AAA & cupholders

[George Selby]

At 06:01 PM 1/6/05, you wrote:
>My only tow with AAA so far (living in Maine at the time, but I think
>the membership was still "of Southern NE" due to starting in MA) was
>flatbedding for less than 40 miles, and it cost $72 (CC charge by AAA;
>they explained the rate ($2 per mile?) when I made the call and demanded
>the CC number at that time). Was I screwed?


Sounds like you didn't spring for AAA Plus which in my neck of the woods 
(AAA Carolinas) gets you a free 100 mile tow.  Otherwise you get less than 
5 miles, or a tow to the responding service provider. It's only like $25 
($15 extra for each extra person) more than the standard, as you can see 
one tow will eat up that savings, and you get a lot more stuff included as 
well.  I just looked at the AAANNE website, and apparently you have to be a 
member for a year and have less than 2 services within that year in order 
to qualify for AAA Plus.  I guess you have to prove you are not driving a 
derelict before they commit to the better service.

To answer you last question, probably not.  It costs around $50 just for a 
local tow around here.  So $72 for a 40 mile trip doesn't sound too 
unreasonable.  It's $3 a mile now apparently for the regular members (at 
all three AAA's I checked:  SNE, NNE, and Carolinas.)

Regarding Subaru cupholders, I had a 91 Legacy, it didn't really matter how 
cold it kept your carbonated beverage, as all the vibration from the flimsy 
holder shook out the fizz long before it could get hot even without the AC 
assisted can (because a 20oz bottle won't fit) cooling.

George Selby