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01-10-2017, 10:15 AM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 19
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AAA or Coach Net
AAA or Coach Net....
Any opinions as to which service is better.
Response time, dependability, etc.
We own a Class A - looking for the best for the money.
Thanks.
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01-10-2017, 10:18 AM
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Winnebago Watcher
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1
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I have had great service with coach net
Hi ...
I have only needed to use it twice but both times coach net was right there and took care of us with an emphasis on safety. .. I won't go anywhere else i don't believe.
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2004 kountry star diesel pusher..
Cummins /Allison with a spartan frame.
cat 7.5 KW gen, Demsco SS dolly
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01-10-2017, 10:26 AM
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Winnebago Watcher
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike In NY
AAA or Coach Net....
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I GLADLY gave up AAA to get Good Sam Roadside Assistance.
I suggest that you look into it = https://www.consumeraffairs.com/auto...nce-services/#
Tim
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01-10-2017, 10:28 AM
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Winnebago Watcher
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 1
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I would suggest going with a dedicated RV roadside assistance like Coachnet or GoodSam. AAA has different levels of service that cause confusion and can end up with lots of frustration. Good company but they don't think RVs...
Bill & Christine
40 ft Revolution LE Diesel Pusher & Honda Fit Sport
Sent from my iPad using iRV2 - RV Forum
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01-10-2017, 10:39 AM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Full time RV'er
Posts: 1,177
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Many areas of the country has AAA providers refusing to help stranded RV'ers. They might be fine in one area or another, but there are huge gaps in their coverage. Based on my reading, plus my brother had AAA for a while.
I've had both GS and Coachnet and Coachnet is by far the best one out there.
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01-10-2017, 01:30 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 20
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FWIW, I neededa tow last month when my radiator gave up the ghost. I have Coach Net and they were easy to work with. Found me a tow company and an appointment at a repair facility. They paid the entire tow bill which was almost 1k The tow truck driver said NEVER EVER get AAA as they, the towing companies, will refuse their requests due to AAA trying to negotiate pricing. He recommended Good Sams or CoachNet.
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'00 Ultimate Freedom 40'
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01-11-2017, 07:33 AM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: ...hopefully on the road!
Posts: 1,653
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Absolutely Coach-Net! In addition to the above comments, don't forget Coach-Net provides 24 hr techinal assistance by phone. Taking with a tech who knows your coach can often help you work through something and avoid having to wait for Roadside service. I believe Good Sam now provides that also. AND, they cover your other vehicles as well.
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Paul (KE5LXU) ...was fulltimin', now parttimin'
'03 Winnebago UA 40e TRADED OFF JUL 2023 / '17 Jeep Grand Cherokee toad
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01-11-2017, 08:29 AM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hometown is Schenectady, NY
Posts: 237
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Yesterday I called the CoachNet 24hr. tech line and in a few minutes a tech called me back. We discussed the electrical issue I had in the campground and discovered it was a finicky 12v shutoff switch.
My wife was alone once and she called them when the fridge stopped working. They talked her through resetting the safety switch with a magnet in the outside compartment.
We love CoachNet! Have had it for 5 years of full-timing. Only used it 3 or 4 times and never for a roadside problem or flat tire. All have been tech questions. One time they sent a mobile tech to reset my air switch for filling the airbags. We had to pay for repair of course but finding the service and arranging for the visit was super easy.
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2004 Winnebago Vectra 40AD - 350 Cummins ISC; Toad 2012 Wrangler 6 speed
SKP, WIT, FMCA, FCOC, GoodSam, Cummins Power Club
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01-11-2017, 08:36 AM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lake Greenwood, Cross Hill SC
Posts: 86
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Unless it's changed, AAA used to have monitary and distance limitations that made them unsuitable for RV coverage. That's why we changed (to Good Sam at the time, now Coach Net).
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Jay & Peggy Monroe with Dolly
Can't take it with you - don't plan on leaving any behind
2016 Newmar London Aire 4553, Spartan chassis
2017 GMC Acadia toad
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01-11-2017, 07:34 PM
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Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Waynesboro,PA USA
Posts: 307
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Coach Net knows motor homes, had them for years with our big coaches, used them once in St Louis, they towed us extra miles to the safer west side of the city.
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Downsized Winnebago C, 24 V /08 Saturn Vue/2014 Town and Country Van/03 Goldwing (Big Red)Recently triked Roadsmith kit
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01-11-2017, 09:49 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 106
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The people at Coach Net know what they're doing. The tech support has found me mobile techs when an internet search showed nothing. Plus they are fast to dispatch and always follow up with me after service is completed to make sure I am happy.
