Dale C. Cook writes:
> I disagree about AAA. They're pretty professional and get
> paid no matter what marque needs attention. Especially in
> California where most mechanics over 40 grew up on MGs and
> TRs.
True -- but a word of caution regarding AAA on highway 1: don't
count on them. My mother drove (her Chevy Citation) highway 1 to visit
me in Santa Cruz once; the Citation trashed its transmission somewhere
around Big Sur, so she hitched a ride to Esalen to call AA. It was
nearly 12 hours (!) before they finally got her car towed so that I
could pick her up and take her home! She was extremely pissed, and
wrote a letter to AAA about it -- they apologized but said that they
didn't have many affiliates in that area and couldn't guarantee a
prompt response.
At least she had my pet rat in the car to keep her company (meanwhile
she made forays to a phone every hour or so to keep me posted and let
me know whether it was time to come pick her up or not ...)
--
...Akkana
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