re: Anyone a member of Triple A?

I have the second tier.

I've been a AAA member for 20+ years for Auto Insurance and 13 years for Home Owners Insurance.

I have had nothing but excellent experiences with them. Their roadside assistance has come in handy on multiple occasions over the years for my family.

For the times I've had to file Auto Insurance claims, they have always treated me right, and haven't raised my rates afterward.

AAA just put a new roof and gutters on my house after a large hail storm we had last year. No issues at all with that either.

Your milage may vary, but I've had nothing but good experiences with them.

Second tier FTW.

First tier will only tow you 5 miles, second tier 100 miles.

I got stuck on the side of I-55 once with a blowout and lug nut damage. I was fricked. They towed me 45 minutes to Jackson, MS to a dealership instead of some shitty service center in the middle of nowhere.

I’ve used them a few times to replace a battery. They are cheaper than Autozone and have a better warranty and can do it anywhere. If you are married it’s worth it. My wife has used them a few times when I was out of town. Plus you get the discounts at places.

Yes.

My vehicle has about 325,000 miles on it and I drive rental cars all over the country, often out in remote places at any hour of the day or night. If I have a breakdown, I want a reliable service coming to help my arse.

Even things most of us know how to do, like change a tire, can be problematic if all you have is the standard jack and lug wrench issued with your vehicle and whoever put your tires on last really tightened down the lugnuts.

I had it for years. It was definitely worth it, especially if you have wife/kids that drive without you.

They also have roadside "lock out" service in case you look your keys in the car.

I dropped it when I went with another car insurance co. that offered free towing/roadside assistance. I used the ins. co.'s service once and it was nowhere near as good as AAA.

I will probably switch back to AAA if I ever start driving as much as I did pre-Covid.

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Is it worth it?

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Yes.

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Have you had to use their services?

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Several times.

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Looks like the premium price for a year is about 120...and you get a lot with it...

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You dont even need the Premium service for it to be worth it.

Put it this way:
If you're riding home from work at 5:30 pm on a busy interstate with traffic flowing at 80mph+ and you have a blowout or flat, just not having to worry with the chance of getting your arse ran over and killed makes it worth it. Make that call to AAA just once, and it pays for itself.

If you are riding with a friend or family member, and you go to a movie or game or whatever, and they have a flat, dead battery, out of gas, etc. you can use your AAA membership for them, and it doesn't matter that they aren't on the account or that they don't have AAA.

Do you have kids? If they haven't locked their keys in the car in some obscure place, they will, and AAA will open it for free. Not having to call a locksmith one time makes it worth it.

Break down and need a tow to the closest garage? They cover it. Want a tow to a specific garage further away, they will charge you, but a fraction of the cost without AAA.

Yes, it is worth it.

We have it for my wife. She definitely has used it before and it's nice for my peace of mind.

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My insurance company offers free towing, jumps, etc., so not anymore.

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My alternator went out in Fruitdale AL on the way home from Gulf Shores. I called State Farm roadside assistance and they advised a tow truck would be there in 6 hours. I hitchhiked 25 miles to the nearest town and back to buy an alternator and changed it out. Total time to get back on the road was about 4 hours.

Well,
When I was living in the Keys I had them tow my truck down to Key West from Marathon and that cost alone was more than my dues.

I haven’t used them in 8 years but it’s nice knowing a $600 dollar tow is covered.

If I’m in somebody else’s vehicle and it fricks up I can pull that card out as well.