AMA membership?

[4WARNED]

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It cost me $800 to tow my trailer from Mt Kidd.

was that with the RV Plus membership?

[suntan]

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was that with the RV Plus membership?

No membership at all. Just putting that number there so people can make a decision if they have a trailer.

[cam_wmh]

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Hi

Do any of you guys have an ama membership? Is it worth it?
I’m thinking of picking one up, the premier one with the free 300km tow distance for $170. Haven’t used a tow truck in a while, what’s the average charge for a tow nowadays?

Thanks

Back in January, I was in West Bowl at Louise, and lost my flip key for my Golf R (pocket was open). Called AMA, at about 3pm, and driver showed at 5pm. He had to unlock the car, to get my condo keys, and then flat bedded it home. Would've cost me $1,200
I've used them almost once annually (vw's? ), and that has more than paid for it -- with the most recent, I'm way ahead.

Bonus? Put in a lost report at LL, and in the spring I get an email from them -- key found!!! So that saved me another $300

[2020]

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Back in January, I was in West Bowl at Louise, and lost my flip key for my Golf R (pocket was open). Called AMA, at about 3pm, and driver showed at 5pm. He had to unlock the car, to get my condo keys, and then flat bedded it home. Would've cost me $1,200
I've used them almost once annually (vw's? ), and that has more than paid for it -- with the most recent, I'm way ahead.

Bonus? Put in a lost report at LL, and in the spring I get an email from them -- key found!!! So that saved me another $300

Lol, damn that would have been expensive. I think I’ve got my answer. I’ll go with ama with their premier plan, expensive but would be cheaper in the long run if I needed a long distance tow especially now that I have high mileage beater vehicles.

[killramos]

I imagine, in aggregate and long term, it’s not cheaper. But what do I know.

[asp integra]

If you have 1 tow over 5km per year it's worth it

[ThePenIsMightier]

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I imagine, in aggregate and long term, it’s not cheaper. But what do I know.

Don't even know where all them Coulombs in that there wall come from!

[Tik-Tok]

I was on the fence about it for a decade. Finally pulled the trigger after my truck spun a bearing while towing the trailer. I was fortunate enough to have been close to the campground and was camping with friends that weekend, so had someone else come back and get the trailer for me, but signed up for AMA to get the truck towed home. After that I realized with the amount of BC camping we do (pre-covid), better safe than sorry. I probably should have skipped last year and this year, but oh well.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Never had it and never had a situation where I couldn’t find a affordable solution either.

[suntan]

Regular AMA membership used to be about $50. At that price it was a no brainer.

[ExtraSlow]

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Also, small hack you can do if you don't want to buy an AMA membership right away.

If you break down, go online and sign up, then call AMA for your tow... They MIGHT charge you a small "immediate use fee", but the total cost is likely significantly less than a tow.

That may be an urban myth. Didn't work for my trailer when I tried like a decade ago.

[vengie]

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That may be an urban myth. Didn't work for my trailer when I tried like a decade ago.

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I think the immediate use fee is $40 bucks and you only get the 5km tow regardless of what package you buy.

Yeah I looked into it afterwards, 2020 is right, you can do it, but they charge you $40 and you only get the basic coverage towing range.


Just pay up and buy the membership ya cheap bastids!!

[ExtraSlow]

If I only needed 5km of towing for a car, it's be cheaper NOT to buy AMA.

[Tik-Tok]

My truck was towed 46kms for the AMA membership plus $40 immediate use fee (to a friend's property, then the rest of the way home two days later)

[NoSup4U]

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Get a Canadian Tire "World Elite" MasterCard. It has no annual fee and includes roadside assistance for free. It's ridiculous.
You can even use it to pay Calgary property taxes.

This fellow is giving good advice. It comes with the CT “gold” plan.

[2020]

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That's actually worse than leaving it on the road.

AMA will tow to the destination of your choice. Longer costs more though, but in my experience the tow truck drivers are pretty lenient about it.

Looks like I was wrong with Canadian tires plan. 5 tows anywhere within 250km and unlimited to their scam shops

[G-ZUS]

I've used and abused my ama plans, i use all my tows up every year. It pays for itself in my case.

[Team_Mclaren]

Credit card roadside is cheaper and better than AMA.

[Anomaly]

They are always slow, but they've been pretty good for me. Car broke down in Calgary, they towed it ~35km back to Airdrie, and since I wanted it in my garage they brought a second smaller tow truck that could maneuver the car in to my garage. Pretty solid for the base membership that is only supposed to cover 6km!

[dromz]

I've had a membership for over 20 years, its just another insurance policy, you may need it, you may not!!!