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Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Good Sam's

Last post by Iceni John - August 09, 2026, 07:06:46 PM

John, Coach-Net charges $249 for the first year. In subsequent years, mine dropped to $149.

That's more like it!   I'll just suck it up for the first year, then hopefully see some savings afterwards.

Thanks, John

#2

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Helga – A Hand Painted 1995 Vo...

Last post by Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM - August 09, 2026, 06:11:05 PM

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#3

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Good Sam's

Last post by luvrbus - August 09, 2026, 05:53:07 PM

John, Coach-Net charges $249 for the first year. In subsequent years, mine dropped to $149.

My Coach Net was $59.00 year for the 18 years I had it.I had State Farm on the Country Coach for 4 years at whopping $16.00 a year, my car and pickup cost me less that $12.00 for 6 months. I never used but my son Rick had his Country Coach with State Farm towed from Wickenburg to Mohave Valley over 200 miles and cost him  0 dollars.My daughter Terri dropped her CoachNet she had the premium package and they refused to tow her SUV with a trailer behind it,I had trouble one time with Coach Net towing a trailer I blew a tire out they wouldn't come out and said the trailer wasn't covered that was the only time I had a problem with CoachNet     

#4

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Good Sam's

Last post by Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM - August 09, 2026, 05:25:51 PM

Apart from Good Sam and Coach-Net, are there any other towing insurance companies that cater to bus conversions?   Does AAA still cover RVs?   I insure through National General, but I don't think they offer anything either.

On Coach-Net's website their tab for Service Agreement doesn't work  -  it just says Error 404.   I want to see exactly what they cover and what they don't, especially for $249 a year.

I've used Good Sam twice for my bus, and I just describe it as a Class A Crown motorhome.   Maybe my luck has run out!

Thanks, John

John, Coach-Net charges $249 for the first year. In subsequent years, mine dropped to $149.

#5

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Which dashcam are you usin...

Last post by windtrader - August 09, 2026, 04:33:59 PM

I've started looking myself recently. As with a gadgets technology brings new features. Look for models with ADAS. Features like collision detection cross traffic warning, etc

#6

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Good Sam's

Last post by windtrader - August 09, 2026, 04:21:46 PM

I've had coach-net for years. Called once for a major recovery plus tow. They covered most which suited me fine. The money saved from that single call has paid for a decade of memberships

#7

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Good Sam's

Last post by luvrbus - August 09, 2026, 09:51:30 AM

Apart from Good Sam and Coach-Net, are there any other towing insurance companies that cater to bus conversions?   Does AAA still cover RVs?   I insure through National General, but I don't think they offer anything either..Insurance Co's are like credit card s now they change the rules then tell you about the changes

On Coach-Net's website their tab for Service Agreement doesn't work  -  it just says Error 404.   I want to see exactly what they cover and what they don't, especially for $249 a year.

I've used Good Sam twice for my bus, and I just describe it as a Class A Crown motorhome.   Maybe my luck has run out!

Thanks, John

I heard AAA will not insure a bus conversion any longer, A friend had to go to Progressive he wasn't happy with the towing price from Progressive.Insurane Co's are like credit cards they change rules then tell you

#8

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Good Sam's

Last post by Iceni John - August 09, 2026, 08:40:18 AM

Apart from Good Sam and Coach-Net, are there any other towing insurance companies that cater to bus conversions?   Does AAA still cover RVs?   I insure through National General, but I don't think they offer anything either.

On Coach-Net's website their tab for Service Agreement doesn't work  -  it just says Error 404.   I want to see exactly what they cover and what they don't, especially for $249 a year.

I've used Good Sam twice for my bus, and I just describe it as a Class A Crown motorhome.   Maybe my luck has run out!

Thanks, John

#9

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Good Sam's

Last post by luvrbus - August 09, 2026, 03:42:49 AM

I have been tracking CoachNet since Camping World competitor Blue Compass Rv purchased it, they are making changes, I know they moved the call center back to Lake Havasu. I read where the average tow bill on a bus or the larger RV cost $1500.00 plus $8.00 per mile min, I have seen some $7500.00 tow bills lately   

#10

Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) / Re: Good Sam's

Last post by Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM - August 08, 2026, 09:42:05 PM

I had Bad Sams for about 3 years, when I got my first bus, and called them maybe 3 times on 2 different vehicles. They always sent the wrong equipment for the job, and it took them several hours to show up each time.

I switched to Coach-Net a couple of years ago. I heard they are better with big buses, but thankfully, I haven't had to use them yet.