Roadside Assist?

[mpower]

I would have saved well over $5k in tow fees over the years I have been in RACT and RAA. I think roadside assist is well worth the $200 a year you pay. Even new cars break down sometimes.

good god, how bad was your car?

 

[Subju]

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[losh1971]

good god, how bad was your car?

Many different cars over the last 30 years. Some worse than others.... hahahaha. One time car didn't break down, just a blown globe. But because it was night RAA put us up in a motel, as no where to buy a globe at 6pm at night. I've had 200km + tows that I got for free.

 

[Lex]

I've had 200km + tows that I got for free

I wouldn't call prepaid free.

 

[losh1971]

I wouldn't call prepaid free.

Yeah well technically no. I just pay $16 a month and don't miss it. Having had three or four tows on the ute it's more than paid for itself. I've had close to 1000km of flatbed transport for the ute over the last 4 years. At $350 - $400 a tow, that it would have cost me, I am well in front.

 

[Subju]

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[losh1971]

A tow will cost a minimum of $100-150.

Yeah min tow fee here is $150 if you pay the driver from your own wallet. That's a 15km tow anything more and it goes up from there.. If you need a 200km tow it's anywhere from $350 to $400.

 

[UTE042_NZ]

Had the 3yr/60k service done on the Magnum almost a fortnight ago.
Just received an email from Holden with some good news.
They've extended my 'roadside assist' until October 2022.

Anyone else received this?

Not a word here. My Magnum's 3yr service was completed 8 weeks ago.

 

[Skylarking]

Pretty sure all the LE's had this from Holden, 2 years roadside assist, plus an extra 12 months if you service it at Holden.
I'm sure it was listed in the PDF's released by Holden.

What was surprising was an email giving me an extra 2 years.

Doubt I’d need roadside assistance given how my LE is used. Well I hope I wouldn’t need such assistance

In any case, if anything went wrong and the car couldn’t be driven to a dealer, as I see it, towing would be on Holdens dime given that it’s under warranty (roadside assistance or not). If they don’t want to see it that way, I’d remind them of the fact that ACL covers consequential loss caused by a product failure due to lack of durability

As is, it’s not unheard of for manufacturers to provide a year of roadside assistance each time the vehicle is serviced at a dealer while still under warranty. In any case, it was nice for Holden (HCC?) to advise you of your RA extension

 

[iamandrew]

My VF Ran out of roadside assist i think 3 years after I bought it, I then bought it again through holden for like 2 more years,
when it ran out they said they dont offer it at all anymore? ended up going with Budget Direct, not the best, but at least it something