asmith3 --
Two year ago when my wife and I were looking to upgrade to something larger than our 30 foot travel trailer to accommodate a growing number of grandchildren, we too were nearly set on the Grand Design Solitude including the fact that we would have to upgrade our 1/2 ton Chevy Silverado to a 3/4 / on ton truck. Before making those big purchases, we went to a large used motorhome consignment sale business in Houston to look at pre-owned motorhomes but with no intent of purchasing a motorhome.
Through luck / divine intervention that consignment sales business has a very gently used 2007 Damon Astoria diesel Class A at a price a bit lower than the price for a new Grand Design Solitude. And we didnt' have to spend a large chunk of money for a new 3/4 / one ton truck.
While purchasing anything "new" is exciting, before purchasing the new 2017 Allegro you may want to consider a gently used pre-owned motorhome home from a consignment business or from an on-line business like RVTrader.com to help lower your cost.
Hope these thoughts help!
