King Towing

While I heard very great reviews on Unilocal,I was a little disappointed at the pricing. As previously mentioned by others, they were on time, reliable and fast. The towed my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and charged me a whopping $ 190 to go less than 10 miles. Won’t use them again.

I seem to have a thing for reviewing towing companies…
So, I’ve been having some crazy electrical problems going on with my car — probably a bad alternator. I’ve been able to limp the car around for the last couple days, needing a jump-​start every time I’ve had to start it. Last night, as I was en-​route to dropping my car at the mechanic, probably around 9:00, it decides to completely die on Western, just north of Peterson. No power at all — no hazard lights, nothing… and I can’t even get the car out of Park. Although my wife was following me in her car, a jump start was going to be useless.
I sat in the car for about a minute, trying to figure out what to do, who to call, and kind of freaking out. As I got out of the car to discuss the situation with my wife, a tow truck just happened to drive up! He asked where I was going, and if I needed a tow. Within about 2 minutes, my car was hooked to the back of his truck. He dropped it at the mechanic, which was only about ½-​mile away, and was super friendly the whole time.
Best part: He didn’t even want any money! I gave him $ 20, though. He said he had just up filled his tank, and was heading home when he drove up on me… and that «somebody up above must have been looking out for me» last night. He seemed as amused by the randomness of the encounter as I was.
I give this guy 5 stars for his timing, alone. I would have paid him whatever he asked, so the fact that he didn’t even want any money earns him another 5 stars. But, I can’t give 10 stars, so he just gets 5. The situation couldn’t have worked out any better… aside from me not having to replace the alternator.
(I’m assuming I’ll be following up this review with a bad one of Carr’s Honda. The only reason I took the car there is because it’s still under warranty, and I’m hoping this will be a warrantied problem. Ashland Tire is my mechanic-​of-​choice.)

Really nice, quick, and kind. Called him at midnight and he answered! Really convenient to the Austin area! Thank you!

I know it’s random that there is only a cell phone number, but trust me… this guy was awesome. When I called him for a tow, he said he was 15 min away… I thought he was lying. But, lo and behold, 15 min later, the tow truck showed up!
He was super nice, he had his sons in the car (they were coming from dinner and one son was learning the ropes) and they were just pleasant people. We discussed Semiramis, which coincidentally they were just coming back from, our love of shwarma, and then we were at the auto body shop… all for FORTY dollars! When was the last time you got towed for $ 40?!!
I hate having car problems and all the other nonsense that comes with it… but trust me, if you need a tow, call King Towing.