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Calculations came close on fuel consumption quiz question Our contest question in the June issue involved completion of the Natchez Trace Parkway on May geography, a working knowledge of the fuel economy 21. We revealed that Johnson put 660 miles on the TIFFIN MOTORHOMES of Tiffi n-built motor homes, calculation and luck. We odometer motoring across Mississippi, that he ran asked you to figure how many gallons of diesel fuel the generator 20 hours in the Deep South heat, plus The Allegro Club Newsletter For Leisure & Living Allegro Club President Jimmy Johnson all about his tow vehicle. Contest entries ranged from consumed in his 2005 Phaeton 76 gallons to 134.5 gallons, which bracketed Johnson’s as he led a caravan of Tiffin actual diesel consumption of 95.9 gallons. Larry Stone coaches at the invitation of Cary, N.C., came closest at 102.5 gallons. He will of the National Park receive a prize package from the Allegro Club offi ce. Service to celebrate the

Our new quiz question: Fall means college football for many Americans, and Tiffi n Motorhomes has a special connection to the sport – a magic moment in college football. Here’s the question for our new quiz: Tell us about Tiffin’s college football claim to fame.

Mail or email your answer along with your name, address and phone number to Allegro Club, Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582. Please, only one entry per household. The Allegro Club is not responsible for lost entries. The winner will be selected by Oct. 20, unless one correct entry stands out for its creativity and factual completeness. New dealers join the Tiffi n Motorhomes network New Allegro Club Chapter Tiffi n Motorhomes welcomes two new dealers to a network that now The Wisconsin Allegro Wanderers were approaches 100 dealership locations in the U.S. and Canada. chartered Aug. 6 as the 37th Allegro Club chapter. Outdoor Living The RV Corral The chapter is based in Wausau, Wis. 370 Lake Front Drive 1890 Hwy. 99 and has seven charter coaches. September Russellville, Ark. 72802 Eugene, Ore. 97402 and October campouts are scheduled. The chapter meets the second weekend 479-968-7706 541-689-9204 each month and plans to have campouts Fax: 479-968-7780 Fax: 541-689-9415 May through October. ‘06 Tiffi n model news inside Become an Allegro Club member or update your address info If you’re reading this newsletter, you’re enjoying one of the membership is $25, a two-year membership is $46, and a three- benefits of Allegro Club membership. Other benefits include year membership is $70, payable by check or credit card. For rallies, caravans, local chapters, discounted insurance, and credit card payment, call (256) 356-8522. We want you to discount car rental through Enterprise. continue your membership and help us build our numbers by When you buy a new Tiffin Motorhome, the first year of recruiting other owners of Tiffin Motorhomes. Allegro Club membership is free. After that, a one-year FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE Names: Address: Nicknames for Allegro Club ID badge #1: 2 Chapter info at 3 Service center 4 Quick fi xes for 10 Design starts Nicknames for Allegro Club ID badge #2: your fi ngertips by campground fall adventures with front cap Email: City: State: Zip: New web page directory Tiffi n’s new facility brings Recipes for tailgating How a motor home takes Home Phone: ( ) – Alternate Phone: ( ) – will provide information on technicians to your door and weekend campouts on a new look and style Serial No. of Your Tiffi n Motorhome: Chassis type: VIN grassroots groups

Does your motorhome have slides? If so, on which side or sides? September 2005 Volume 2 Volume Issue No. 1 Name of dealer where motorhome was purchased: Date of Purchase: SIDE ROADS Is published quarterly March, June, September and December by the Allegro® Club, Inc. Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Permit # 159, Birmingham, AL POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Allegro® Club, Inc. P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, Al 35582 From the NOTICE OF RESPONSIBILITY: The Allegro® Club, Inc., Red Bay, AL, has designed tours, caravans, and rallies for your pleasure and enjoyment and has attempted to driver’s seat select for you the best campgrounds, accommodations, restaurants, Take a short walk or sleep in for service at Tiffi n’s new 40-bay facility Jimmy Johnson and transportation facilities for the prices charged. Allegro® Club, Inc., Jimmy and Gail Johnson, and the Board of Directors do not own or In the cool, clear foothills of Mount Hood, creative thinking comes easy. operate any of the campgrounds, hotels, restaurants or transportation facilities and, furthermore, assume no responsibility for delays, losses, Frank Alford may have slept through the opening of the David Cotton, president of the Puget Sound Allegros, and I were enjoying the Oregon accidents, or for damage to persons or property caused by any person, fi rm, corporation, or other legal entity providing the following services: new Tiffi n Motorhomes service center, but he didn’t miss his scenery at the Northwest Regional Rally late in July when he proved the point about campgrounds, hotels, restaurants, transportation (including but not limited to transfers and sightseeing) or any other services incident to appointment. The Allegro Campground and the new service creative thinking when the breathing is easy and the scenery is breathtaking. ® these tours, rallies, caravans or any activities of the Allegro Club, Inc. center are only a coach-length apart. David’s suggestion seems so simple and sensible: Devote a portion of the Allegro The right is reserved to substitute campgrounds, hotels, restaurants and alter the itinerary or reverse the places to be visited. The right is Alford arrived at the Allegro Campground in Red Bay, Al., Club website to chapters. Include contact information; the geographic area covered reserved to cancel the tour or caravan prior to departure. In the event of a tour or caravan cancellation, the Allegro® Club, Inc., Jimmy and July 10. The next morning he walked the few steps to Tiffi n’s 40- from which members are drawn; meeting dates (as in the third Thursday evening each Gail Johnson, and the Board of Directors’ liability is limited to a refund bay facility for some body work on his 30DA 2002 Allegro. Five month); number, months