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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 02:45 PM
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Smile say you get a flat or need jumpstart

and you don't have coverage either by insurance or a roadside assistance auto club, ..... How would you type on your phone to find a company to fix your tire jumpstart unlock your car or tow it.
Im looking for opinions on what words you or your girl would use to find a company from your smart phone. Reason is because im thinking about starting a 24/7 roadside assistance and want for stranded motorist to find me on the web.
I know i won't have a life but im done with my partying days.
Would you type in your problem with the vehicle plus the name of the town??.. Just looking to see how would different people would go about it.
Thanks for the help
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 04:36 PM
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im fucked....what now ?
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 04:39 PM
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i guess most people would type in roadside assistance?
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 07:42 PM
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lol i googled im fucked now what and the results are for depressed people wanting to commit suicide i know not funny but lol any ways,
Yea i figured most people will use roadside assistance I was just wonderin what other words may be used for this kind of searches so i can get the most hits.
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 11:55 AM
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flat tire service
Empty tank service

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Ive never ran out of gas in my life. nor had a flat i couldnt fix, so idk
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 12:14 PM
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Like someone stated road side service, assistance,

I would make a app as well and promote it for the area. Not sure how though.
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 01:06 PM
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Boofthis yea me too i never ran out of gas and if i had a flat i would just put on the spare, but there are millions of motorist traveling near the highway i live by and some are beauty queens that either don't know how or don't want to break a nail so they call for help. Last year at a gas station a guy asked me if i put his spare tire on his truck he will pay me $40 so i said well hell yea sure, so maybe he had a bad back or didn't know how to use his spare tire tools .
Plus when its a respectable female that don't want 10 swinging dicks to stop and try to help her all she has to do is search the web for help. (and i want to be the first result on the search engines lol )
Ws6what yea i wouldn't know how to set up an app but thats a good idea
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 05:02 PM
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To me it's common sense if you have a smart phone to just open Google Maps and type in Roadside Assistance, something will pop up. Otherwise Roadside Assistance Dallas, TX or whatever location.
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 09:47 PM
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Actually, on the back of your licence and your inspection sticker there is a 1-800# for free Texas roadside assistance.
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Actually, on the back of your licence and your inspection sticker there is a 1-800# for free Texas roadside assistance.
or that lol......
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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yes i agree its common sense to search for roadside assistance, but two years ago i locked my z28 with the engine running i had no i idea who to call so looked in the yellow pages for a locksmith. I didn't know roadside assistance also unlocked cars.
I've also been aware of the 1800 # inthe back of every TX dl and its not free, its located in austin tx and you can call it all they do is help you find some one like roadside or towin services come to you. cop cars or highway patrol don't unlock cars or help change tires because of the possibility of them damaging the vehicle and lawsuits. I have seen the courtesy roadside assistance in big cities but im not sure how they get dispatch
Ok thanks guys i guess roadside assistance will be my main words
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 09:31 AM
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Looks on the back of your drivers license. TX roadside assistance #.
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 11:25 AM
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If it was free, towing and roadside assistance and motor clubs would be out of business, but hey if you can get it for free that would be great in a perfect world
The state does not pay a cent to the service providers, but hey most people are covered by their insurance hell even thru ther cell phone provider if they pay a yearly fee.
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 02:24 PM
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I call the roadside assistance offered by Verizon Wireless. If for some reason I cancelled it, I call Verizon, add it, call the roadside assistance. Last I looked its like $5/month and it can be used on ANY vehicle as long as the Verizon subscriber is there.
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Originally Posted by quickchrome2000
yes i agree its common sense to search for roadside assistance, but two years ago i locked my z28 with the engine running i had no i idea who to call so looked .............
I posted a video a few years back that shows you how to break into your own 4th gen fbody within minutes without any tools.
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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The "assistance" isn't free but information on towing ect. is...
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike96z
I posted a video a few years back that shows you how to break into your own 4th gen fbody within minutes without any tools.
Rock lol I'm in without any tools lol
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Rock lol I'm in without any tools lol
lol no but that will work too. It's a flaw in the design of the window system of this car. Too easy to do. I have had to do it on several occasions but if your car has a nice seal you may need an object similar to a flat head to get your hands under the window.
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whenever you call AAA for a dead battery or locked door, you get a tow truck to show up... so i'd be searching for tow truck companies if i was on the side of the road and didnt have AAA
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by slayer_taunu
whenever you call AAA for a dead battery or locked door, you get a tow truck to show up... so i'd be searching for tow truck companies if i was on the side of the road and didnt have AAA
This. I have AAA and have used it when I was with friends who locked keys in the car, etc. Several times they sent out someone who was in a Corolla with locksmith tools and a can of gas in the trunk. I am sure they are much cheaper than paying a wrecker and they still make $$$. I never paid attention to the name on the door, but I bet they would be cheaper than a wrecker service.

Edit - something like these http://www.yellowpages.com/nationwid...1989?lid=11989 http://www.yellowpages.com/houston-t...4?lid=21482804
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