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Old 02-25-2013, 07:03 AM   #29
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surround sound

I believe the mechanic at my dealer said he had surround sound working, but we have not made any trips since I was there. If it ever quite raining, I will check it out.
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I am back now that I have had the new unit for a month and all in all am very please with the RED. So far only two issues - the Dometic fridge is too loud and there are
not enough reading lights, actually only two over the sofa (not brighter enough). Zero in the bedroom.Zero
over the desk and the lounge chair. When the drivers and passenger seats are turned
to the living area, once again no reading lights. Is this an issue for anyone else? Pulley
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Old 03-07-2013, 07:58 AM   #31
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We have the residential fridge and noise is not an issue with it, and neither of us are readers so lights are not a problem, but I did notice there are none in the bedroom. My Breeze had one on either side of the bed, but it didn't slide out. No reason I can think of to not have lights at the head of the bed, can't even turn out the one overhead without getting out of bed to do it. Would have been nice to have another switch by the bed to control it.
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Old 03-07-2013, 08:08 AM   #32
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Hmmm. Mine has 2 sconces just above the head board. They're bright enough to read from. Maybe there's not enough room for them in the smaller coaches?
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Old 03-07-2013, 05:11 PM   #33
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I stand corrected. Our RED has the two sconces (didn't even know what a sconce was) above the headboard. I have not confirmed suitability for reading, but probably so.
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We want to downsize from our 40TD and will be dropping it off at the dealer for consignment next week. We are interested in the 34 Red and this will be the first time we will have a chance to look at and drive one. Does anyone have a good read on the fuel mileage of the 33 or 34 Reds? I had a friend with a Breeze tell me he was getting 12 to 15 MPG, but that sounds too good to be true.
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The 12-15 MPG on the Breeze IS too good to be true. The computer will tell you that, but the pump will tell you that 10.5 is the actual number. I put 11,000 miles on my Breeze and averaged 10.5 over the whole time. I rarely used the generator and consider myself a conservative driver.

I haven't put enough miles on the RED to get a calculation yet, but will be leaving on a 3 month trip the latter part of this month. Hoping for 9-10 on it.
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I put 11,000 miles on my Breeze and averaged 10.5 over the whole time.
I haven't put enough miles on the RED to get a calculation yet, but will be leaving on a 3 month trip the latter part of this month. .
As someone who is considering purchasing either a Breeze or a Red I am wondering about your decision to move to a Red. I see several things that are advantages of the Red over the Breeze; Cummins engine, less frequent oil changes, larger waters capacity, double door refrigerator, possibility of a washer/dryer, interior furniture options.

What were your reasons for trading up to a Red. We hoping our next motorhome will be the "one." Thanks!
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Old 03-08-2013, 04:01 PM   #37
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3 things my wife missed in our Breeze-no king bed, making sleeping with me and 2 schnauzers a little tight, not enough closet space (we had a 28'), wanted a washer/dryer which was not an option. I will add a couple more-4 slides instead of 1 made the interior a lot more roomier (in addition to the 6 extra feet length) and more horsepower which avoided so much down-shifting even on small inclines (340 vs 215) And although I didn't know it at the time, the 34' RED is a lot easier to drive than the Breeze was. My wife even noticed me driving with only one hand on the trip home after picking it up, commented that I always drove the Breeze with 2 hands on the wheel. I had not even thought about it until her comment. Extra weight also helps in windy conditions, and I think fuel mileage will be close to the same.
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Fuel MPG

Our RED has been on the road just four times, as we purchased new just a couple months ago. That said, at 60 MPH, we get 10.4 MPG, at 55 MPH we are averaging 11 MPG. For a "new" diesel, that is very good, and I expect to do better once the engine has broken in, which should be around 5000 miles. I'm very pleased.
Hope this helps. Oh, we have the Allegro RED.
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Oh, forgot to add, that's towing a Ford Focus.
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Our RED has been on the road just four times, as we purchased new just a couple months ago. That said, at 60 MPH, we get 10.4 MPG, at 55 MPH we are averaging 11 MPG. For a "new" diesel, that is very good, and I expect to do better once the engine has broken in, which should be around 5000 miles. I'm very pleased.
Hope this helps. Oh, we have the Allegro RED.
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Thanks, that does help. That's about a 30% increase over the 40TD
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Thanks to Al and Dave for the info. Keep up the positive data and I actually may get up the nerve to place an order.
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Old 03-09-2013, 11:17 AM   #42
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We ordered ours with the options we wanted so we could pick and choose. The only option we got that was not an "official" option was the passenger power foot rest like comes on the Phaeton. Our dealer orders this on every Red because the women love it, and if women love it, men have to buy it. I'll report back on fuel mileage after we get into this long multi-state road trip which starts in 2 weeks. I forgot to add that I watched 3 1/2 days of the building of our coach in Red Bay. Very interesting.
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