and typical locations of campouts; number of members and of money received. The Allegro® Club, Inc., Jimmy and Gail Johnson, and the Board of days later, he was ready to head home to Jackson, Miss. maybe a sentence or two about the group (never met a buffet we didn’t like, golfers, Directors reserve the right to make any changes, with or without notice, that might become necessary with the understanding that there is no “It’s been enjoyable,” Alford said as Tiffi n technician Mark shoppers, game players, historic site explorers, whatever). extra charge. After a tour, caravan or rally begins, any unused portions ® Calvert put the fi nishing touches on the coach. “I don’t like to have If you put yourself in the shoes of a new Allegro Club member, this website of fees paid are not refundable. The Allegro Club, Inc., also reserves the right to terminate tour, caravan and rally services for any client at to come back up here, but every time it has been a good experience.” information can be exceptionally important. We want each new member to be aware any time for good cause. The mission of the Allegro Club is: The new service and parts center, just a four-minute drive of Allegro Club members with similar interests who might make owning a Tiffi n-built 1) To promote friendship, fellowship and camaraderie among all from the Tiffi n plant, offers almost twice as many repair bays as Tiffi n coaches fi ll bays in new 105,000-square-foot service and motor home even more rewarding. And if that new member fi nds out that no chapter owners of Tiffi n-built motor homes; parts facility in Red Bay. 2) To provide pertinent information and assistance regarding the former service facility adjacent to the assembly line. exists near his or her home, we can help fi x that. Tiffi n-built products, their maintenance and related safety topics; 3) To promote brand loyalty to Tiffi n-built motor homes among Tiffin coach owners can sleep in their own beds – either and training additional technicians in 2004. The service The Allegro Club has enjoyed signifi cant and steady growth in the past year, from about current owners; and 4) To encourage ownership of Tiffi n-built motor homes among in the service bays or the campground. For warranty work, center has 56 technicians, a number expected to grow as the 2,000 paid members to about 4,300. The key to sustaining and building those numbers non-owners. campground stays are free. Otherwise, owners pay $10 a night. center develops. lies in our grassroot chapters. In addition to planning rallies and adding value to Allegro The Allegro Club reserves the right to edit submissions for space and clarity. Manuscripts, photographs, illustrations and other proposed content “For convenience, as far as the campground is concerned, “We will actually be doing some of the work at the Club membership, in the national headquarters, we know we need to boost chapters. are welcomed and will be considered for publication. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Content, including you’re there,” Alford said as giant fans pushed a cooling breeze campground, weather permitting,” Hester added. “If that’s With that in mind, we have redefi ned the responsibilities statements of fact and opinion, do not necessarily refl ect the viewpoints through the double-sided service building. more convenient to customers, that’s fine. We will also have of Allegro Club Secretary Cynthia Skinner. When Cynthia is of Tiffi n Motorhomes, Inc. or the Allegro Club, Inc. Tiffi n Motorhomes, Inc. and the Allegro Club, Inc. are not responsible for content. Privacy laws Anticipating the opening of the expanded center, Shop a new customer lounge.” not keeping all the offi ce paperwork moving in the appropriate and policies prevent Side Roads from publishing memorials, illnesses and other personal information without written permission. Supervisor D-Ray Hester said Tiffi n Motorhomes began hiring Tiffi n Motorhomes employees traditionally have the week of directions or assisting members, she will be the primary player in ON THE COVER the Fourth of July off for vacation, the chapter building process. John Stegen, president of the North The restyled 2006 Allegro crests a bridge in New Hope, but the move of the massive parts and Georgia chapter, has already honored Cynthia with his Presidential Tenn., en route to a happy owner. In addition to the new look of the front and rear caps, the ‘06 Allegro is service operations kept some workers Award for her outstanding contributions to his group. available on Ford and Workhorse chassis in fi ve lengths away from the beach. New chapters are about to spring up in Wisconsin, Arizona Cynthia Skinner from 28- to 35-feet. New model features are highlighted on Pages 6 and 7. The service center is not taking any and Oregon. Not far behind are organizational efforts in New York, New Mexico, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR more appointments for the remainder Louisiana, Missouri, California, Kentucky, Virginia, Arkansas, Nevada, both Carolinas Want to share an experience you had in your Tiffi n of 2005, but Service Manager Wade and the rest of New England. As we would say here in the South, that’s getting to be so Motorhome? Have a comment or suggestion about Side Roads, the Allegro Club newsletter? Write to: Humphres said service advisers try to many states we can’t count them without taking our shoes off. Side Roads Editor, Allegro Club work in customers within a few days of I won’t set a specifi c goal for Allegro Club chapters at this juncture, but we will all P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582 Please include your name, address, email and phone their arrivals in Red Bay. Customers are agree that the current total of 36 is way low. number so we can contact you. making appointments for 2006. Another piece of the puzzle will be in place within the next few weeks. We are CONTACTS: Alford seemed both eager to get back building a new Allegro Club membership database because our current electronic fi le Tiffi n Motorhomes Parts & Service: on the road and sorry to leave the Tiffi n is about as easy to work with as a stuck blackwater valve. (256) 356-0261 environment. Hats off to David Cotton for an idea whose time has come. I have asked our current Allegro Club: (256) 356-8522 “If you have a question, everybody chapter presidents to generate the information we need to make this a reality. Jimmy Johnson, Allegro Club president here will stop to answer it,” Alford said. jimmy.johnson@tiffi nmotorhomes.com “These are just good, down-to-earth Verbon Jones, Allegro Club offi ce manager, home folks.”  