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Tony & Ruth........... FMCA#F416727
Newmar Dutch Star 4320, Spartan MM Chassis, Cat C9, Jeep Grand Cherokee Hemi, Blue Ox Aventa LX, and Brake Buddy. TST 507 TPMS
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01-11-2017, 09:50 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 106
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As an afterthought I dropped AAA for my cars three years ago because of a bad incident.
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Tony & Ruth........... FMCA#F416727
Newmar Dutch Star 4320, Spartan MM Chassis, Cat C9, Jeep Grand Cherokee Hemi, Blue Ox Aventa LX, and Brake Buddy. TST 507 TPMS
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01-12-2017, 09:19 AM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 851
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When I had a car AAA was very useful, but though Some areas covered RV's as well with roadside.. others did not. Coachnet, on the other hand did. So does Good Sam's roadside assistance.
I do not know if AAA now covers RV's nation wide.
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01-17-2017, 08:51 AM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 128
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike In NY
AAA or Coach Net....
Any opinions as to which service is better.
Response time, dependability, etc.
We own a Class A - looking for the best for the money.
Thanks.
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I have used coach-net for 10 years and they have helped me though a tire blowout and several technical issues.
They know RV's and in the event of needing a tow they will send the proper people. Towing an RV is much more complicated than towing a car.
I have never had Good Sam. They drive me crazy with all the mail they send!
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Tom & Denise N
2016 Winnebago Forza 36G Freightliner XS-C, Cummins 340HP, 2011 Ford Edge
Uniontown, OH
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01-20-2017, 10:04 PM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North America somewhere
Posts: 2,098
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lajuene
My wife was alone once and she called them when the fridge stopped working. They talked her through resetting the safety switch with a magnet in the outside compartment.
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That is dangerous. The reason the safety switch tripped was because it detected overheating in the boiler tube. Strange C-N would tell her to use that.
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2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD, ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA 1SG, retired;PPA,Good Sam Life member,FMCA. "We the people are the rightful masters of both the Congress and the Courts - not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow men who pervert the Constitution." Abraham Lincoln
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01-24-2017, 12:50 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: FLA
Posts: 41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike In NY
AAA or Coach Net....
Any opinions as to which service is better.
Response time, dependability, etc.
We own a Class A - looking for the best for the money.
Thanks.
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Get Coach net or stay home !!
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01-24-2017, 02:30 PM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Jamestown, NM
Posts: 94
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim_HiTek
Many areas of the country has AAA providers refusing to help stranded RV'ers. They might be fine in one area or another, but there are huge gaps in their coverage. Based on my reading, plus my brother had AAA for a while.
I've had both GS and Coachnet and Coachnet is by far the best one out there.
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I had a little tire mishap in St. Louis two months ago and I have AAA RV coverage. I let my GS lapse.
I called AAA (Auto Club of So. California) and was told that they don't "service" out of California and tows, etc. were on a "reimbursement basis".
I am going to sign up with Coachnet next month.
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2015 Winnebago Minnie Winnie 22R
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read." - Groucho Marx
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01-24-2017, 04:53 PM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: ...hopefully on the road!
Posts: 1,653
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike In NY
AAA or Coach Net....
Any opinions as to which service is better.
Response time, dependability, etc.
We own a Class A - looking for the best for the money.
Thanks.
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I have had both, and my choice is Coach-Net ...no contest. AAA takes forever to respond sometimes (or not at all for RVs in some parts of the country). Coach-Net has a tech familiar with your coach call you, and can sometimes talk you through the problem. If not, they can send the necessary assistance.
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Paul (KE5LXU) ...was fulltimin', now parttimin'
'03 Winnebago UA 40e TRADED OFF JUL 2023 / '17 Jeep Grand Cherokee toad
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01-24-2017, 05:08 PM
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Winnebago Watcher
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 2
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I wonder if being near major cities, and or highly populated areas has something to do with quicker responses?
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2017 FR Forester 3011DS (on order)
2010 Forestriver Flagstaff 26RL (sold 05/16)
2014 Jeep Rubicon
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01-24-2017, 05:30 PM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: ...hopefully on the road!
Posts: 1,653
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steeljag
I wonder if being near major cities, and or highly populated areas has something to do with quicker responses?
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Not in my experience ...AAA was a dud no matter where even for a car.
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Paul (KE5LXU) ...was fulltimin', now parttimin'
'03 Winnebago UA 40e TRADED OFF JUL 2023 / '17 Jeep Grand Cherokee toad
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