| Re: [GMCnet] Godd Sam Roadside Assistence [message #319449 is a reply to message #319446] |
Thu, 22 June 2017 09:02   |
jimk
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Location: Belmont, CA
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Lot depends on the people that are on the phone.
I end up getting disgusted at 80% of them as they just want to take you to
the nearest one only.
And that shop can charge you big bucks as they know you have no choice.
I have a AAA one with 200 mile limit. It works for us as they will take us
to anyplace I want up to 200 miles with no hassle.
On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 6:31 AM, Richard Denney wrote:
> Good Sam theoretically covers all vehicles.
>
> All the services deliver service at the whim of the local contractor, but
> my problem with Good Sam was with Good Sam more than the provider.
>
> A few years ago, I spent the evening catching up with GMCnet because I'd
> run out of gas on the ramp from I-295 to the Capital Beltway. There was a
> wide shoulder on the inside of the curve, so I was never really in danger
> (except that it was in an elevated-risk part of town). Good Sam could not
> resolve my location--they had no way to enter a ramp. They were unable to
> transmit verbal instructions to the provider. They insisted I was in DC,
> but I was in Maryland. I could provide lat-long coordinates, but their
> system couldn't find an address at that location (freeway ramps don't have
> addresses) and they wouldn't use it.
>
> http://gmc.mybirdfeeder.net/GMCforum/index.php?t=msg&th=
> 19387&goto=147219&rid=0#msg_147219
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> After four hours, the state's courtesy patrol brought me a gallon of gas.
>
> Yes, I was driving home from DOT Headquarters in DC, and it's a little
> embarrassing for a Federal Highway Administration employee to call for
> courtesy vehicle aid, but my head was full of the meeting I'd had that day
> and wasn't paying attention to the gas gauge.
>
> Even though I know that any of the providers could have screwed up just as
> badly on any given occasion, I dropped Good Sam and went with FMCA when I
> renewed. I also have Allstate coverage.
>
> Rick "FMCA may be no better, but I'm not rewarding incompetence" Denney
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Gary Berry wrote:
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>> Hey All;
>>
>> I have this Good Sam Roadside Assistance thing. Does anyone know if
> this
>> also covers my other vehicles (like for towing) or is it just for the RV?
>> Thanks.
>>
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>> 73 CL Stretch in Wa.
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