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TIFFIN MOTORHOMES The Award-Winning Allegro Club Magazine For Leisure & Living 8-9 An easy turn 10 Jack & Ken’s 13 Volunteer State For the better Great adventure Makes voting tough In the new 40 QRP Cross-country For full-timers March 2008 Owners really like Motorhome salesmen Tennessee requires Volume 4 Volume Issue No.3 Allegro Bus handling get to know the product residential address 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. From the P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582 NOTICE OF RESPONSIBILITY: driver’s seat The Allegro Club, Inc., Red Bay, AL, has designed tours, caravans, and rallies for your pleasure and enjoyment and has attempted to by Jimmy Johnson select for you the best campgrounds, accommodations, restaurants, and transportation facilities for the prices charged. Allegro Club, Inc., Jimmy and Gail Johnson, and the Board of Directors do not own or operate any of the campgrounds, hotels, restaurants or transportation facilities and, furthermore, assume no responsibility for delays, losses, Something is missing and it’s not a mistake. accidents, or for damage to persons or property caused by any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity providing the following services: Since its start four years ago, each issue of Side Roads had campgrounds, hotels, restaurants, transportation (including but not contained three applications for upcoming Allegro Club limited to transfers and sightseeing) or any other services incident to these tours, rallies, caravans or any activities of the Allegro Club, Inc. rallies. This issue, you will only find one, the Allegro Club The right is reserved to substitute campgrounds, hotels, restaurants Louisiana Lagniappe, April 14-17 at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park and alter the itinerary or reverse the places to be visited. The right is reserved to cancel the tour or caravan prior to departure. In the event in Robert, LA. Our other 2008 rallies in Tucson, AZ; Niagara of a tour or caravan cancellation, the Allegro Club, Inc., Jimmy and Gail Johnson, and the Board of Directors’ liability is limited to a refund of Falls; Manteca, CA; and Branson, MO; are sold out. If you’re money received. interested in the Louisiana rally, you might want to stop reading The Allegro Club, Inc., Jimmy and Gail Johnson, and the Board of Directors reserve the right to make any changes, with or without notice, this column long enough to call or fax your application. Only that might become necessary with the understanding that there is no a few slots remain. extra charge. After a tour, caravan or rally begins, any unused portions of fees paid are not refundable. The Allegro Club, Inc., also reserves the We have been sensitive to feedback in the past about the price right to terminate tour, caravan and rally services for any client at any tags on our rallies, even though the rally costs much more than time for good cause. The mission of the Allegro Club is: the registration fees. The brisk signups for the 2008 rallies can 1) To promote friendship, fellowship and camaraderie among all be seen as a strong indication of perceived as well as actual owners of Tiffin-built motorhomes; 2) To provide pertinent information and assistance regarding value, including campground fees, meals, entertainment, some Tiffin-built products, their maintenance and related safety topics; 3) To promote brand loyalty to Tiffin-built motorhomes among transportation to off-site activities and fun. current owners; One Allegro Club chapter president called proudly early in 4) To encourage ownership of Tiffin-built motorhomes among non-owners. January to announce his members wanted 10 spaces for the The Allegro Club reserves the right to edit submissions for space and Branson rally. We had to tell him he was more than a month clarity. Manuscripts, photographs, illustrations and other proposed content are welcomed and will be considered for publication. Reproduction in late. We were completely booked. whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Content, including statements of fact and opinion, do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints That brings me to our plans for 2009 and beyond. of Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. or the Allegro Club, Inc. Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. For those of you who missed out on the Branson rally, we and the Allegro Club, Inc. are not responsible for content. Privacy laws plan to repeat that opportunity in 2009, probably in mid-May. and policies prevent Side Roads from publishing memorials, illnesses and other personal information without written permission. We are also looking at a Phoenix rally in March, Key West in ON THE COVER April, the Northwest in June, the Northeast (Massachusetts, What a beautiful view for a majestic mountain range: The 2008 Allegro. Hudson Valley or Lake George) in August or September and Tiffin National Sales Manager Jerry Williamson predicts that 90% of the entry-level Allegro coaches sold in this model year will have this optional Du Quoin, IL, in September or October. full-body paint, until recently available only on higher-priced diesel pushers. The 2008 Allegro also comes with easy-to-clean full tile flooring in the living We also are considering some themed events which may be area and galley plus an automatic satellite dish. The Allegro can also be scheduled at some future dates. An Elvis adventure would trace ordered with a front-engine diesel. The King’s path from Tupelo, MS, to Memphis. A bluegrass LETTERS TO THE EDITOR adventure might follow good music through Tennessee and Want to share an experience you had in your Tiffin Motorhome? Have a comment or suggestion about Kentucky. Side Roads, the Allegro Club newsletter? Write to: Side Roads Editor, Allegro Club We appreciate the speedy reservations so many club members P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582 made to our 2008 rallies and we apologize to those we could Please include your name, address, email and phone not accommodate. Let’s hope we get to visit at a rally in 2009. number so we can contact you. CONTACTS: Tiffin Motorhomes Parts & Service: (256) 356-0261 Allegro Club: (256) 356-8522 [email protected] Jimmy Johnson, Allegro Club president President Verbon Jones, Allegro Club office manager Allegro Club Cynthia Skinner, Allegro Club membership coordinator Janet Gober, Allegro Club administrative assistant 2 SIDE ROADS www.tiffinmotorhomes.com TV, TV, which represents a fast-growing Tiffin Motorhomes offer the Tiffinbefore thedealerships end of Bus Bus and Allegro Bay arrived at in that length. The new Allegro model lines. The 40-ft. popular seated eye-level midsection eye-level seated popular QTH the the longest ever produced in those the 38-ft. trend in viewing. Watching TV no longer means looking up The The 43-ft. Three new floorplans from has the first midsection TV OVERHEAD CABINET 4-DOOR Allegro Bus 43 QRP OVERHEAD CABINET OHC FRIDGE 72" BOOTH Allegro Bay TGB DINETTE LAV 74" SOFA BED OVERHEAD CABINET TV Allegro Bus QRP 36" AND AND SHOWER LCD / / ONLY QUEEN RY BED NT 32 PA OPTIONAL " LC WERS/NIGHTST WERS/NIGHTST D TV CLOSET DRA DRA OPTIONAL LA STEP V WASHER & C OH 83” SOFA BED DRYER OVERHEAD CABINET OHC 26" TV OVERHEAD Phaeton Phaeton OVERHEAD MICROWAVE OVERHEAD CABINET are OVERHEAD CABINET DRAWERS BELOW CABINET CABINET and TV at home. Sometimes, watching They tell us it’s just like watching Tiffinnational sales manager. “We Williamson adds, “but so many other other many so “but adds, Williamson 2007; 2007; the firstnew Phaetons were will turn heads from other product within 24 within months.” 24 Zephyr feature a lone remote for all for remote a lone feature Zephyr Allegro Bay and top-of-the-line Bus owners, but the very competitive competitive very the but owners, Bus Cummins diesel on a Spartan interior. refrigerator and the driver’s side says. Williamson feel,” more guests can enjoy the action,” because wall pantry the in mounted fantastic,” says Jerry Williamson, midsection TV models has been price price point for a luxury coach also in 2007 Phaeton and Zephyr models; models; Zephyr and Phaeton 2007 in lavi lavi slide out with the living room, lines,” Williamson adds. adds. Williamson lines,” by the current model however, year the den-style the TVs were den-style standard or special special appeal to current Allegro shipped in January. in shipped January. $327,600. $327,600. adding to the spaciousness of the and instantly you sense its great a TV above the windshield can be are are projecting that 80% of Tiffin options in Tiffinalloptions five lines. distracting or hampered by glare.” distracting or hampered chassis. chassis. The retail base price is as well. this feature enjoy customers coaches coaches will have midsection TVs “You “You walk into the 43 QRP Bus The 43 QRP is pushed by a 425HP 425HP a by pushed is QRP 43 The The new Allegro residential Bus’ “Tailgaters rave about the TV “Customer response to the The The 2008 Allegro Bus, Phaeton, “We expect the 43 QRP to have The midsection TVs first appeared appeared first TVs midsection The TVs, TVs, satellite and DVD plus HD- with gas engine at a base retail price price retail base a at engine gas with well as veteran RVers.” as well veteran ready ready TV programming after the is available is on available a chassis Workhorse receiver. its accompanying plan will be very popular for the younger crowd in this crowd as coach, the younger sofas,” Williamson sofas,” says. “I can see owner owner selects satellite service and engine engine diesel (FRED) chassis at a of or $153,930, a front- Freightliner entertaining, entertaining, since it has opposing base base retail of $167,160.