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Planning a 2000 mile trip. Should I get AAA?

Started by Mash, March 04, 2009, 08:21:39 AM

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Mash

March 04, 2009, 08:21:39 AM
Or something else?  I plan to bring a few tools, and I'll be on or near I95 on the east coast of U.S.  I just don't want to be stranded without someone to call if I have a problem.  What do you guys do?
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DesmoDiva

#1
March 04, 2009, 08:28:00 AM
We have AAA for our  [moto] and it has been useful to us a couple times while away from home. 

Definately worth it IMO. 
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Scooter Montgomery

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March 04, 2009, 08:28:12 AM
Quote from: Mash on March 04, 2009, 08:21:39 AM
Or something else?  I plan to bring a few tools, and I'll be on or near I95 on the east coast of U.S.  I just don't want to be stranded without someone to call if I have a problem.  What do you guys do?

Where are you going to and from?
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NAKID

#3
March 04, 2009, 08:35:54 AM
Quote from: Scooter Montgomery on March 04, 2009, 08:28:12 AM
Where are you going to and from?

Yeah, I live right off the 95 in CT and have tools, truck, and ramp just in case...
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Mash

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March 04, 2009, 09:23:27 AM
Quote from: Scooter Montgomery on March 04, 2009, 08:28:12 AM
Where are you going to and from?

I'm in the DC area. Planning a trip to Columbia, SC where my family is.  Depending on how much time I have, I'll add a few stopovers in various places like Harrisonburg, VA (daughter is in college there); somewhere in West VA (have a friend there); Union City, TN (another friends house); Skyline Drive, Blue Ridge Parkway, etc.

This will be my first long trip on a bike since the 70's.   :P
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JEFF_H

#5
March 04, 2009, 09:39:48 AM
double-check it works in the states you want to go to.

I know AAA works in so-cal, but not in nor-cal.  ???

NYCmonster

#6
March 04, 2009, 10:05:24 AM
Join the AMA online for $39 and have it auto renewed and you get free road side assistance.
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Bick

#7
March 04, 2009, 10:14:04 AM
AAA is a good thing to have.  Even if you aren't taking a trip.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

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Rameses

#8
March 04, 2009, 10:28:21 AM



AAA will get you discounts on things like hotel rooms too.

herm

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March 04, 2009, 11:04:19 AM
Quote from: JEFF_H on March 04, 2009, 09:39:48 AM
double-check it works in the states you want to go to.

I know AAA works in so-cal, but not in nor-cal.  ???

+1 on this.
make sure you dont pony up for AAA, only to find that it is of no use becuase
a) they dont serve the state you break down in
b) you only got it for 1 state....not the country

dont ask me how i found out about this  [bang]
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#10
March 04, 2009, 02:10:28 PM
They only help motorcycles with certain (expensive) plans. That "any vehicle" nonsense is an absolute crock of shit. I broke down, they told me to go fry ice. It was december in the middle of nowhere, winter, at night. I thought I was going to die. I'd go with the AMA.
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Bick

#11
March 04, 2009, 02:34:58 PM
Quote from: MrIncredible on March 04, 2009, 02:10:28 PM
They only help motorcycles with certain (expensive) plans.

Define expensive.

I pay $139/yr for Plus/RV - Covers any breakdown, Any vehicle (including motorcycle), anywhere in US or Canada.

What does everyone else pay?
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Popeye the Sailor

#12
March 04, 2009, 02:39:03 PM
Quote from: Bick on March 04, 2009, 02:34:58 PM
Define expensive.

I pay $139/yr for Plus/RV - Covers any breakdown, Any vehicle (including motorcycle), anywhere in US or Canada.

What does everyone else pay?

That's about three times what the standard plan which is what I had at the time runs.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Bick

#13
March 04, 2009, 03:00:30 PM
I figure free towing up to 100 miles is well worth the difference.

I am just suprised how much difference there is in clubs state to state.  I thought benifits would be pretty much the same.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Mash

#14
March 04, 2009, 04:40:24 PM
I think I'm gonna pony up for the AAA RV+ plan.  It's a little pricey, but well worth the comfort I'll have knowing I can be rescued. 

I've also been following the other recent thread about making a long trip.  Lots of good advice there too.
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