If you have been with them for 38 years, hapily, and they have offered you good service etc, and you are happy with the breakdown service etc - then i am sure if you change, and a problem occured you would most likley be kicking yourself, probably at the side of the road, for not paying that little bit extra for a service you know and trust.
Costs for everything are going up i agree, and we are all guilty of buying / paying for the cheeper one - only to be disapointed.
Regardless of who the breakdown company are, the chances of them sending someone out who have previously worked on a pre war car would be slim - these companies exist to serve the masses - that being modern cars, so i wouldnt be upset if they send out a guy with a laptop who was probably born within the last 25 years but couldnt fix it as chances are they have never seen one before - priority would be to get you off the road and home / to a specialist.
Costs for everything are going up i agree, and we are all guilty of buying / paying for the cheeper one - only to be disapointed.
Regardless of who the breakdown company are, the chances of them sending someone out who have previously worked on a pre war car would be slim - these companies exist to serve the masses - that being modern cars, so i wouldnt be upset if they send out a guy with a laptop who was probably born within the last 25 years but couldnt fix it as chances are they have never seen one before - priority would be to get you off the road and home / to a specialist.