Faith in common man confirmed

[Nova.]

Glad all is ok. I wonder if men like Troy are coommon, or uncommon; never mind the free petrol man

Turns out they are, after breaking down in the turning lane in peak hour traffic in my ute (down to 1 lane) on moorhouse ave (anyone who knows christchurch will know how bad traffic is on moorhouse ave at 5.00) slamming my door as hard as I can because we all know that fixes things right? few cuss words exchanged to myself and popping the hood some good cunt in a van offered me a tow!


have also changed tyres for women quite a few times, and as you say they really don't know what they're doing lol

[Tigadee]

Pay it forward folks...

Cool story and will do...

[cc rider]

i have changed a few flat tyres for women over the years, one who didnt have a clue where to start had a sticker on her back window saying "women can do anything"

I don't know... she got her tyre changed didn't she

Troy is his name. He fell through the fence, managed to rip his shirt on the barbed wire....




Pay it forward folks...

I'm paying it forward by thinking 'nice' things about Troy Mmmm

[Maha]

So Mark was picking up his bike then?

I have the money, could be as early as tomorrow.
But no, at the time of this occurance, I was at an appointment, almost cancelled to go to the aid of my wife in distress but, Troy had it sorted...

[Mom]

I will be buying a membership to AA today. It was actually a very stressful thing to be stranded on the motorway, one I dont want to ever repeat.

[phill-k]

Am I the only one who has roadside assist included in vehicle insurance - both motorcylce and car?

[Mom]

Am I the only one who has roadside assist included in vehicle insurance - both motorcylce and car?

No, I have roadside assist for my bike, not for the car, I used to have it as part of an extended warrantee but let it go as the renewal was too expensive.

[BigAl]

+1 for AA membership, wifey has used it a few times.

[Edbear]

We gave up our AA membership when we got the Kizashi as Roadside Assist was included in the warranty, (not that we ever expect to need it), however when we did have it they came to my wife's rescue in Taihape of all places and their service was very good.

[bogan]

To balance that, Toto and I were heading south with the bikes on the back of the boss' ute. Left the Cambridge BP and it turned out the fuel line came off. Fuel pissing out everywhere, we're both AA+ members, so called. They said within the hour, the local authorised chappy arrived in under 30min, finds the fault, explains it, puts it back on with best effort (all that could be done in the situation), no charge and we're on our way again.

I'll keep my membership... for $120 odd a year it's a very cheap helping hand, but then I'm travelling all over the country often enough I guess.

Sooo, was his name Terry or not?

My insurance has roadside assistance anyway, not bad for a $170pa full cover premium. The problem with AA is they market like an insurance co, 'what if this were to happen', except in their case there's far less financial reason to get it. You're only inuring against a towie/mechanics roadside fee, which isn't much more than their yearly premiums anyway.

[oneofsix]

My insurance has roadside assistance anyway, not bad for a $170pa full cover premium. The problem with AA is they market like an insurance co, 'what if this were to happen', except in their case there's far less financial reason to get it. You're only inuring against a towie/mechanics roadside fee, which isn't much more than their yearly premiums anyway.

The AA is an insurance of sorts. What if the vehicle you are travelling by breaks down type insurance. A big difference is your roadside assist only covers the insured vehicle whereas AA covers you - if you are the passenger your AA is still valid and it is valid regardless of who's vehicle or which of your vehicles, and then there are the discounts

[Edbear]

The AA is an insurance of sorts. What if the vehicle you are travelling by breaks down type insurance. A big difference is your roadside assist only covers the insured vehicle whereas AA covers you - if you are the passenger your AA is still valid and it is valid regardless of who's vehicle or which of your vehicles, and then there are the discounts

Good point.

[bogan]

The AA is an insurance of sorts. What if the vehicle you are travelling by breaks down type insurance. A big difference is your roadside assist only covers the insured vehicle whereas AA covers you - if you are the passenger your AA is still valid and it is valid regardless of who's vehicle or which of your vehicles, and then there are the discounts

But still, who has more than 120 bucks per year worth of breakdowns in all the cars they use?

[Mom]

Speaking as a small female, being stranded on your own is not a nice experience, I hope it never happens to me again. Even if it never does, I still want the peace of mind that should it happen one call will get things sorted for me. Much as it sticks in my craw I will buy coverage with AA.

[neels]

Basic cover from the AA is cheap enough, and gets you going, home, or at least back to some sort of civilisation to sort it out. Saved me once when stopped in the middle of nowhere with a jammed starter motor and no tools, local garage man out to lend me the spanner I didn't have and stand there while I fixed it in 2 minutes, would have cost me a garage callout otherwise.

Back on topic, it's amazing how much people appreciate minor things. When I was in at the hospital the other day and bought the maximum 2 hours of parking and was done in an hour, I gave the ticket to the lady that was waiting for my car park before I left, she seemed quite stunned that someone would think of doing that.