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Thread ID: 138057 2014-09-29 05:42:00 AA membership Cicero (40) PC World Chat
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1385016 2014-09-30 08:31:00 Back to the original question, I think it's a good deal. Twice in the last month I've had a flat battery and the AA arrived within 30 minutes to start me - at my home. The battery is only 3 months old but the (aging - like me) alternator had decided to pack an intermittent sad. The AA man diagnosed the alternator problem which I then had fixed by an auto electrician. I certainly got value for money.

I'm a fan for the AA SmartFuel scheme. I optimise the discounts by buying fuel in $40 lots and keeping the discounts, then before the discounts expire buy the 50 litre maximum amount to apply the discounts to. The last such transaction was today - because the discount expired today - and I purchased the 50L for a cost of $47 - a saving of around $53 on a pump price of $2/L.

Works for me.
WalOne (4202)
1385017 2014-09-30 09:04:00 But deals for fuel discounts should come from Petrol companies for all motorists to benefit - not from AA or supermarkets. So why not? Rather than flyby's or confectionery/beverage discounts. kahawai chaser (3545)
1385018 2014-09-30 17:40:00 I called them out at my last house because some sick person broke into my car and stole the battery and before that because i couldn't change the wheel after the operation on my shoulder and swmbo couldn't lift the wheel. gary67 (56)
1385019 2014-10-01 08:59:00 www.state.co.nz

I think you are stretching things a bit there - State Roadside Rescue isn't exactly a normal car insurance policy.
It is an add-on and at $30 extra for the first two callouts (provided you have a policy with them), it could be argued that it is no better than the AA which does not require an insurance policy.

I agree though, that most people would find that deal to be equivalent to an AA membership.
decibel (11645)
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