verbon.jones@tiffi nmotorhomes.com President Cynthia Skinner, Allegro Club secretary, Tiffi n technician Mark Calvert examines the basement of a 2002 Allegro DA as owner Frank Allegro Club cynthia.skinner@tiffi nmotorhomes.com Alford of Jackson, Miss., looks on. 2 SIDE ROADS www.tiffi nmotorhomes.com SIDE ROADS 3 Santa Fe Corn Tortilla Soup This recipe comes from Jean Riding of the California Roadrunners Chapter – it is easy and delicious. You could make up a double batch of this and put it in the crockpot to keep hot during the ballgame! Ingredients: 1 cup chopped onion ½ tsp. cumin 2 15 oz. cans chicken broth 1 cup diced green pepper 1 tbsp. butter or oil 1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed Roadside recipes 1 clove garlic, minced 1 15 oz. can whole kernel corn 1½ cups medium thick and chunky salsa by Gail Johnson Instructions: Cook first 4 ingredients in butter until tender, 4 or 5 minutes. corn chips or tortilla strips and garnish with additional chips. Place along with other ingredients in Dutch oven and bring to a Serves 4-6 Fall! Don’t you just love it? Cool days, crisp nights, bright blue featured recipes and tips aimed at its use, for this issue we boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 15-20 minutes. Serve over skies, colorful foliage, football. will focus on simple, easy-to-fix dishes starting with two no- What motivates you to get in your Tiffin-built motor home bake pies that would be especially appropriate for that special and hit the road at this time of the year? Whether it is that tailgate party or that weekend campout. After those dessert Dough-Boys special camaraderie enjoyed at scores of football stadiums treats, we have two good barbecue sauces for grilling; one This is from my Girl Scout days. You need an open fire for this one. My children always loved fixing their own! is sweet with a tomato base and the other is less tomato-y, throughout the country when motor homes gather and grills are Ingredients: fired up, or the call of the open road as each bend offers a new more mustard and vinegar based. Both are good! 1 can jumbo refrigerator biscuits As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, Butter, jelly, honey and spectacular vista of Mother Nature’s beauty, we want to help Stout, long stick 1 inch or more in diameter at the end you enjoy “roughing it smoothly” this season without too much or want to share a recipe feel free to email me at: ggjjohn@yahoo. (use a knife to scrape off the bark on the end, making it more sanitary to use). worry about what to fix for supper. com I hope to see you at an upcoming rally. Happy traveling!  Instructions: While we love our Sharp convection microwave and have Separate biscuit dough; for each dough-boy wrap the thin, will slip easily off the stick. You should have a delicious baked elongated dough around the end of the carved stick, forming a cone of dough with a hole in the center for butter, jelly, honey, or Peanut Butter Pie Beverly’s Lemon Pineapple Pie cone-shaped biscuit. Cook over low flame (or hot coals) turning whatever you like (chocolate gravy?) Yum! to cook evenly until outside dough is browned and dough-boy Ingredients: Ingredients: 8 oz. cream cheese 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 can sweetened condensed milk ½-1 cup chopped pecans 12 oz. whipped topping ½ cup smooth peanut butter 1 small can crushed pineapple (drained) 8 oz. whipped topping ½ cup lemon juice Instructions: Mix all ingredients well and pour into graham cracker crust. Instructions: Bubba May’s Shrimp Dish Garnish with chocolate pieces or syrup. Refrigerate until Mix all ingredients well. Pour into graham cracker crust. Here is a recipe for the oven, shared by Susan May, an avid AuburnUniversity tailgater. I think it could be adapted to a covered grill; you might serving time. Refrigerate until serving. Delicious and refreshing! have to play with the cooking time. Ingredients: 1 large bottle Italian dressing 2 rounded tbsp. black pepper 2 lemons 1 lb. real butter 5 lbs. large shrimp, washed and ready to cook Instructions: Melt butter; mix with dressing and pepper. Pour over shrimp in of corn on the cob along with 2 pounds of new potatoes. After Barbecue Sauce Mrs. Hart’s Barbecue Sauce large baking pan. Squeeze lemons over, add lemon halves on shrimp is cooked add corn and potatoes, spooning dressing over Jerral Taylor of Red Bay, Ala., sends along the first: This is an old family recipe. top. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. (For convection vegetables. Serve with crispy French bread. Ingredients: Ingredients: microwave cooking reduce cooking time) Cook 10 small ears 1 cup water ¹⁄3 cup red wine vinegar ½ cup butter or oleo 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce ½ cup tomato paste ¼ cup brown sugar ½ cup vinegar 1 tbsp. chili sauce (Heinz) ¼ cup molasses ¾ cup corn syrup 1 tbsp. prepared mustard 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 tbsp. liquid smoke ½ tsp. salt 1 tbsp. chopped onion 2 thin slices lemon ½ tsp. onion powder ½ tsp. garlic powder 1 tbsp. brown sugar ¼ tsp. pepper ¼ tsp pepper 1 tsp. paprika Instructions: Instructions: Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and Combine all ingredients and cook slowly until desired thickness. simmer for about 10 minutes. Use in preparation of pork chops, Best if chilled 24 hours before using. ribs, chicken, etc.

4 SIDE ROADS SIDE ROADS 5 Tiffin gives Allegro model a facelift New body styling from front to rear–without significant price increase–will make the  Tiffin Motorhomes Allegro princess of the highway for 2006. The restyling starts with an enlarged one- Front-engine diesel piece windshield, horizontally mounted wipers for increased visibility, a new front cap and GMC truck headlights. The Allegro’s new rear cap offers a rounded look reminiscent of Tiffin’s diesel models. The popular exterior colors, Chili Spice and Mocha Frost, are continued from 2005. Inside, Stone and tops Tiffin changes Desert Sand are new colors, in addition to the carryover Cappachino. Cherry Bark cabinetry is available for the first time. On Ford and Workhorse chassis, the Allegro is available in four lengths from 28- to 32-ft.

