Would AAA tow me? (Or any suggestions)

[McLaren]

So, within the next couple of weeks I'm hopefully going to be looking at an E30. Its out of state, and from a private owner. I have only bought from the dealer (once) so far, and I'm not exactly sure how to approach this. Assuming I buy the car, would AAA tow it to my home? If so, for how much? The thing is that I'm not sure whether I'm going to make it a track build or not, so I plan to keep it in my driveway for now at least, until I decide. If anybody recommends other ways, let me know.
Thanks

[Mike325]

I think AAA only tows for free for the first few miles, then charges a fee after that. Not sure if they will go out of state or not. How far is it?

[e34john]

Depends on your AAA plan, go see which one you have. If you aren't a memeber I think they make you wait a month or something for new members before you can get a tow , not positive though.

My suggestions are to buy a car that works or to bring one of those Uhaul dollys with you. Let the owner send you some service reciepts and see what might need work. Then go a day early and find a place or pay a shop to change out belts and water pump, brake pads etc if you think they might need it. Then bring some basic tools and fluids the Bentley manual and drive her home.

[s0urce]

Depends what level of membership you have with AAA.

AAA Classic gets you a Free 7 Mile Tow
AAA Plus will tow you up to 100 miles at no additional charge.
AAA Premier gets you one 200 mile tow for free.

[SpecM]

AAA Classic gets you a Free 7 Mile Tow
AAA Plus will tow you up to 100 miles at no additional charge.
AAA Premier gets you one 200 mile tow for free.

mostly true

I don't know if different AAA clubs have differnet rules, but in AAA Carolina, the Basic only gets you 3 miles free, $3/mile after that

[bimmerpirate]

Two questions: What level membership do you have, if you are a AAA member and is the other car currently registered with plates on it?

AAA will not tow any car that is unregistered.
Basic Members: first 3 miles are free. ~$4 a mile after that
Plus: first 100 miles are free. Same mileage rates apply. (only 4 100 mile tows available per year)
Premier: Same as Plus but also 1 200 mile tow a year.
State lines dont matter.

To answer e34john: For new, renewed or recently upgraded members, they only have access to Basic services for the first 7 days. after 7 days, they can use the rest of the services of their chosen membership


Also, I'm currently a driver for AAA road side assistance for the Mid-Atlantic region (which you are in). :) I'll double check the list of tow/dont tow list in a bit,though.

[SpecM]

Also, I'm currently a driver for AAA road side assistance for the Mid-Atlantic region (which you are in). :) I'll double check the list of tow/dont tow list in a bit,though.

cool

I'm a service writer at a AAA-owned Car Care Center for AAA Carolinas. I don't think all clubs have Car Care Centers (my store is the 3rd in the country)

we have a ERS center at our store too, those guys are cool as hell

[george graves]

So you need to know 7 days in advance of when you're going to brake down? I think I could swing that.

[SpecM]

So you need to know 7 days in advance of when you're going to brake down? I think I could swing that.

no, you need to get membership now so you'll be ready when you need it

[e34john]

To answer e34john: For new, renewed or recently upgraded members, they only have access to Basic services for the first 7 days. after 7 days, they can use the rest of the services of their chosen membership

Cool, a month did seem long. But I will never join anyways. I can change a tire, I know that I need to refuel my car. And in the rare even I do breakdown I will just pay for it out of pocket, I will still make out better than paying those annual monthly, whatever fees they have.

[KillaCams]

AAA is like $75 a year, for free towing up to 100 miles. It will pay for itself the first time you have to use it. The car needs to be registered and insured for AAA to tow it. Get a Uhaul dolly if you don't want to drive it.

[Ian Bowers]

I've had AAA tow quite a few unregistered/uninsured vehicles in the past year. The tow guys are always real cool, most forget to even ask for the AAA card until they drop the car off. Neither tow was over 15 miles, though.

[McLaren]

considering uhaul now too

Thanks for the help everyone, many great responses

[Jean]

Got my last parts car with aaa, they don't mind, they get paid either way.

[mamzak]

Usually you can make a cash deal with the tow truck driver...
It's an extra $2/Km for AMA in Canada (same thing as AAA) but if you give the driver a $50 he will usually tow you anywhere within reason. I got a 65km tow for $50 doing that.