Fleetwood Bounder vs Tiffin Allegro Open Road
I've seen some older responses on the subject, but looking at new bounders and tiffins they are really hard to tell apart. Lots of similar features and layouts. Bounder is cheaper though and I ass...
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I've looked at pretty much all the 36 ft Ford V10 gas models that Fleetwood (Bounder, Southwind), Tiffin (Allegro), Newmar (Canyon Star) and Winnebago (Sightseer) make. All are around the $145-150K retail price range, come with full body paint, 22.5 in tires, bath and a half an a center lounge/slide out L couch.
The Tiffin 36LA is built on a 252 inch 24,000 lb chassis, where as all the others are on 232-234 inch wheelbases, and on a 22,000 lb chassis. For 2014, Tiffin put a residential fridge in the Allegro, which I don't think any other gas model has.
My Bounder has been a GREAT motorhome, never a major problem, just a few things that have broken over the past years. I would buy another one, but if Tiffin is going to offer a longer wheelbase, bigger chassis and diesel like features for the same price, then that's what I plan to buy...
The Tiffin 36LA is built on a 252 inch 24,000 lb chassis, where as all the others are on 232-234 inch wheelbases, and on a 22,000 lb chassis. For 2014, Tiffin put a residential fridge in the Allegro, which I don't think any other gas model has.
My Bounder has been a GREAT motorhome, never a major problem, just a few things that have broken over the past years. I would buy another one, but if Tiffin is going to offer a longer wheelbase, bigger chassis and diesel like features for the same price, then that's what I plan to buy...
