jlrmfc21 wrote:
AllegroD wrote:
Tiffin Allegro Open Road 35QBA & 36UA.
Yes we have been looking at those too.
Is it worth it to buy the 38qba with the diesel if I can get a used one for almost the same price???
Let me first state that we have owned a 2013 Open Road 36LA and now a 2019 RED 37BA. Both have their advantages and IMO which is best is up to how you use it. The Open Road, with the V10 is a beast and gets 7 mpg. Great for the lower cost. The RED is a 360 so it gets up the mountain but some down to 50mph. It gets about 9 mpg. We went to the RED, as it is our retirement rig. We believe we should have gone to it earlier. Reason is, we will be traveling more and wanted the quieter front end. It is a much smoother ride and handles curves and corners better. It has air ride. The exhaust break and 6 speed Allison is great in the mountains. One of the problems of the RED is that it has 2 15kw AC with heat pump and 1 13.5kw AC. While this sounds good, this almost mandates a 50amp shore power connection, as 30 amp will not run 2 of the AC. We have an 8kw gennie and that will run 2 AC.
I can not say that diesel is better, without the details of year and packages. If things were equal, I would lean to the diesel.
Good luck in your research.
