There was a three-liner news piece today from various sources.....leading back to ADAC (the German Automobile Club).
For most Americans who were ever stationed in Germany....ADAC was this little service that was always worth the money. If you were broke down.....you called ADAC, and within an hour or two....some ADAC mechanic would show up and respond to your broken car issue.
In most cases, this usually led to a woeful situation...your car would have to be towed, but this would be 'free of charge' to the next garage (the fee would kick in if you wanted it nearer your town or post). The evaluation or temp resolution for your car? Free....as long as you were a member of ADAC. The plus side of this was that ADAC's mechanic would get you to the nearest train station....free of charge.
So it came out today that membership dues are going up. The journalists tried make it sound significant or painful....but the current rate for basic membership is around 49 Euro a year, and the new price (to occur in 2020) would be only 54 Euro. For the premium membership (with the extras), it'll rise to 94 euro (10 Euro increase).
Maybe on percentages, it's a hefty rise. But lets be honest, even if you only have to call them up once every three years....it's worth the money.
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