Originally Posted by
cooker
If the car does break down you have no choice but to "leave if for the towing company". However you could still do it about three ways - call a Lyft or whatever and leave the car behind after sending the tow company the "valet code" to access it, try to have Lyft or Uber show up at the same time as the towing company if you don't want your car to be unattended, or have the tow company take you with your car to their site and get a ride from there.
Well the subject was having a spare tire and changing it vs. getting a tow. But if you want to talk about break-downs you still don't have to "leave it for the towing company". You just have to get a tow. That doesn't mean you "leave" the car. Anytime I've gotten towed I waited for the tow company to arrive and then got a lift from the tow driver. I would not be so cavalier (given the opportunity for another ride) as to just leave the car and trust that the tow driver would find it undamaged with the wheels and car stereo etc. intact.