for 2006 models Tiffin premieres quad-slide Allegro Bus Tiffin Motorhomes has unveiled a new diesel pusher 40-ft. quad-slide.  The Allegro Bus 40QSP replaces a 38-ft. triple-slide in the Tiffin lineup. “The QSP was added because of consumer demand,” Tiffin Sales Manager Jerry Williamson says. “About 80 percent of our sales are quad- Tiffin Motorhomes has introduced a front-engine slides and we needed this additional model and floor plan.” The Allegro Bus QSP floor plan features a wider diesel among its 2006 models, tapping into a doorway between the bedroom and bath, repositioning of the garden tub and a second lavatory. “This will soon be our most popular floor plan,” Williamson adds. The Allegro Bus also is available for 2006 in a 38-ft. market niche seeking the fuel economy, high double-slide, another 40-ft. quad-slide plus 40-ft. double- and triple-slides, and a 42-ft. quad-slide. resale value and long-term dependability of diesel power in a moderately priced motorhome. Freightliner Slideout for computer You can catch up on email or surf the web before you get to the campground or home  in some Tiffin Motorhomes 2006 models. While most motorhome slideouts expand the destination Custom Chassis Corp. is producing the chassis, which living space, the computer slideout in Tiffin’s 2006 Phaeton and Allegro Bus models offers computing features a Cummins 5.9-liter engine and an Allison convenience. The passenger’s seat in the cockpit is equipped with a storable solid surface countertop 5-speed transmission with overdrive for the 34-38 ft. Allegro complete with 110-volt power and a telephone jack, all designed to keep laps free of computers. Bay models. Production will begin in the fourth quarter of 2005 or the first quarter of 2006 as the chassis become available from Freightliner, Radio upgrades on ’06 models Owners of 2006 Tiffin Motorhomes can travel from according to Tiffin General Manager Tim Tiffin. He expects 2006 model year production of the front-  Miami to Seattle listening to the same channel with high quality sound. Jensen engine diesel to be 100-150, increasing for the 2007 models. Tiffin Motorhomes produced a front-engine radio and sound systems are standard equipment in all 2006 Tiffin models. Sirius Satellite Radio, with more than 120 channels, is optional. Sirius offers commercial- diesel in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Tim Tiffin said the 2006 front-engine diesel Allegro Bay will be one free music, news, sports, talk, weather and traffic channels for a monthly fee. of the first front-engine diesels on the current market, confirmed by RV industry leaders. “This Cummins is so quiet,” Tim Tiffin said. “We are very confident that as our customers become interested in moving Cherry Bark cabinetry adds new color Rich, reddish-brown Cherry Bark cabinetry is just one sign of Tiffin from our high-end gas models into diesel, they will find this Allegro Bay very attractive. We showed this  Motorhomes’ shift to less conservative, more lively interior color schemes in 2006 models. Under model to our dealers and the response has been far and away positive.” The price point for front-engine the guidance of an interior design consultant who has worked with a number of other leading manufacturers in the RV industry, Tiffin is moving away from understated interiors. “Our customers diesel Allegro Bay is projected at a slight increase over the comparable gas-fueled Allegro Bay.  told us for years that they wanted to add their own accessories to dress up our interiors, but that is changing,” says General Manager Tim Tiffin. “We understand the balance between good taste and New galley drawers open wide How many times have you lost something important in the hidden recesses flashiness. This move simply reflects customers’ wishes for a bit more color and style.”  of a kitchen drawer? Many of Tiffin Motorhomes’ 2006 models take that common nuisance away. Thanks to a new support system, the new Tiffin galley drawers open fully. Typical drawers open just 70 percent with conventional support systems. The full-extension drawers are on six Phaeton and Select Comfort Sleep Number Bed option Sleeping in a Tiffin Motorhome just went from great to greater. Dual- Allegro Bus models. “When you’re having fun on the road in your motorhome, you don’t need to waste  control Select Comfort Sleep Number Beds are options on Tiffin’s 2006 Allegro Bay, Phaeton, Allegro time scrambling through hard-to-reach drawer corners, “ Research and Design Manager Van Tiffin says. Bus and Zephyr models. Manufactured by Select Comfort Corp. in Minneapolis, the Sleep Number Bed can be adjusted to firmness levels from 1 to 100 on each side. The pillow-top covered beds employ a system of air tubes instead of metal coils. Tiffin improves basement accessibility Tiffin Motorhomes, the first RV manufacturer to offer “basement” storage compartments,  has made them even more accessible in 2006 models. “Customers told us that lift-up doors, especially with slides extended, could lead to back strain,” explains Research and Design Manager Van Tiffin. “We Watch the game, race or movie outside Tailgaters will want to stay in their spots instead of going to the stadium solved that problem two ways in our 2006 Phaetons, Allegro Buses and Zephyrs.” Tiffin added 10 inches  or racetrack with the exterior entertainment centers offered as optional equipment on many 2006 of basement height by re-engineering and relocating slideout mechanisms. Those motors and hydraulics, Tiffin Motorhome models. The camp chairs will be clustered around the entertainment centers optional which had been below the slides, are now on the sides of the slides. The basement doors on the three on Tiffin’s Phaeton and Allegro Bus models for 2006. In addition to the two flat-panel TVs inside the 2006 models are hinged on the side, not the top. “When you don’t have to bend over as far and you don’t coaches, the exterior centers feature 24-in. TV screens and enhanced sound packages. “Every year have to lift a door, your back thanks you,” Van Tiffin says. “And look at all the cargo space we have added.” we hear from our customers that electronics are more and more important in buying decisions,” Tiffin Sales Manager Jerry Williamson says. 6 SIDE ROADS SIDE ROADS 7 ------

Allegro Club Fun In The Sun ------February 27 – March 3, 2006 (Check out March 4) Rally Park / Seffner, Florida

