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Since my '05 cab will soon be hitting the 50k mi. mark I called Porsche to find out if there was a way to pay to continue to have access to their Roadside Assistance which, the two times I've used it, has been great. The answer was "no". Even the extended warranty program that my Porsche dealer sells only reimburses you for towing and doesn't give acess to a specific towing service.

In my pre-Porsche days I belonged to AAA but I note that one now has to be a member for a least a year to get access to their premium program that provides 100 mi. towing. Any recommendations on alternatives (especially from people in the New York City area) would be appreciated.

No HTwo O

As long as you have a cell phone and a signal from a tower, what more do you need?

MLindgren

You could always buy a new Porsche....

programmatore

AAA Pays for itself twice over with one incident call.

87 944 C

^ that is very true. my friend even called to get my car towed, and he wasn't even driving. i'm getting it once i figure out which level i want

MJones

Time for a NEW 997
or
AAA

nyca

AAA, get the gold plan so you can have the car towed to the nearest Porsche dealer as opposed to the local AAA garage.

waiting for PDK

It also more than pays for itself with one visit to Lens Crafters.

(Slightly off topic, but in all my AAA years I've never needed a tow but do need new glasses every couple of years.)

nahtnoj

What insurance do you have?

I have USAA.

For $6 a year I get unlimited towing coverage, lock-out service, etc. They will tow to nearest dealer or shop of my choosing within reason.

JW911

My American Express gold card provides free roadside assistance. No charge. It was an added benefit that they advised me of a couple of years ago.

westlaker

AAA

Minok

Well, the Amex Gold card has a yearly membership fee, so its not free, per say, but part of the fee you pay. Nonetheless, good deal.

I've used AAA twice for towing. Once in Baton Rouge when the timing belt on my Golf broke.. towed to my shop. Then when moving up to Seattle, a radiator hose popped off in New Mexico, and the tow took me 50 miles to an interstate gas station so I could refill the coolant (reattaching the hose and clamp was easy... but I didn't have a gallon of water in the trunk to refill the system with). However, the tow was scary - the driver was pulling the car with me in the cab of the truck, doing 70 on a 2 lane highway, in a torrential downpoor, passing cars in a very dangerous manner, with no seat belts for the passengers. My car lost its front license plate, a front reflector cover and got some scuffing on the front bumper thanks to the tow.

I'm going to investigate a non-AAA option, but having a towing option is good insurance, as a to is very expensive.