We didn't look at an Allegro Red, as the local dealer did not have one in stock for the 18 month's that we were looking. I did look at one after we purchased the Aria, and in my opinion, the Red is more comparable to the Palazzo. We drove a Phaeton, it was great, but for the money and features, the Aria won out. Actually, the day we bought the Aria, I went to the dealer to drive, probably purchase a Discovery 40X. I drove the Discovery, then the Aria and really looked at the two closely. The Aria had more basement storage, more kitchen storage, and despite the smaller engine, I liked driving it better. Our Aria had some issues when we first got it, a few fit, finish things that were taken care of immediately, and electrical problems with the GFI that our dealer took weeks to remedy. Finally, and I'm not sure if Thor or my dealer paid for it, they switched to a pure sine wave inverter. That solved all of our problems. One of our basement doors was severely out of alignment and we did have a dreaded basement water leak, but that one was fixed at the dealer while I waited. We put about 8000 miles on it last year, all long weekends or local camping trips. We have been twice over the Sierra's and twice over the Blue's in Oregon while towing our 5000LB toad. It could be a little faster over the big long hills, but once I learned to shift down a little sooner, I have been impressed with how well it does over those hills. The floor plan has been terrific. Driving is so much more relaxing than our previous gassers. I would definitely purchase it again. The more we use it, the more I like it. I have added 3 more solar panels which has helped greatly when dry camping. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.
Mike
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Vicki and Mike, Aria 3901- The Wined Up Bus, towing 16 Jeep JKUR.
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