Around the Campfi re This event is available to the fi rst 150 eligible applicants (Club membership is required). with John & Lynn Sicklesteel Cost Includes: 5 Nights camping fee, full hook-ups (50 amps), 1 lunch, 3 evening meals, (breakfast & lunch available at no cost across the street at Lazy Days), prizes and surprises, supplier/partner seminars, and entertainment. Tiffi n factory technicians will be available for This time the column will be a little of minor repairs. Lazy Days will display the latest in Tiffi n-built motor homes for your viewing. Plenty of food, fun and fellowship. this and a little of that. Kinda a potpourri. Let’s start out with an experience Cost: Motor home with two people / $375.00 • Each additional guest / $100.00 • Motor home with one person / $300.00 regarding “kinda.” Total Cost: $ At restaurants offering salad with an entrée, when the server asked my dressing Number of people Amount enclosed $ choice, with a wink of the eye I would Name: respond, “Whatever you like because Spouse Name: you’re kinda cute.” Mailing Address: The last time I did that, the server City/State/Zip: indignantly snapped back, “KINDA?” I Allegro Club #: Telephone number: Chapter #: was very red-faced but it got worse. First Lynn and John Sicklesteel try to push Elmo through the door of their 1995 Allegro Bus. Name of guest(s) in member’s motor home: there was the “I told you so” from my all- We wish to park with our chapter (listed above) or individual: knowing wife. Then our fellow Allegro asked, “What’s a re-arranged chicken?” thing I asked first. Poor hearing can be We will be in:  Allegro  Allegro Star  Allegro Bay  Allegro Bus  Open Road  Phaeton  Zephyr Club campers starting every conversation The question was funny enough, but hazardous to your health. Motor home length: License plate #: State: the rest of that weekend with “kinda.” the possibilities of where chicken parts The next tour starts in 10 minutes... Tow vehicle: Make: License plate #: State: I won’t say that stupid line again, but the might be moved brought even more We were given a book that lists factory CUT HERE My chassis is:  Ford  Workhorse  Chevrolet  Oshkosh  Spartan  Freightliner  John Deere server did get an extra large tip that night. laughs. Think about it. Maybe that is tours. We make it a point to refer to the  Other: where chicken nuggets originated. I’ll bet book as we plan our trips across the YES  / NO  This is our fi rst Allegro Club rally. Say what? ------  Ever known anyone with selective you can come up with combinations we country and route ourselves by the ones YES / NO We wish to park in the handicapped section. (Enclose Handicapped Certifi cation copy with your registration.) didn’t even consider. that seem interesting. YES  / NO  We will bring our pet(s). hearing or a slight hearing volume loss? Please register together if you wish to park together! Get your reservations in early. There will be only 150 spaces available. They often suggest that others tend to My wife and I were in a grocery store We have enjoyed candy, ice cream, No reservations will be taken after the deadline of January 12, 2006. The refund deadline is January 12, 2006. mumble a lot. The interpretation of what and I was making short trips from the baked goods, pretzels, hot sauce and beer ------they think was said can be hilarious. cart to items we needed. She sent me for fresh from the production line. We were Send check, money order or fi ll out complete credit card information below: lunch meat. I replied, “Why in the world permitted only to smell the bourbon Take the time our group was talking  Visa  Master Card  Discover about free-range chickens and someone do you want me to hit you?” I heard her at a distillery because it is in a “dry” Credit Card Number: Expiration Date on the fringe of the group leaned in and say “Punch me,” I swear. Darn good (Continued on Page 15) ______/ ______/ ______/ ______/ ______1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Year Tiffi n Top Dealers Signature: Tiffi n Motorhomes named La Mesa RV Center, San Vogt Motor Homes, Haltom City/Fort Worth, Tex. Diego, Cal., its No. 1 dealer for 2005. The other top Colton Auto & RV, Mastic Beach, N.Y. Call (256) 356-8522 to register by phone or fax your registration form to (256) 356-9746. You can mail your reservation form with dealers for the year, honored at the July dealers’ meeting: King’s Campers, Inc., Wausau, Wis. check payable to: Allegro Club, P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, Al 35582-1429 Dandy RV Sales, Birmingham, Al.

Horizon Lussier LTEE, Ste-Marie de Monnoir, Quebec Attention: Early arrivals and late departures should be handled on your own by to cancel the event for any reason, at any time and without obligation beyond the refund DeMontrond’s Texan RV, Spring/Houston, Tex. calling Rally Park at 800/905-6627 of any prepaid fees for the cancelled event. J.C.’s RVs Inc., Livermore, Cal. No refunds will be given after the refund deadline. Upon cancellation a $20.00 handling By registering for this event, you acknowledge and agree to the following statement: fee will be charged. Travel insurance is an option available through Farm & City “I understand that neither Allegro Club, Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc., nor any Marlin Ingram’s RV Center, Montgomery, Al. Insurance (1-800-331-1520). Payment must accompany each rally registration. campground, restaurant, bus service or supplier assumes any responsibility directly or

Bankston Motor Homes, Inc., Huntsville, Al.  indirectly, for the use or operation of a car or recreational vehicle going to or from or during the rally; or for injuries before, during or after the rally; or damage to property Lazy Days RV Super Center, Seffner, Fla. Important: The Allegro Club has planned this event based upon claim assumptions, including a minimum number of participants. On occasion, circumstances of any kind before, during or after event.” arise which make the event impractical. Accordingly, the Allegro Club reserves the right

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Allegro Club Spring Fling ------April 17 – April 21, 2006 (Check out April 22) Lakewood Camping Resort / Myrtle Beach, SC

This event is available to the first 120 eligible applicants (Club membership is required). Cost Includes: 5 Nights camping fee, full hook-ups (50 amps), 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 4 evening meals, Dixie Stampede and High ‘More dependable, more high-tech, more house-like coaches’ Steppin Country. Daytimes have been left open for your enjoyment of the beach, shopping or playing golf in the golf capitol of the world. Tiffin factory technicians will be available for minor repairs. Vendors/suppliers will conduct seminars on Tuesday. Dealers As the 2006 Tiffin Motorhomes dictated by the GM headlights. will display the latest in Tiffin built motor homes for your viewing. Plenty of food, fun and fellowship. begin arriving in dealer showrooms, The front cap takes shape on a computer screen, the Van Tiffin is already thinking about contemporary successor to a hunk of clay. When the design Cost: Motor home with two people / $575.00 • Each additional guest / $200.00 • Motor home with one person / $400.00 the 2007 models. consultants for Tiffin develop their initial plans, they go to Total Cost: $ The model change process is not Van Tiffin’s desk, where creativity merges with reality. Van as easy as it may seem, explains the Tiffin ensures that the design meets the expectations of Number of people Amount enclosed $ research and design manager for the Tiffin customers, expressed in interviews and surveys. He Name: family-owned Class A motorhome also ensures that the design is within the capabilities of the Spouse Name: manufacturer. Many customers, Tiffin operation. Mailing Address: engineers, suppliers, dealers and The rear cap follows the design of the front cap. Then the City/State/Zip: managers spend countless hours. process shifts to the interior. Van Tiffin Allegro Club #: Telephone number: Chapter #: The process follows two distinct The inside of a motorhome is designed like a house. Name of guest(s) in member’s motor home: tracks: exterior and interior. A functional floor plan is the key. Tiffin customers dictate We wish to park with our chapter (listed above) or individual: The exterior design begins with the front cap. Headlight floor plan changes: After hearing the same feedback from a We will be in:  Allegro  Allegro Star  Allegro Bay  Allegro Bus  Open Road  Phaeton  Zephyr decisions come first. Tiffin selects headlights from the major number of customers and consultants, the designers swing Motor home length: Slide(s): R L License plate #: State: car and truck makers. into action. Tow vehicle: Make: License plate #: State:

