I have Hum (app like Onstar which is supposed to tell you when the car needs

[raccoon]

Maintenance, provide roadside assistance, etc.)
Mainly because of inertia, I’ve kept it this long. Now I think I’m wasting my money and will get rid of it.

Do you have Onstar or HUM or something similar? If you do why do you have it?

[WA-03 Democrat]

1. Triple AAA

I have never used it and of course the one time I needed it I had let it lapse.

[Submariner]

2. I have Starlink in my Outback

when driving through BC, the Yukon, and parts of Alaska, there is absolutely no cell phone service for many miles, so Starlink will call Subaru Roadside Assistance for me, and let me know when to expect to see the flatbed tow.

If you live in a remote area, or in heavy snow country it might be worth keeping.

[happybird]

3. I pay $10 extra a month on my car insurance for roadside assistance (for 2 vehicles)

A tow is supposed to cost $75. The one time I used the service, I had to pay full price+ for the tow. The battery on my ‘98 4Runner died and stranded me in the middle of the night during a huge snowstorm. It wouldn’t jump, the alternator had conked out. I waited in the truck for over 5 hours for the tow truck (which I understand) and had to pay $300 (which pissed me off).

It’s not Onstar or Hum, I just needed to vent, lol!
It’s been months and I am still salty about it.

[demtenjeep]

4. my jeep tells me on the dash when it needs anything

just the other day I was in the Jeep, hubby went in to get food. He had both sets of keys and my jeep said

"key fob has left the vehicle"



all I basically need to do is steer

[abqtommy]

5. I have a AAA membership but only because I use their auto insurance and they require

me to do that. I'm an old guy and get along fine without much of the modern tech.

[vanlassie]

6. I call this a "What would you pay if...?" question.

I had a friend who was a caterer. She always bought significantly more pounds of meat than she thought she would need because.... So I use that question when making this kind of decision.