RE: AAA 100+ mile insurance

["Diamond Dave" <dbarwick@sprynet.com>]

> The intercooler came really close to the support piece

I'm jealous.

 

> How long ago did this policy begin? 
 
 I understand that it began at the beginning of this year. Honestly though, it's hard to tell the difference between the ride height of  a bone stock '78 Rabbit and  a lowered, well kept Dub.   I just revert to the old stand-by of being polite and possibly helpful when the tow truck driver arrives ("hey, mind if I toss those wood chocks under the front wheels so my spoiler doesn't get crunched?").  After all, if it weren't for those guys, my car would be stranded out in the middle of BFE, where the toothless bastards with squirrel rifles live!

 

LOL,

David Barwick
88 Scirocco
84 Jetta GLI
Eugene, OR

 

-----Original Message-----
From: VWMikeLVW@aol.com [mailto:VWMikeLVW@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 6:33 PM
To: dbarwick@sprynet.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org; skerocdriver@juno.com
Subject: Re: AAA 100+ mile insurance

In a message dated 3/21/01 12:12:59 PM Pacific Standard Time,
dbarwick@sprynet.com writes:

FYI, on a recent tow for my GLI the tow truck driver (the first one they
sent who only had a sling truck after I specifically requested the flatbed)
told me that AAA has revised their contracts and will no longer hook up cars
that have modified suspensions (ie. lowered).  I now tell them that I have
expensive wheels and I don't want them to have to spring for a new pair on
account of the tow truck driver gunning for 100 miles worth of potholes.

hehe, I had to have my Rabbit towed a while back... The AAA guy came and he
had a hell of a time getting it hooked up. They sent one of those trucks with
a sling, and those little things that hook up to the front wheels. The
intercooler came really close to the support peice.....makes me kinda glad
it's not as low as it used to be =) How long ago did this policy begin?