For 2006 Tiffin coaches, the headlights come from General The 2006 Allegro Bus 40QSP was added to the line based CUT HERE My chassis is:  Ford  Workhorse  Chevrolet  Oshkosh  Spartan  Freightliner  John Deere Motors. Since the headlights were styled for new GM vehicles, on customer input. That floor plan offers a second lavatory  Other: the front cap of the motorhomes takes on some of the arch and a wide doorway between the bedroom and bath so the YES  / NO  This is our first Allegro Club rally. ------and plane of the GM vehicles that share the headlights. The garden tub is visible from the bedroom, all in a quad-slide YES  / NO  We wish to park in the handicapped section. (Enclose Handicapped Certification copy with your registration.) 2006 Allegro front cap features softened, rounded lines, diesel pusher. YES  / NO  We will bring our pet(s). a one-piece windshield and horizontally mounted wipers – all (Continued on Page 15) Please register together if you wish to park together! Get your reservations in early. There will be only 120 spaces available. No reservations will be taken after the deadline of March 3, 2006. The refund deadline is March 3, 2006. Current Tiffin Motorhome recalls The Yankee Doodler Cartoonist Bob Poiry ------03V-149 Ford Brake Warning Indicator Light Send check, money order or fill out complete credit card information below: Units potentially affected were manufactured between August 1999 and June 2003.  Visa  Master Card  Discover Credit Card Number: Expiration Date 05V-145 Potential Movement of Washer/Dryer Units potentially affected: ______/ ______/ ______/ ______/ ______2005 Allegro Bay 34XB and 37DB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Year 2005 Allegro Bus 38DP, 38TGP, 40QDP and 42QDP 2005 Phaeton 38GH, 35DH, 40TSH and 40QDH Signature: 2005 Zephyr 45QDZ Call (256) 356-8522 to register by phone or fax your registration form to (256) 356-9746. You can mail your reservation form with Current Vendor Recalls: 04E-024 Am-Safe Seatbelt check payable to: Allegro Club, P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, Al 35582-1429 Units potentially affected were manufactured from 9-30-03 to 5-25-04. Attention: Early arrivals and late departures should be handled on your own by to cancel the event for any reason, at any time and without obligation beyond the refund 05E-015 Vehicle Systems HydroHot Burner Tube calling Lakewood Camping Resort at (877) 254-4736. of any prepaid fees for the cancelled event. Units potentially affected are some 2005 and 2005 No refunds will be given after the refund deadline. Upon cancellation a $20.00 handling By registering for this event, you acknowledge and agree to the following statement: Allegro Buses, some 2004 Phaetons and some 2005 fee will be charged. Travel insurance is an option available through Farm & City “I understand that neither Allegro Club, Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc., nor any Zephyrs. Insurance (1-800-331-1520). Payment must accompany each rally registration. campground, restaurant, bus service or supplier assumes any responsibility directly or

 indirectly, for the use or operation of a car or recreational vehicle going to or from or Customers involved in the recalls should have received Important: The Allegro Club has planned this event based upon claim during the rally; or for injuries before, during or after the rally; or damage to property letters notifying them. However, if you feel you might assumptions, including a minimum number of participants. On occasion, circumstances of any kind before, during or after event.” be involved, please call Liz Jones of Tiffin Motorhomes arise which make the event impractical. Accordingly, the Allegro Club reserves the right at 256-356-0205 for verification. 10 SIDE ROADS SIDE ROADS 11 The chapter also recommends Rest-A- Hoodsport, Wash., state park near the While RV Park in Hoodsport, Wash. Rest-A-While Park. The park on the shore of Hood Canal has The Historic Bok Sanctuary in Lake full hookups and three clubhouses. Wales, Fla., offers peaceful, beautiful Newport Dunes Resort & Marina in gardens, a belltower and an estate. The Winterizing Newport Beach, Cal., is popular with belltower was built by Edward Bok as an the Allegro Classy Chassies in Anaheim. expression of love for his wife. Writes Pat The following checklist is used by Tiffi n service technicians for winterizing. Chapter Chatter: Next time you pass this way With features like a secluded beach, a Tanguay of the Citrus Allegros, “I don’t waveless swimming lagoon, large think it would be asking too much for Turn water heater switch and 110-volt Restaurants Original House of Pizza in Westport, Red Viking Danish and American swimming pool, a water park and rental all Allegro husbands to do the same for  breaker to off. A 16-oz. Porterhouse steak for $12.95? Wash., is highly recommended by the Smorgaasbord, and Antonio’s Pizza. kayaks, sailboards and paddleboats, no their wonderful Allegro wives.” (Allegro  Drain water tank. The Michigan Allegro Pathmakers were Puget Sound Allegros and not just for wonder the Classy Chassies like it. husbands may respond in the December Drain holding tanks, leave gate “lickin’ their chops” according to Vivian pizza. The excellent menu includes Campgrounds, RV parks & resorts If you’re really, really into shuffl eboard, issue under the Equal Time Provision.)  valves open. Vos, chapter secretary, when they saw seafood. The Puget Sound Allegros The most welcome amenity at Scottville you would probably enjoy Golden Village Grand prize for destination attractions  Remove water heater plug. that item on the menu at Johnny’s a also like the Honeybee Drive Inn near City Park for the Michigan Allegro Palms Sunland RV Resorts in Hemet, this issue goes to the Allegro Classy  Open low point drain valves. Hoodsport, Wash. Try the fi sh and chips Cal. The Allegro Classy Chassies Chassies for their July visit to the Flying Close low point drain valves restaurant near their campout at Scottville Pathmakers in July was plenty of shade.  (when water has drained). City Park. Everybody was ready for the or check out The Tides Restaurant which Maybe Michiganders just don’t have report Golden Village has a world Flags RV Resort and Campground in Using a water pressure regulator, cholesterol challenge. Imagine the long is also excellent. enough experience with heat, unlike championship four-season shuffl eboard Buellton, Cal. The attractions listed by  connect compressed air to the city water connection. faces when the server’s next words were, Just a ways down the coast, the Allegro folks in the Deep South and some other court. The park also has a putting green, the Southern California chapter: Solvang, Replace water heater drain plug after “We’re all out of porterhouse.” You might Classy Chassies tout the Back Bay Café regions closer to the Equator. The park seven tournament pool tables, three large the Danish Capital of America, Quick  water has been blown from the water want to call ahead if you want that cut in Newport Beach. “The cuisine is as also was well kept. The heat provided a heated pools, three therapy spas and a Silver Ranch (miniature horses), Mission heater. Use pipe dope on an Atwood water heater and Tefl on tape on and deal at Johnny’s. wonderful as the view of the beautiful fi ne excuse to dine at restaurants. full fi tness center. Santa Ines and ranches for Arabian a Suburban water heater. Maybe the Comanche Allegros in yachts tied to the dock out front,” we hear. The Puget Sound Allegros keep coming The Allegro Adventurers in Minnesota horses and ostriches. The Flying Flags  Open every hot and cold sink faucet and Granbury, Tex., are an adventuresome Many members returned for breakfast after back to American Sunset RV Park in recommend Pioneer Campground folks provide a fi ve-day activity planner ensure that all water has drained. enjoying the food and prices at dinner. in Wabasha, Minn., foer its level sites, plus a walking map and a driving map of Flush toilet and water sprayer on toilet group. How else would you explain their Westport, Wash. Why? Full hookups,  if equipped with one. choice of a restaurant named Coyote The Classy Chassies added several pull-throughs, a swimming pool and a wooded area, proximity to a river and Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas If the coach is plumbed for a washing Ugly during a campout in Hempstead, restaurants to the recommended list in large recreation hall. Nearby, members comfortable meeting room. Haden Church) as they wound through  machine, open cold and hot water valves, catching dripped water Tex.? Coyote Ugly, we are told, is most Buellton, Cal.: Andersen’s (famous for enjoy saltwater fi shing charter boats, fi ve wine country in the movie Sideways. in a cloth. unusual, off the beaten path, serves “just split pea soup), Olsen’s Danish Bakery, public beaches, shopping and sightseeing. Destination attractions Turn washing machine to regular wash about anything you could think of” (with A member of the Comanche Allegros in Quirky occurrences  cycle and run one minute while air is connected to the system, then set the exception of coyote, we hope), and 2006 Allegro Club rally schedule Granbury, Tex., has a family connection The same Michigan Allegro Pathmakers to spin cycle so water can pump out the food is very good. The chapter also that paid a handsome dividend for the who whined about the heat in Scottville, of the machine. Allegro Club Fun in the Sun Allegro Club New England Getaway recommends Pasta Fina in Granbury, chapter during a campout at Red Oak Mich., were at it again in Morley, Mich., Place towel under washing machine Rally Park Champlain Valley Exposition  water fi lter and remove fi lter, catching Tex., for “especially good Italian food RV Park in Hempstead, Tex. The group during a summer campout at Mecosta drip from fi lter slot. Reinsert fi lter Seffner, Fla. Essex Junction, Vt. and set machine to spin cycle for one (but no coyote primavera). Feb. 27-March 3, 2006 (break camp March 4) Oct. 9-13, 2006 (break camp Oct. 14) visited Happy Hills Children’s Farm, Pines Campground. Even though the minute. Remove fi lter again, catch Selection, quantity, presentation and described as a beautiful, quiet, peaceful humidity was almost as high as the 90- drips and reinsert fi lter. price at River Run Dining Room all Allegro Spring Fling Allegro Club Fall Fiesta place for children, some of whom have degree temperature, Morley hadn’t had  Open low point drain valves again. received high marks from the Michigan Lakewood Camping Resort Blazing Star RV Resort had problems with school, parents or any rain for almost 45 days, so the ground Remove and empty water fi lter canister  from sewer compartment. Allegro Pathmakers. River Run is six miles Myrtle Beach, S.C. San Antonio, Tex. authorities. This working farm provides was dusty and dry. The swimming pool Pump two cups of RV antifreeze west of Mecosta Pines Campground and April 17-22, 2006 (break camp April 23) Nov. 6-10, 2006 (break camp Nov. 11) a home-like setting, a K-12 school and was popular. Despite long tradition, the  into water pump. came highly recommended after chapter athletic facilities. The campers were campers could not bring themselves to  Pour one cup of RV antifreeze into each members picked up rumors that their Allegro Club FMCA Pre-Rally treated to lunch in the dining hall. light a campfire, so they sat around an sink, shower and tub drain. Happy Holiday RV Park & Campground Wipe sink, shower fl oor and tub former favorite eatery had changed hands. Balboa Island is within walking empty fi re ring.  surfaces with clean, dry cloth. Cherokee, N.C. Patriotism can play a role in restaurant distance of the Newport Dunes Resort While the Michigan Allegro Pathmakers Confi rm that all faucets and low point selection, as the Michigan Allegro August 10-13, 2006 & Marina favored by the Allegro Classy suffered in the heat, their dogs reportedly  drain valves are open. Pathmakers proved this summer in Morley, For additional information: Chassies. Balboa Island has, in addition sacked-out in queen-size beds and air- Mich. The chapter enjoyed breakfast at Jimmy Johnson, Allegro Club President: jimmy.johnson@tiffi nmotorhomes.com to many wonderful restaurants and shops, conditioned comfort. But as the old the American Legion post and declared it Verbon Jones, Allegro Club Offi ce Manager: verbon.jones@tiffi nmotorhomes.com an entertaining walk along canals to view caution goes, be careful what you ask “another outstanding meal to remember. or Cynthia Skinner, Allegro Club Secretary: cynthia.skinner@tiffi nmotorhomes.com beautiful waterfront homes and yachts. for because you might get it. Yep, just The post serves meals throughout the Interested in digging for clams and as the campers were surrounding the day, supporting other Legion activities Phone: 256-356-8522 | Fax: 256-356-9746 oysters? The Puget Sound Allegros from potluck-laden picnic tables, along came a Allegro Club, P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582-1429 through the kitchen. Tacoma, Wash., tell us that’s possible in a (Continued on Page 15) 12 SIDE ROADS SIDE ROADS 13 Tailgate in style with your Tiffi n motor home Around the Campfi re Looking for high odometer numbers (Continued from Page 8) county. We have watched motor homes As true fans can tell you, the best place and campers built, electricity generated, to be at football games is not necessarily airplanes assembled, glassware and the 50-yard line, especially with the exterior pottery crafted, olives packed and vast entertainment centers optional on some fi elds of vegetables harvested. 