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Mosca · 07-21-03, 08:01

The roadside assistance is the same as you get anywhere; what you get is a "dispatching service" and someone else footing the bill. Be it your insurance co., AAA, or the mfr, they all call the same people.

Phareous, Honda has roadside assistance up to $50 for the first 3 years as part of the mfr's warranty, I'm pretty sure. The service contract should raise that to $100, if you made that choice. Otherwise, if you want AAA only for the roadside assistance, wait until 3/36 is almost up.

Cars almost never need roadside assistance these days. The real value of AAA, IMO, is the discounts available from affiliated merchants and companies. When we went on vacation last year, the AAA discount using Hertz rental car was a better deal than I could get using any of my other contacts or sources (and I work in the car business). I wear an expensive eyglass prescription; AAA offers 33% off at Lenscrafters. The AAA rate at most hotels and motels is as good as any corporate or other discount rate you can get.

The heck with the roadside assistance, AAA is an all-American discount card with no haggling.

Mosca

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Mosca perpetual noob Mosca is offline Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,007	The roadside assistance is the same as you get anywhere; what you get is a "dispatching service" and someone else footing the bill. Be it your insurance co., AAA, or the mfr, they all call the same people. Phareous, Honda has roadside assistance up to $50 for the first 3 years as part of the mfr's warranty, I'm pretty sure. The service contract should raise that to $100, if you made that choice. Otherwise, if you want AAA only for the roadside assistance, wait until 3/36 is almost up. Cars almost never need roadside assistance these days. The real value of AAA, IMO, is the discounts available from affiliated merchants and companies. When we went on vacation last year, the AAA discount using Hertz rental car was a better deal than I could get using any of my other contacts or sources (and I work in the car business). I wear an expensive eyglass prescription; AAA offers 33% off at Lenscrafters. The AAA rate at most hotels and motels is as good as any corporate or other discount rate you can get. The heck with the roadside assistance, AAA is an all-American discount card with no haggling. Mosca __________________ The best way to maintain that "just waxed" look is to have just waxed your car.