1st timers - 2017 Tiffin Allegro 32SA

[doglover44]

Is it hard to drive ?

[TonyDi]

Congratulations on your new Tiffin. Best of luck with it.

Happy Trails!!!

[MnMBrewTour]

Originally Posted by doglover44

Is it hard to drive ?

Well, I've only driven it four feet (had to pull it forward so I could open the bedroom without hitting a tree), but my husband says it's very easy to drive. Last weekend we followed a friend in his diesel truck pulling a 5th wheel and we had no problem keeping up with him on the long uphill grades. We haven't towed our Jeep with it yet (getting it outfitted next week for towing), but happy with the handling so far. He says it turns great and there's not a lot of sway.

[MSHappyCampers]

Hi ! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the gang!

Congrats on the new rig! Keep her between the ditches!

Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!

[rockriver]

trying to follow in your footsteps.
we've located 2 lightly used models.
trying to make arrangements to go see them.

their pricing isn't far from what a new one would be, (if i shop out of state!)
so hoping they are very "negotiable."
we'll see!
rr

[corriente04]

Nice looking coach

[brentclemson]

Awesome floor plan, wish I would have found it first!! Have fun

[Rspitler]

Congratulations! We are in the process of purchasing a new 2018 32 SA. Heading to Kentucky to pick up next week! Will be driving from Michigan to Colorado this summer! Can't wait!!

[KTM251ss]

Does it have the Sumosprings option?

[Bob Hyatt]

Originally Posted by KTM251ss

Does it have the Sumosprings option?

I own a 2018 on the 24000 F53 chassis (it is also found on the 22000 chassis at some dealers). With the Sumo springs, from my perspective it drives fine. It is, of course, big. Make no bones about it. But it tracks fine, I have driven it through serious thunderstorms, been passed by a tow truck pulling a full 18 wheeler rig with big square 45 foot trailer on back, at 85mph + and we didn't end up off the road. You can feel something like that, but I didn't find it stressful to drive at all. It just goes down the road where you point it... I don't think you will be disappointed. Have not driven one without Sumo springs, however, so I can't comment on that that might behave...

Really nice floor plan. Well-built inside. Far more room than you would expect. Of course, it is a "32SA" but it is 34'3" long, so it is a big "32".

[V3600]

I get to drive gassers made by Thor, Winnebago, Fleetwood, and Tiffin. You can see/feel a definite difference in quality with the Tiffin (and a huge difference in price). We were gassing up some A gassers at work today and the Bounders, Vistas, and Intents I drove couldn't hold a candle to the Allegro 34PA.

[TwiggieMom]

We have had our 2017 Allegro 32SA since August 2017. Hubby and I went from TX to IA last July in our Winnebago Aspect for the weeklong rally. During the trip up and a couple nasty weather days during the rally, DH came to the conclusion that the B+ with its short queen was great for close-in, three or four day trips but was not going to cut it for the traveling we are going to be doing. After the rally, we headed to CO to visit our son and daughter-in-law and over the course of a couple days looking on line found our dream on-line class A at a LazyDays dealership in Aurora, CO. DH called and talked to a sales rep, letting him know that we were interested in looking and possibly buying but we were still a few days away. To make a long story short, a few days later we pulled into the dealership, fell in love, took possession 5 days later and are really loving it.

We have not done much traveling, aside from coming home to TX from CO, taking a trip from TX to Red Bay, AL to tour the factory and have some minor things fixed under warranty—what a great experience—and regularly monthly local maintenance drives to run the generator under load and give the “baby” some exercise. But we haven’t been idle either—in June we take off on a two month adventure, then it will be home long enough to recover, resupply, and repack to head to the Tiffin rally in VT.

From the driving side, I could (but not comfortably or confidently) drive our previous B+ (putting the the bulk-ok all the driving on DH); however, I love driving our Tiffin (on the open road, DH still gets stuck with the higher traffic spots). We flat-tow our 4-door Jeep Wrangler and it still drives like a dream. Sumo, yes. 24000 F53 chassis.

I have helped DH change the oil 2X and we have gotten it down to a system. Especially helpful is a drain plug replacement (DH found on-line) with a swivel valve so when it is time to drain the oil, we just attach a 3/8” diameter plastic hose to the drain cock, flip the swivel valve, and let the oil drain into the bucket—no oil spilling on the ground or spraying on vehicle chassis AND, best of all, no oil spilling all over us!! Generator oil change is a piece of cake and my personal duty. Only caution—when filling—pour slowly, be patient, AND watch carefully to prevent overfilling.

Hopefully some of this info will be helpful, but most of all—ENJOY!!!!

[Bob Hyatt]

One comment I have seen that can lead to a little trouble driving any motor home. You find lots of videos where the person talking discusses "picking reference points." IE go to a parking lot and line up with DS edge of coach right on a line. Then get in drivers seat, adjust it correctly, then look to see if you can locate some reference point that lines up. IE a wiper, a piece of trim on dash, end of wiper blade, etc. Something so that when you really need to know where you are on the road, you have a good reference. Repeat for the PS. Now you have two reference marks you want to keep inside your lane at all times.

Good idea. BUT. If you are not careful, you end up looking too close to the coach, and every gust of wind will cause you to correct, even if nothing happened except the BODY of the RV moved, while the frame tracked right where you want it. But if you correct, you get to instantly correct that correction... If you look down the road (get used to looking at a point where you can do the usual 1-mississippi 2-mississippi and get to somewhere between 5 and 7. Then you are looking far enough down the road you are not correcting something that doesn't need correcting. Then you begin to realize "This 32SA actually tracks right down the road and doesn't feel intimidating at all..." You have now "arrived" at driving the thing...

Hard to understand but some things take some time. IE learning to drive a really high-performance bass boat that will chine walk if you blink at the wrong time. And after a few days to a few months, suddenly that no longer happens and you don't even realize why...

[oldSarge98]

Just in case you get the itch to replace the L couch (many do) take a look at my post on how to remove it [HERE].