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rac recovery a joke
clbarclay:
I do have RAC recovery (christmas present) though I haven't used it yet and to be honest I generally find that firends/family are far more effective.
V8MoneyPit:
I've never had any recovery cover.
The only time I have ever had a breakdown that I couldn't fix was an old Volvo in central London when the clutch slave went. It was a Sunday afternoon, so no chance of finding another one. Cost over £200 to get recovered to Norfolk, but I would have spent that in 2 years of RAC/AA cover. And if I'd had cover for the 27 years I've been driving it would have cost me over £3000 :shock:
I'd rather take my chances than pay for something I never use.
freelanderpx54:
Green Flag for me and they have been pretty good. Including the time they brought me home from Driffield :clap:
Frankie-Boy:
Hmmm well,
As I work for a Breakdown & Recovery company as a night controller I'm rather biased but I can only see it as a good thing, I know I get membership cheap as part of my salary but I'm also covered free by the RAC through my bank account benefits.
Recently I had need to call upon the RAC for help when the earth strap broke and welded the handbrake cable to itself, the guy made me a new earth strap and disconnected the handbrake so I could get home and he did it in less time that his control office said it would take him to get to me, no problem there then.
I'm happy with what I pay too, ;) :D
Yoshi:
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on February 21, 2009, 11:48:13 ---I've never had any recovery cover.
The only time I have ever had a breakdown that I couldn't fix was an old Volvo in central London when the clutch slave went. It was a Sunday afternoon, so no chance of finding another one. Cost over £200 to get recovered to Norfolk, but I would have spent that in 2 years of RAC/AA cover. And if I'd had cover for the 27 years I've been driving it would have cost me over £3000 :shock:
I'd rather take my chances than pay for something I never use.
--- End quote ---
But then on the other side of the scale there has been times i have been recovered home from basic stuff, cos i know nothing about mechanicals!
Also in reply to the bit about AA not doing brakes at side of the road - thats actually untrue, as when my mondeo brakes had a paddy he rebuilt the rear drums at the side of the road, and we didnt even have to pay for parts cos they didnt invoice us like they said they would!
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