[s-cars] How many AAA ramp trucks does it take...

[Peter Schulz]

Matt:

Actually I was with Wylie Bean and the NCEURO crowd at City Brewery 
in Durham NC ;-0 (he said sheepishly)

AAA FINALLY got the car to my house at midnight, 5 HOURS after the 
original call.

AAA eventually contacting the towing company that the state police uses.
This was their THIRD Attempt.
AAA also sent him the wrong address, he went to the wrong town.

There was a snafu on the AAA dispatch side ( ya think?) - towing 
company that eventually showed up does NOT typically do AAA tows.
The driver showed up with 4 wheel dollies, and took considerable time 
and care to unload the car at out house as to NOT damage the bumper 
or front fender.

Kim tipped him $20 for his efforts.

Kim said that the car looks sad right now, with the passenger front 
wheel flopped over.


Kim was clear from the outset that she had an AWD car with a broken tie rod.

I'm NOT happy. The AAA district manager will be hearing from me shortly.

Will order a set of complete tie rods today and hope the carnage is limited.

As to the Mrs automotive savvy, she re assemble and repacked an outer 
CV joint for my coupe a week before our wedding, broke a few nails in 
the process (only time she has ever had nails of course).

Now if I could get her to occasionally check the fuel level in her car!

-Peter



At 08:47 PM 10/2/2007 -0700, Matt twentyV wrote:
>Hey I'm impressed she knew it was a tie-rod.
>But you better not have been sitting in front of an
>IPA at the Faultline brewery in Sunnyvale while this
>went down (pun intended)... cause you know I'd be
>pissed for not inviting me!!
>
>-Matt
>-

-Peter Schulz
Chelmsford Ma, USA
http://www.naaclub.org/

1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey (for sale)
1991 90 20v Q Red
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