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Lawrence Tarnoff:
Looking for recommendations on roadside assist program. We have AAA for our cars and there is an upgrade option to add our motorhome.  Any thoughts?

Larry

PS: we are a week away from picking up our '99 Contessa!

Joel Ashley:
I was with AAA for several decades, including using it several times when our old Pace Arrow broke down.  But AAA is not as motorhome specific as it could be, and several years after getting the Beaver, which as I recall came with a complimentary year of Coach-Net, we switched from AAA to Coach-Net.  We've used it once and we're glad we had it, because I could talk to one of their tech mechanics to help diagnose the issue before they ordered up a tow truck.  AAA doesn't offer that, and it provides the possibility you may be able to self-repair and avoid a tow altogether.

The main reason for switching was that FMCA offers a discount for Coach-Net that helped knock the cost well below what AAA runs.   And they automatically cover all of our other vehicles even though the coach is the primary reason for it.  AAA charged for different levels of coverage;  Coach-Net was simpler and provided a lot more for my buck.  I had been griping for years about the cost of AAA, and that part of my dues went for their fancy magazine and its articles and ads that mostly were irrelevant to me.

As I recall, some coach insurance providers offer Coach-Net as part of their services, including BAC club sponsor Overland Insurance Agency's companies.  That can be a good way to save on both your coach insurance and your travel service all together. ;)

Joel

Keith Moffett Co-Admin:
Larry
Joel is probably right on the money but we still have the AAA we purchased with our older coaches, before the diesel pusher era.  With our first Beaver we broke down in a bad spot and were only able to communicate via wifi.  We got help on this forum and rigged a bypass to get home on.  AAA would have towed us but we still would have paid a fair amount.  Point being we were able to get timely info by way of this forum so that helped.

Picking up the new motorhome?  WOW what a Christmas present.  I hope you get extra helpings at all the Holiday dinners this year!  We are cheering for ya!

Peter and Connie Bradish:
We have AAA RV.
We have been towed three times. Service was very good. If you have to be towed, remember to explain to the person on the line that you need to have the tow truck for semis. Many of them do not understand how big our "campers" are. All costs were paid for by AAA.
We can recommend AAA.
Connie B. 8)

Dan Murphy:
We highly recommend Coachnet. We signed up with them when we bought our Beaver and we have used it twice. Once we had to have the Beaver towed and once when our toad also had problems and they were very helpful each time.We did not need to tow the car as they helped me with a "fix" over the phone.

We have never had AAA or any other service to compare with but I would be very leery of moving to another service after doing business with Coachnet. Very professional and totally in tune with the motorhome aspect of road service. When we had to tow the Beaver I was very worried and I did not want to tow it at all. Their people were very patient and tried to help in every way possible to help me figure out what was wrong and when they finally sent the tow they located a huge and totally reliable tow service. Unfortunately my Beaver still sustained some damage from the tow but it was minor.
If you ever need towing try very hard to get a huge flat-bed tow truck and not "the hook"

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