage driver used it twice in 2 months (dead battery and blown out tire). As a parent it's a huge peace of mind.
Posted by stratman
NOLA
Member since Apr 2013
977 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 10:32 am to
It is worth every penny you spend on it. Do it. Do it now, and don't think twice about it.

Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
98830 posts
Posted on 5/7/20 at 10:46 am to
Stay in a hotel once for a few days and the money you'll save will pay for the year. Do it.
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