Newmar or Tiffin?

Deano56 wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:
4055 Dutch Star.... the 40 is the length, 55 is the interior/paint scheme, I know little of the Allegro Bus, the Dutch Star took the place of the Mountain Aire After the 2003 model, same quality.
Don't worry about the engine numbers, I'm sure it is the same as it came from the factory. ISB or ISC both are as bullet proof as they can be.

Mountain Aire is still made

Yes they are still made, Newmar moved the Mountain Aire up to the luxury coaches, and increased their length to 43' and the tag axel. and the Dutch Star took their place in the middle of the Newmar line.

see the line up at Newmar.com

Tom/Barb wrote:
4055 Dutch Star.... the 40 is the length, 55 is the interior/paint scheme, I know little of the Allegro Bus, the Dutch Star took the place of the Mountain Aire After the 2003 model, same quality.
Don't worry about the engine numbers, I'm sure it is the same as it came from the factory. ISB or ISC both are as bullet proof as they can be.

Mountain Aire is still made

I'd give the edge to newmar, but would base my decision on floor plan first. Both ok, but either make errors also. buy what you would want to call home.

I think every one is right I think one really can't go wrong with either. Need to find floor plan the DW loves.

But I still have the question about the 2008 4055 not being listed by Tiffin only as a 2009 and this one I am interested in says its a 2008 with a 425 I have seen pics it definitely has a 425.

2008 Newmar

Newmar

Shot-N-Az wrote:
If I didn't own a Newmar, I'd own a Tiffin. Can't go wrong with either manuf.

X2.

I would be happy with either. When we were looking new, the Allegro Bus had a slight advantage over the Dutch Star in our minds. Perhaps this was simply due to the availability of Bob Tiffin to talking directly with customers, or potential customers in our case. I would not turn down either is the floor plan and deal worked for us.

We were at Hershey 2 years ago looking at the various coaches available. The Tiffin people locked my DW and I in a Phaeton with Bob Tiffin for almost an hour. What a knowledgeable guy! We were just prospects at the time and told them we were a year away from any purchase.

unfortunately for either of these fine brands, our present coach became available while we were ready to buy and the rest is history.

In my opinion either are good a company, pick the floor plan that you like best once you find a contender. As mentioned above there were some problems with some Tiffin models but were repaired by the Tiffin factory as needed.

My brother just traded for a new '14 Tiffin Allegro RED. I was really impressed with the amenities for the price point. The cabinet quality and the floor plan seem nice. He has the floor plan with the sofa across from the large banquet booth.

When we were thinking up grading, I looked at the Tiffin Zephyr and Newmar King Air. Both are nice but we decided to bump it up some more as I wanted a true bus shell.

Good luck on your search. Tiffin and Newmar are still in business and should have any parts available on a used unit if needed.

MM.

We recently did the Newmar/Tiffin comparison but we were deciding between an Ventana LE & Allegro RED. Both were very nice but there were some differences. We didn't get either one of those though. After a LOT of research and deciding what we wanted, we settled on a 2011 Newmar Ventana.

Side by side, it seems the Newmars are a bit heavier and can carry a larger cargo. Tiffins seem to have more cabinet space but are a bit lighter and the cargo capacity isn't as large.

In my research, I found that there were a few years that had some issues for Tiffin. You may want to research the "Big Three" which are problems with the roof, slide floors and the wet bay. I *think* the years was around the 2010-2012 models but I won't swear to it. The interior workmanship seems to be of equal quality.

We liked the floor plan of the Newmar 3433 and since we were concerned about the FWS in other models, the 4 slides of this coach really appealed to us.

Flip a coin!