Long drive checks?

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I've been driving without breakdown cover for years #yolo

Snap. Figure if i have to pay for recovery now its still money saved from not paying for cover for so long.

That's the principle I work on.

If I have to pay someone a fair bit of cash to recover a car after saving on quite a few years' worth of breakdown cover then so be it, money still saved.

If I really have to I'll push the car somewhere and abandon it and see if I can get a friend or colleague to tow it later if I'm relatively close to home, or get cheaper recovery etc.

I've saved probably more than a roadside recovery over the last 3 years of having no cover. I probably should get it but oh well!

If it's a fault I can't fix myself nor identify myself loads of local garages around here recover to their workshops anyway.

I've been driving without breakdown cover for years #yolo

I can only assume this also means you've never needed it? In which case, can i suggest you're doing french cars wrong. 

I have broken down at the side of the road once. That was in my first car, a 106 where I'd let a halfords autocenter service it at the same time as the MOT as I had virtually no tools at the time. They did the plugs up finger tight, then on a wet day water got in around them and it started misfiring badly. I did have breakdown cover through my insurance so that did help. However, I'd have been going back and asking that they pay for all that if I hadn't have had it given that they essentially caused the issue.

There aren't that many problems that could totally strand a 306 other than huge events like wishbones dropping out or throwing rods etc. The 306 has been maintained and rebuilt by myself so most of that stuff should be fine, so unless the engine spontaneously dies I'll be getting home to take a better look regardless!