Never had one. Car getting old, more repairs to come. Is the membership worth to juice out auto repair discounts and free towing? If I'm stuck in a different state than Washington, would AAA tow? What other decent benefits? Insurance considers towing as claims and bumps the insurance, so ignoring it.
Depends on how you use it. I have old cars that sit around and need help jumping and I got a lot of nails needing spare tire change. I also tow my car around when I need to move 2 cars somewhere when I can’t get someone to drive me around. Once I drive a car to the airport then have it towed back home. Not always about worth but you feel better if your car break down or you know what to do with it.
Why do you get so many nails, where do you drive?
Construction all over my area, many older homes remodeled and strip malls torn down for apartments
Funny you should ask, I just used their towing service yesterday after my wife came back from the gym and the driver side front tire which was showing signs of wear had popped, was beyond repair and I couldn't even inflate it enough to drive it to a tire shop... A AAA tow truck showed up in under 15 minutes and took me to the tire shop (a AAA membership benefit). I've also used the Plus membership I have for notarization - you get up to 5 signatures for free at that level with every additional one at 5 a pop, anywhere else you'd be paying 15 or more. Their branches can do virtually all DMV paper services (short of driving exams), another benefit .. If you get stuck with no gas, they bring you gas free of charge.... I've also filed claims, they have always come through and paid out according to policy. There are other benefits too. IMHO it's worth it. I also get my home and auto ins thru them, which gets me a multi policy discount.
Thanks. Were both the maintenance and repairs for car discounted? I have a 1-1.5K worth of repair coming up.
You might be paying 10 times the annual membership for each time you tow. And you can use on others car if the cardholder is present
It does not cost $1000 to tow a car...
It can cost $1 to $5 per mile, so depending on how far the tow is
I never had AAA my entire life until recently. Ironically like a week later I got a flat tire and had a tow truck here in 20 min to tow my car to the tire shop. So worth it!
I must be doing something wrong. We maintain our 13 yr old car and keep the tires up to date, brakes etc but stuff happens. The free towing is only in a small radius of 2 miles? Or is it 3? You pay quite a bit if any further.
I have been a AAA member for 30 years. Although I have not had to use the auto services often, it was a life saver when I needed them. AAA also offers travel services, notaries and discounts at most hotel chains.
Were both the maintenance and repairs discounted?
Towing is godsend when you need it
Worth it for the piece of mind alone.