[Healeys] Trailering/AAA Flatbed Danger

[Jack Feldman]

Beware of AAA towing for a Healey. The truck needs boards to make a special
ramp,Dragging your car onto a flatbed without them will tear the bottom out.


I had a disabled Healey and needed to get it to a body shop. The first truck
that came, came with a cleanly uniformed driver and truck who said he had
towed antique cars before. He had a collection of wooden pieces and made a
ramp so that the Healey went on without scraping the bottom. He even stopped
after a mile to make sure that the ties were all tight after moving.

For the return trip I asked for the same towing company. First I got cross
examined about why, if I had the car in a body shop they couldn't fix it for
me so I didn't need towing. I had to put the owner on the phone to assure
him that he couldn't fix it. Eventually, I got some character who came in a
rusty truck, and his clothes weren't much better (but then my wife will say
mine are not much better either).

He lined the truck up and was about to drag the car onto the flatbed when I
sent him away. (I can imagine him saying that the damage he caused was
already there). When I called AAA, I asked why they did not use the company
that I asked for, they said that towing was only by the nearest company, and
I couldn't request a specific company. I got them to get the towing company
that I wanted. The same driver came to get my car, and said that when AAA
called his company, they tried to get them to lower their rate for towing
me.

AAA is cheap, and doesn't really care about your car. *Be sure the person
who puts it on a flatbed knows what he is doing.
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I like the maps, and didn't want to confuse my wife about who to call, so I
canceled the 100+ towing (they refused to refund at first, and I had to
write a letter. I got a call with someone giving me a hard sell about
keeping the extra towing). I now have Hagerty 100+ towing which covers all
my cars, even the US ones.

BEWARE OF AAA! They are more interested in selling you insurance and booking
trips than servicing your special needs..

Jack