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TIOGA 85	Charles	12-27-00
Just bought a Tioga 85 model. Could I get any feedback from owners of the same model. Hope I find someone to give me advice. Thanks.
Re: TIOGA 85	Kevn	1-2-01
Just bought a Tioga 85 model. Could I get any feedback from owners of the same model. Hope I find someone to give me advice. Thanks. We bought an 22 ft 1984 Tioga last year. I had been looking for a class C for a few years with the idea of taking my family (wife, 15,14 yr old daughters and 5 year old son) on a month long trip out west ( We live in western PA). It had over 100,000 miles but my mechanics assured me its Chevy engine was still being built and was very highly regarded. I found it did use oil (about a qt every 1000 miles), but my mechanic said that was not a big concern as long as you check the oil every gas fill up. It will be a big problem if you run it low on oil. So first piece of advice is to make it a habit to check the oil every time you fill the gas tank. At start of trip I bought a case of inexpensive oil a put it in one of the compartments. I noticed that the transmission was leaking fluid. Pointing this out to the person I bought it from enabled me to have him reduce the price by $600. When I did get the leak fixed I had the transmission rebuilt for $1200. It has not leaked a drop since and shifts very nicely. My local Quik Lube has a high bay and changes oil and lubes RVs. This is nice since he check tire pressure, does all lubrication and makes sure all fluids (transmission, brake, cooling, etc.)are at the proper levels. This is probably a good idea and is not that expensive ($22 per oil change for me). A motorhome is a little harder to mechanically maintain and check - so this is an inexpensive way to do it. Our trip out west was great. Really no mechanical problems. Before we left my mechanic did look it over and gave it a tune up, fixed a minor exhaust pipe problem and changed some belts. I cannot help think this preventative maintenance paid off on our month long excursion. We all like our Tioga. It has the perfect layout for us. The only thing that would have been nice is if the furnace would have worked while not being electrically hooked up. The 12 volt battery does not seem to provide enough juice to ignite the furnace (although fan does work-just not gets hot). This is just a few ideas that I hope may help. Feel free to email me if you have any specific questions. Happy RVing! Kevin
Re: TIOGA 85	Charles	1-3-01
Thanks Kevin. Good advice I shall not forget.