cstmg8 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Wife's Mercedes GL450 just broke down on 71 around Sunbury (?). Apparently our AAA membership went from our gold membership to the basic one when the mother-in-law decided to give it to us for Christmas....... Just curious if anyone has a towing recommendation for 71 north of Columbus to Pickerington, before I rent a trailer and drive up. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue98ls1 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Capital Towing and Recovery is a CR sponsor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Capital Towing and Recovery is a CR sponsor.Awesome, will call now. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Apparently the going rate for towing is $4/mile.... I'll be picking it up with a uhaul car hauler. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Apparently the going rate for towing is $4/mile.... I'll be picking it up with a uhaul car hauler. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk doesn't basic AAA still offer towing? Edit: just looked up the basic plan, Towing for 3 miles :lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Wife's Mercedes GL450 just broke down on 71 around Sunbury (?). Apparently our AAA membership went from our gold membership to the basic one when the mother-in-law decided to give it to us for Christmas....... Just curious if anyone has a towing recommendation for 71 north of Columbus to Pickerington, before I rent a trailer and drive up. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Call MB, use the SOS button by the rear view mirror. And please update on what’s going on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Apparently the going rate for towing is $4/mile.... I'll be picking it up with a uhaul car hauler. If you towed it to MAG from there, that would be around $100. Renting a car hauler would be more, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 A flatbed Uhaul is only $55 (plus the hassle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 doesn't basic AAA still offer towing? Edit: just looked up the basic plan, Towing for 3 miles [emoji38]guy:Yep, I had no idea. I'd always had the gold plan or whatever, and never had to pay for a tow. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 If you towed it to MAG from there, that would be around $100. Renting a car hauler would be more, no?A flatbed Uhaul is only $55 (plus the hassle)That's what I did, but hauled it home. She was 6 miles north of the 95 exit. 73 miles from our house in Pickerington. The bill from MAG would negate the towing savings! Lol Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 This is what it's showing on the trailer. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Get AAA gold. Pays for itself in one tow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Get AAA gold. Pays for itself in one tow!That's what I've always had, thanks a lot mother-in-law, lol. I suppose it's my fault for not checking, out of sight...... Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Someone told me you could call them from the roadside and pay the upgrade to gold over the phone and they'll come and get you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 On a side note. The Callaway pulled it the 85 mile trip (picked up the wife at her Mt Vernon building) home like a champ. Trans temp never went over 185*. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 sell wife, sell mercedies.... profit. im kidding. glad you made it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 sell wife, sell mercedies.... profit. im kidding. glad you made it back.It is probably time to sell the Mercedes, I think it's around 130k now. She puts a good 30,000 miles a year on a vehicle, so it's really tough to stay ahead and check all the boxes. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 I put a fuel pressure gauge on it last night, and it seemed a bit sporatic. I'll dig into it a little deeper tonight. Can't have her putting all those miles on my truck! Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS69 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Apparently the going rate for towing is $4/mile.... I'll be picking it up with a uhaul car hauler. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Wow, I didn’t realize it was that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 I've tried using a CR sponsor towing service two times, and couldn't even get a callback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstmg8 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 I've tried using a CR sponsor towing service two times, and couldn't even get a callback.$95 hookup, $4 per mile. No discount. I guess that's just the going rate for towing these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 If there is no CR discount what makes them a sponsor? I've long used Rusty's towing but since dad got a trailer gears ago I've used dad's towing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 If there is no CR discount what makes them a sponsor? I think they used to give a CR discount. I assume they are paying for their sponsorship like everyone else. Bandwidth and hosting services aren't free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Probably a tough business, but it'd be cool if at all possible to have some sort of real car-guy connection. I know they gotta pay a LOT of insurance, gas, wages ect just moving around automobiles. But at the same time, they (assumptively) make bank when companies like car dealerships and autobody (insurance $$$$$$) foot the bill. Im sure saving people on the side of the freeway is a very small percentage of the business. All speculating but seems common sense. Believing heavily enough in the forum to support it (which is fantastic) makes us assume things lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Actually, they were given the Sponsor status in exchange for giving CR members a towing discount. I'm going to guess this is no longer the case based on a $95 hookup fee and $4/mile... I think they used to give a CR discount. I assume they are paying for their sponsorship like everyone else. Bandwidth and hosting services aren't free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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