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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
@driver100
I can tell you this .. If my wife was 200 miles away and had a flat here is how the conversation goes:
“Hey … the car is on the side of the road there is something wrong with a tire. It at XX spot. I am in Uber on the way home”
Or V2 if she was already staying at a hotel:
“Hey I just Ubered back to my hotel … there is something wrong with the car, can you come up and take care of it”
Lastly - V3
This would never happen because my wife doesn’t like driving the 12 minutes to the nail salon!
tjc78
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Got an email inviting me to test drive a Subaru. $50 for my troubles. Not sure how I got on a Subaru database, but $50 is $50. Went to the local Subaru dealer. Told them I'm not in the market....maybe after my EV6 lease is up next year.
They processed the $50 VISA card.
I did sit in a WRX in the showroom. Hmmmmmm.......
They processed the $50 VISA card.
I did sit in a WRX in the showroom. Hmmmmmm.......
Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
————————————————Rare image of @driver100Driver, if you are 200 miles from home, might not want to drive that far on a donut anyway. But definitely handier to get you to a tire shop or around locally in the meantime.I had a flat tire in Florida on Thanksgiving evening. I called AAA and they put the donut on the 2016 C250. I was only about 10 miles from home and made it home. But, if I was 100 or 200 miles from home, on Thanksgiving evening, and it was 10 p.m., taking us to a tire store wouldn't do us much good....the next day was Sunday and not too many shops open on that day as well....and then there is the problem of them having the right tire. btw......if it is a Run Flat they need proper equipment to get the tire on the wheel.
I can see where they order the tire on Monday, and you sleep in a sleazy motel for 4 nights, waiting for the tires to arrive and be put on...and pay full price for the new tires (you probably need 2 if it they are Run Flats).
Maybe rare in your area but it’s all over the place down here in the lower 48.
jmonroe
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Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
Driver, if you are 200 miles from home, might not want to drive that far on a donut anyway. But definitely handier to get you to a tire shop or around locally in the meantime.I had a flat tire in Florida on Thanksgiving evening. I called AAA and they put the donut on the 2016 C250. I was only about 10 miles from home and made it home. But, if I was 100 or 200 miles from home, on Thanksgiving evening, and it was 10 p.m., taking us to a tire store wouldn't do us much good....the next day was Sunday and not too many shops open on that day as well....and then there is the problem of them having the right tire. btw......if it is a Run Flat they need proper equipment to get the tire on the wheel.
I can see where they order the tire on Monday, and you sleep in a sleazy motel for 4 nights, waiting for the tires to arrive and be put on...and pay full price for the new tires (you probably need 2 if it they are Run Flats).
Re: Edmunds Members - Cars and Conversations
I’m not really sure what my electrical rate is now. Ever since I jumpered out one side of my meter I don’t care anymore. 
jmonroe
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Yes, they will tow you to a tire shop, just like any other breakdown. Fun story, when my best friend had her Gen2 Prius, it didn’t have a spare. She got a flat, and I drove my Prius over to let her borrow my spare. The darn wheel had corroded itself to the hub, and not even putting the weight of the car on it would break it loose. I called AAA and they towed it to Goodyear.
corvette
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I take my cue from the Boy Scouts, "Be prepared". They know more about surviving than Tom Petty.I’d call AAA, same as I would during the day. I take my cue from Tom Petty: “Most things I worry about never happen anyway.”I have CAA membership and have had it for 60 years. How can CAA help if you don't have a spare....they can fill a tire if it isn't a hole, and they could have some tire sealer....but, they won't give you a spare or a donut? Even a donut isn't great........a full size spare is the best solution, but they weigh too much to get top mileage.CAA membership?That’s exactly what I did. The Cadillac came standard with Bridgestone runflats that I despised. Rode harsh, noisy, dangerously darty on the highway. I replaced them with non-runflat Michelin Pilots Sports which are great tires. And got a CAA membership which gives me the usual roadside assist benefits plus a discount on my CAA insurance.