New Vintage Bird Owner First Post

[Fred Bellows]

> John, we looked into those programs and they seem to be about $80/yr
and include a bunch of little features that you don't really need, and
unlimited towing, AND they will attempt to try and fix the problem on
the road to eliminate the need for towing (basic repairs). So this
would be good if you're ready to travel a lot over the next year.
However, we checked into our insurance policy (which, btw cost
~$500/yr for full coverage) and it included towing up to $600 per
incident. So for our first two trips (our "fly there, buy it, drive it
2100 mi home, and our 3 week, 2200 mi trip last month), we just relied
on the ins towing (and took lots of cash). We had a problem on the
first trip, and were just about to tow, and the tow truck driver
offered to try to determine what the truck repair shop hadn't (even
though they charged us $500!). And he and I spent 1.5 hrs (in the
rain), and discovered it was a loose wire on the fuel shutoff
solenoid. So we gave him $200 cash and he was happy. So, that $700 we
spent might've been covered if we had had the Good Sam thing (if they
sent out a sharp guy). Next year we will start doing a lot of
traveling, and then we will get a Good Sam or one of those policies as
well.-- Don't forget the cash!

Fred Bellows
90 SP
Phx, AZ