Budgeting for Maintenance

[ianschneider]

If one purchases a new 2017 Allegro Red or Phaeton and is going to have routine scheduled maintenance performed (I assume on the engine, transmission, chassis and all of the RV systems) by mechanics - meaning NOT ME - what would be a good, conservative annual budget be to perform this work?

Thanks

[Bstreitz]

If if you are planning on having someone else do your maintenance, here are a few of the expenses to plan on, assuming a diesel engine and generator:

annual oil change and filter change for both engines - ~ $350
if you have an aquahot ~ $225, a new diesel nozzle is part of the annual maintenance
Fuel filters - ~ $125
Chassis Lube - usually included in oil change, but some places say they do the lube and skip it


To get a more complete answer - go to the tiffin web and download the manuals for the coaches you're considering and look at the maintenance sections.

Good Luck

[HGC]

Most of those manuals are out of date with little detailed information.

[Kiawah]

I had Speedco do engine oil and filter change, 2 fuel filters, and chassis lube....less than 200.

I did the generator oil & filter change, think the filter was about 15 bucks and I think about 20 bucks or so for oil.....didn't ask around to see what it would cost elsewhere, as it was so easy to do and I had changed it (based on usage hrs) prior to the annual maintenance.

Phaeton's have a slightly larger engine than REDs, so I don't know whether Speedco classifies them still as light duty, or maybe medium duty which could be slightly higher.

[allegro1x]

I'd check with a Cummins Service Center to get the high side and if you have a good mechanic you have used locally check with them and see if they are lower. Dave