2006 Tiffi n-built motor homes. Our children joined us on these If you have pampered a Tiffi n-built reading and interested in participating, “Today the ultimate game-day experience factory tours to develop their curiosity motor home through a considerable please send your coach’s model, year and starts in stadium parking lots – tailgating and appreciation of occupations. They number of miles, we have two opportunities mileage plus your name, address, phone in style in a recreation vehicle, or RV. are taking their children to many of the to provide some recognition. number and email address to Allegro That’s where the real fun takes place same places. First, a video history of Tiffin Club, Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582 or during college and pro football season,” What in the world was that? Motorhomes in the works and interviews by email to allegroclub@tiffi nmotorhom says Joe Cahn, renowned RVing chef who’s What is the strangest cargo you have with some proud owners of high-mileage es.com. We cannot promise you will be logged over 250,000 miles traveling to every carried in your motor home? How about coaches are in the script. Second, Side included in these ventures because we NFL stadium and many college games as a bright red 4-foot-tall Elmo piñata Roads plans to begin recognizing those don’t know how many responses to expect the “Commissioner of Tailgating.” hanging over the queen-sized bed? It owners in future issues. or how high the mileages will be.  Each weekend, stadium parking lots was moved into the shower stall after If you’re proud of your high odometer across the country fill with tailgaters, “Commissioner of Tailgating” Joe Cahn whips up some tailgating treats in his motorhome. it startled too many drivers passing us. who often produce elaborate food spreads Huge tumbleweed bushes have ridden in  Take your guests in style–by RV–to both  Cook to your heart’s desire. Barbecue ribs, ‘More dependable, more high-tech in their RVs before and after the big game. home and away games. RVs come in a variety fajitas, jambalaya and more. Log on to www. our dinette booth for thousands of miles (Continued from Page 10) Mingling with fellow tailgaters and of sizes and styles for every taste and budget. GoRVing.com/recipes.cfm for delicious tailgate as have antique furniture pieces. I can’t “About 80 percent of our sales “This will soon be our most popular alumni adds to the pre- and post-game Renting one is an attractive option for many recipes for the entire family. tell you how many tons of pretty souvenir football fans who go tailgating. are quad-slides and we needed this fl oor plan. Our customers spoke, we excitement. To help you join the fan  Prepare and freeze hors d’oeuvres ahead rocks I have packed in the basement additional model and fl oor plan, says listened and now we’re delivering.”  festivity, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Tailgating in an RV means br inging of time. Then pop them in the RV’s microwave compartment for my rock garden.  Tiffi n Sales Manager Jerry Williamson. An interior designer who has your kitchen along, everything from range and when you arrive at the game. Association (RVIA) offers these practical refrigerator to automatic ice maker. Anything worked with a number of other major pointers for creating the perfect tailgating you can prepare at home, you can make in an  Adapt side dishes to suit the weather. manufacturers in the RV industry When it’s warm out, bring watermelon, party experience for family and friends: RV, serve up fresh and take home safely. Chapter Chatter: Quirky Occurrences couples customer feedback with industry gazpacho, deviled eggs and shrimp cocktail. (Continued from Page 13) trends. From that process comes color  Avoid traffi c by arriving early and staying In the fall and winter, switch to soups, hot torrential downpour. Chapter Secretary/ in Aguanga, Cal., at the Tiffi n Western late. chocolate, and cider with doughnuts. schemes, appliances and other features Side Roads columnist John Sicklesteel Rally. It was a case of right golfers, wrong inside the coach. With the front cap,  Have food ready two hours before the reports, “We fi nished our meal (under cart. rear cap and interior plans complete, Campground discounts available game starts. Allow plenty of time to eat and mingle with guests. an awning) in cool comfort as we milled Chapter secretaries should be treated the motorhome production begins. Allegro Club membership now offers a new benefi t: a special membership rate for around in a scene that looked much like with respect and perhaps suspicious “We will continue this evolutionary  Entertain in style. Today’s RVs offer a campground discount club. a cocktail reception.” caution. Otherwise, they will write, as process, listening to our customers, slideout rooms that nearly double the interior offering a product that is better each Since 1992, Passport America has offered its members a 50 percent discount space for more room to entertain guests. Would you trade a good night of sleep did Jackie Butts of the Allegro Classy year,” Van Tiffi n says. “The trend is off the regular camping fee for participating campgrounds. Passport America has for $500? One un-named member of Chassies, “What trail boss mistook a fi re 1,200 participating campgrounds in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. An international  Get to know your tailgating neighbors. toward more dependable, more hi-tech, Swap recipes, pass around a football, and talk the Michigan Allegro Pathmakers did alarm for a light switch?” more house-like coaches. Customers camping directory and a subscription to RV America Magazine are included in up the game. just that during a campout at Scottville The snowbird members of the Allegro expect the same appliances in their Passport America membership, which costs $44 a year.  Take cover inside the RV if it rains or City Park. She went to the casino while Adventurers in Minnesota thought they coaches as they have in their houses. “We have negotiated an 18-months-for-the-price-of-12 rate for Allegro Club snows. Whatever the weather on game day, others enjoyed their beauty sleep. She had avoided cold weather in April at They want remote controls wherever you’ll have a dry place to tailgate inside the RV. members to join Passport America,” said Allegro Club President Jimmy Johnson. won $500. the chapter’s fi rst campout of the season possible, and satellite TV, even in- “While the Allegro Club does not endorse products and services, our members  Don’t miss any big plays. Watch the Golf clubs are expensive. Golfers at the Grand Casino Campground in motion, is a feature we hear about every day. Tiffi n owners want to upgrade only convinced us that this affi liation was valuable and desirable.” highlights and post-game shows on your RV’s become attached to clubs that work for Hinkley. No such luck. Cold with a TV/VCR. if a newer model contains features not To join Passport America at the Allegro Club discounted rate, call 800-681-6810 or them. That explains why two members strong wind. Two weeks later in Wabasha visit www.passportamerica.com The promotional code for Allegro Club members is  Leave your parking area clean. Store offered on their current models. We of the Allegro Classy Chassies from it was not only cold but rainy at the  XXX-PROMO-CODE -XXX. leftovers safely in the RV’s fridge. don’t see any decline in that trend.” Anaheim were chased down a fairway second campout. Maybe July…  14 SIDE ROADS SIDE ROADS 15