I had AAA basic service for a year as a gift from my parents. One day when my motorcycle's battery died on a major highway, I gave them a call. "We don't tow motorcycles. You need to buy the 'plus service." Luckily it was a contruction zone and a government-paid tow truck happened by. I got my bike home for $10 and bought a new battery(it was bad).
Seeing as I had many more bike problems than car, I upgraded to plus membership. Got a new bike, took a turn too fast and slid out. No injuries, but bike wouldn't start despite minimal damage. It took a half hour to get a hold of someone who could do anything, after 4 transfers and calling 3 numbers, who told me that "we cannot tow motorcycles unless you have the 'plus RV' service." I called my mom for a ride and she apparantly bitched out AAA. A tow truck happened by, and we got AAA to foot the bill. Note we DID get a free upgrade to the RV service after being misled.
Two weeks later I crashed hard. Landed bloody on the sidewalk though not seriously injured. It took a half hour to get to someone useful, with as many transfers as before.
"we cannot tow motorcycles, you must wait 10 days since your 'plus RV' membership (which was given free of charge at least 14 days by one of their managers) was activiated". I had to talk to two different managers and explain that I was in the middle of nowhere and could barely walk, before they sent anyone. 70 minutes later a tow showed up who had no idea how to tow a bike. I had to teach him how...
So, I did get a lot out of my AAA service. The cost was time, pain, and frustration...not just money. I am cancelling when my contract runs out.
Why did I crash my bike twice in two weeks?
That's off-topic:-P
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I had AAA basic service for a year as a gift from my parents. One day when my motorcycle's battery died on a major highway, I gave them a call. "We don't tow motorcycles. You need to buy the 'plus service." Luckily it was a contruction zone and a government-paid tow truck happened by. I got my bike home for $10 and bought a new battery(it was bad). Seeing as I had many more bike problems than car, I upgraded to plus membership. Got a new bike, took a turn too fast and slid out. No injuries, but bike wouldn't start despite minimal damage. It took a half hour to get a hold of someone who could do anything, after 4 transfers and calling 3 numbers, who told me that "we cannot tow motorcycles unless you have the 'plus RV' service." I called my mom for a ride and she apparantly bitched out AAA. A tow truck happened by, and we got AAA to foot the bill. Note we DID get a free upgrade to the RV service after being misled. Two weeks later I crashed hard. Landed bloody on the sidewalk though not seriously injured. It took a half hour to get to someone useful, with as many transfers as before. "we cannot tow motorcycles, you must wait 10 days since your 'plus RV' membership (which was given free of charge at least 14 days by one of their managers) was activiated". I had to talk to two different managers and explain that I was in the middle of nowhere and could barely walk, before they sent anyone. 70 minutes later a tow showed up who had no idea how to tow a bike. I had to teach him how... So, I did get a lot out of my AAA service. The cost was time, pain, and frustration...not just money. I am cancelling when my contract runs out. Why did I crash my bike twice in two weeks? That's off-topic :-P