Tiffin Allegro and Open Road

[Bullrider24]

Hi - I am new to this board and have been looking at the Tiffin gas MH line. I approached a dealer about a2008 Open Road they had o their lot. I offered them about 25% of MSRP and they weren't very receptive. They said the Allegro 32BA would be more negotiable. Does anyone know the differences, etc? Thanks

[Joe-K]

I'm not familiar with the Open Road, but in general, I've seen that dealers are willing to deal more on the higher priced rigs, or those that have a greater difference between the MSRP and their cost.

I'm just making numbers up here as an example, but lets suppose dealer cost is 70% of MSRP (I know that's not accurate) If so, a rig with MSRP of $100K costs the dealer $70K. He may only be willing to sell it for 20% of list or 80,000 to make a profit of $10,000.

On the other hand, a 200,000 motorhome that costs the dealer 140,000 the dealer can offer 25% off sellingit for 150,000 and still make the same 10,000 profit.

But then again....maybe the dealer just won't deal on a more popular model that he know's he can for a higher price.

[Cruzer]

The Open Road is a name sort of hung on the Allegro line. A 32BA is an Allegro, just like a 34TGA, 35TSA, 28DA, 30DA, etc. The 32BA was a nice coach but since the 34TGA came out a large number of sales have gone to the 34TGA. My brother-in-law recently bought a 2007 34TGA and it's a great coach for the money.

Joe's point about a higher priced coach getting a better discount is valid. If you are looking at a 30DA or 28DA ther's not as many profit dollars in it for the dealer so the discounts will be less than on a more expensive unit. While 25-26% is typical on an Allegro Bus, you'll be seeing a few less percentage points when discounting a 30DA or similarly priced coach.

I'd give the 34TGA a serious look if you are looking at Allegros. It's an awesome floorplan for that size coach.

[Magoo]

We have an Open Road with 3 slides (2 in the BR). Love it. Lots of room at 35'. Keep in mind the Allegro is entry level. Our Bus had lots more options & bells & whistles.