I’ve just decided to ditch my 14 year AAA account and have switched to the Better World Club. They are comparably priced, have essentially the same car coverage PLUS bicycle coverage, and donate 1% to environmental advocacy and cleanup. If I had a hybrid I’d get a discount and even better (philosophically) if I had a Hummer or something similar I’d get at 20% surcharge. I was about to renew my AAA membership and thought – Wait, I should look at the other auto club I keep thinking about. Quick bit of research and I’ve switched to car & bicycle coverage with BWC. I am feeling satisfied. I like to try and put my money where my mouth is.
Posts Tagged car
Feeling Green
Apr 6
Car antenna found
Apr 12
So recently I lost my radio antenna off my Golf.
I thought it happened during a recent storm as I said here. Well, it was found by Tom as he was walking up the Mountain. He kindly left it in my mug of writing implements. Too funny.
Storm Casualty
Mar 19
So after the big storm on Friday, I went out Saturday morning to dig my car out. We had about 8-10″ of snow with a 1/4″ layer of ice on top, which meant you had to break through that before you could shovel anything. So it took about 45 minutes to get the car out of the parking spot (with some much appreciated pushing from one of my neighbors) and then I went to clear off the rest of the roof and the rear of the car. And guess what I didn’t find? Oh, 5/6ths of my antenna. The sucker snapped off in the storm. Maybe I’ll find it at the edge of the parking lot when all the snow melts.
Happiness is a bad battery
Jan 31
So my 3 year old battery was bad and Sears replaced it for me. I was 2 weeks outside the 36 month 100% replacement warranty but it was still ok ’cause the new battery only cost me $12.99 and another $10 for them putting it in purchase and installation of a new rear window wiper for a grand total of $23. How often is it that one can pay for a car repair in cash?
The joys of car ownership
Jan 31
Off to Sears tonight to have my 3 year old Die Hard battery replaced. Since Tom has had to come by and jump start my car for three mornings running, it seems worthwhile to tootle over to Sears and have them look at the battery. With luck, that’s all the problem is. I don’t want to think about things like starter motors and alternators.