tow trucks suck

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had to get my car towed last night because of the whole ignition problem and now the front of my car is all jacked up. AAA told me i have to bring it to the tow place and have them look at it. I just see this not going so well.

[GrandmasterCow]

yeah i always request a flatbed, one time they showed with a wrecker and they almost broke my bumper by dragging it.

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I did and the guy from AAA said thats what they assigned. however thats not what showed up. but apparently "it will be fine" and obviously It wasn't so fine.

[GrandmasterCow]

Originally Posted by String

I did and the guy from AAA said thats what they assigned. however thats not what showed up. but apparently "it will be fine" and obviously It wasn't so fine.

heh yeah they did same to me, i requested a flatbed but a wrecker showed up and i was angry but didin't want to wait another three hours for them to come find me.

[String]

yea thats what i was thinking too and the guy was nice about it all and tried to reassure me that "he always towed his camaro this way". but i guess just because he always did it doesn't mean its not gonna get effed up. it could have been a junker he was dragging around haha.

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah that was weak! u better lay down the law. enjoy that ignition switch!! haha

[best of both]

Make sure someone from Road Service looks at it too. Have them show you how it is supposed to be towed in the towing manual all AAA towers are supposed to refer too. I can check the one in my office I use to help with damage complaints on Thursday. I will be in Michigan until then.

[String]

Originally Posted by best of both

Make sure someone from Road Service looks at it too. Have them show you how it is supposed to be towed in the towing manual all AAA towers are supposed to refer too. I can check the one in my office I use to help with damage complaints on Thursday. I will be in Michigan until then.

alright thanks.

[shane27]

my friends psycho mom had his car towed outside his house cause he came home drunk (he walked home but hes 18)

ya.

anyway when he got the car back the back right tire has been leaking air

[sweetbmxrider]

Originally Posted by shane27

my friends psycho mom had his car towed outside his house cause he came home drunk (he walked home but hes 18)

ya.

anyway when he got the car back the back right tire has been leaking air

yeah but that could be from a nail in the road or something like that. could have happened that day when he drove it. best thing to do is take the tire off and give it a bath to see whats leaking. if it looks like foul play, well tell the mother to fix it!

[best of both]

It shows that it can be towed with a wheel lift. Regardless any damage they did is their problem. Have a body shop look at it and give you an estimate. If they want to see the damage do it at the body shop. It is your call.

[jims69camaro]

Originally Posted by best of both

It shows that it can be towed with a wheel lift. Regardless any damage they did is their problem. Have a body shop look at it and give you an estimate. If they want to see the damage do it at the body shop. It is your call.

my '69 was towed with a wheel lift tow truck. i was worried as hell, thinking of all of the horror stories i've ever heard about tow trucks jacking cars. it ended up being worry for nothing, as the car arrived at the mechanic's shop without so much as a scratch.

it doesn't have to be a flat bed, but thinking of you guys with lowered cars makes me wonder how they'd get it on the flatbed properly without dragging the nose.

[foff667]

yeah I always request a flatbed, one time they sent a wrecker I told them to come back with a flatbed & they can then tow my truck. They were back in about 45 minutes with the flatbed at which time they towed it.