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07-26-2017, 05:05 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: challenger 37YT
State: Michigan
Posts: 247
THOR #6874
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Out of curiosity
Anyone here, or anyone here know someone who has bought an RV and had absolutely no issues after they bought it ?
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07-26-2017, 05:06 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Keystone
Model: Cougar 30 RLS 5th wheel
State: Colorado
Posts: 288
THOR #2204
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Nope.
My 2 yr old Thor Hurricane is having a new roof installed as we speak.
My buddy has a new MH he paid well over $200K for and it is back east
at the factory for repairs because CW could not fix the problems he had.
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Phil Saran
2019 Cougar 30 RLS 2012 Ram 3500 4x4
Colorado
I like to wander and I'm not lost!
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07-26-2017, 05:13 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 22B
State: Florida
Posts: 465
THOR #5326
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Zero issues no I had 4 issues after my PDI that were resolved within 90 days my 2017 american made automobile has had 2 recalls so far in first year I have owned it STUFF HAPPENS
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Don & Liz B.
Four Winds 22B
Sunseeker 2800QSF GTS (Loss to hurricane Ian)
Windsport 27K
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07-26-2017, 05:22 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Crossroads
Model: CF32BL
State: Mississippi
Posts: 1,030
THOR #121
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So far no
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Frank and Janet Henn
2008 CrossRoads CF32Bl pushing a 2007 Dodge 2500
Traveling with Hoover, Rainbow and Sunshine
The wonder Schnauzers
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07-26-2017, 05:22 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: challenger 37YT
State: Michigan
Posts: 247
THOR #6874
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I have two 2016 vehicles and a 2013. Lucky enough, no recall. That's usually a parts defect, not bad workmanship. I've never really owned a vehicle with bad workmanship until I bought my motor home, and STUFF HAPPENS is true. Because I have stuff happening on a weekly basis ! Lol
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07-26-2017, 05:27 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Challenger 37TB
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 412
THOR #4486
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Bought a brand new 2001 Citation 33M travel trailer, owned it for about 2-3 years and traded up for a brand new class C Winnebago motorhome. Much to my surprise, I had no issues at all with the Citation TT. Not the case with the other 11 RV's I've owned mostly new but a few were used. At the time, the Citation/Chateau travel trailers were higher quality than brands like Fleetwood, etc. I heard that that brand was dissolved once the PA factory went on strike. Hard to find info on exactly what happened to Citation/Chateau but also heard a rumor that Thor bought the brand, they went on strike and then Thor dissolved the brand. Heard that from the local dealer I bought the Citation from when I bumped into them years later at an RV show.
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Tom and Lisa
Pennsylvania
2015 Challenger 37TB
2015 Ford Taurus toad
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07-26-2017, 05:27 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 22B
State: Florida
Posts: 465
THOR #5326
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rick kirby
I have two 2016 vehicles and a 2013. Lucky enough, no recall. That's usually a parts defect, not bad workmanship. I've never really owned a vehicle with bad workmanship until I bought my motor home, and STUFF HAPPENS is true. Because I have stuff happening on a weekly basis ! Lol
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Don & Liz B.
Four Winds 22B
Sunseeker 2800QSF GTS (Loss to hurricane Ian)
Windsport 27K
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07-26-2017, 05:59 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Tuscany XTE 36MQ
State: Louisiana
Posts: 129
THOR #4843
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rick kirby
Anyone here, or anyone here know someone who has bought an RV and had absolutely no issues after they bought it ?
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Not a new RV. From my experience all new models have a few items to be worked out. Rolling house will have something go wrong. Most of first year spent correcting issues. Now we can enjoy it.
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07-26-2017, 06:04 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: '17 Hurricane 34F
State: Missouri
Posts: 235
THOR #6040
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I had to reattach a window valance
I had to relocate the step's magnetic switch slightly to better match the other side
I have a couple of drawers that do not lock/stay closed well. And 2 that I took off of the slides to access behind that I cant get to stay in the slide well (is that my fault?).
None that I think justifies dealing with a local dealer I did not purchase from.
I consider myself very fortunate, it starts when I turn the key, the full wall slide goes in and out when I hit the button, no water leaks, AC works, .... knocking on wood now.
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07-26-2017, 06:30 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Citation SR Sprinter
State: Iowa
Posts: 17
THOR #7596
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No issues
2017 Thor Citation. 6000 miles. No issues. Drives great. Purchased from LaMesa RV in Mesa, Az. No issues with them. I added several outlets, installed a larger bathroom sink, moved microwave to above the stove and added 3 drawers where the microwave was. (Purchased drawer fronts from Thor thru my dealer), added several shelves in storage compartments. Changed out the shower rod to give me 6 to 8 more inches in the shower. Also added 5 foot of 4 inch PVC from sewer compartment to front of LP compartment to hold sewer hose. These mods were done because I wanted to do them, not because of defects.
Headed to UP then to east coast of Canada this fall.. Then to AZ for the winter. Next spring will make trip to Alaska..
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07-26-2017, 06:37 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Florida
Posts: 1,241
THOR #1249
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rick kirby
Anyone here, or anyone here know someone who has bought an RV and had absolutely no issues after they bought it ?
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If that happened to me, I would go buy a lottery ticket right away.
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Former owner of 2015 Thor Vegas 24.1 in Ocala
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07-26-2017, 07:06 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 26B
State: Indiana
Posts: 388
THOR #6414
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My 1995 Starcraft Popup had zero issues in the five years we owned it.
My 2000 Starcraft 24RK travel trailer had absolutely no issues. In the 10 years we owned it and over 70,000 miles traveled around the country we wore out the power inverter fan and it caused the inverter to overheat and fail which we attributed to normal wear and tear considering how much runtime/use prior to failure.
My 2011 Palomino 8801 had numerous issues but the factory took it back and made ir right.
My 2013 Keystone Cougar had issues.
My 2017 Thor Four Winds is by far the worst and the list continues to grow the longer I own it and discover new things.
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Roger, Dawn, and Roxie
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07-26-2017, 09:08 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Allegro Open Road
State: Florida
Posts: 417
THOR #8069
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Bought my 2018 a few weeks ago from CW in Ocala. Told salesman we would be back in November and not needing the RV until April. He said make a list of warranty issues and we will make all repairs and also store your RV until April. Most of the things that I found I fixed myself along with adding a few things (thanks to this forum). I have a very small list like some screens and a few scratches, other than that we are very happy.
I think that you need to have mechanical ability to own one of these and make your own repairs or it will be spending most of the time in the shop.
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07-26-2017, 09:35 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 37GT
State: Florida
Posts: 809
THOR #5246
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Used Montana fiver, zero issues full timing in it. Made some upgrades (washer/dryer, sat dish, etc) but no repairs.
Used Thor Challenger, bad water pump replaced by dealer in first 2 weeks. Made upgrades but after a year and over 10,000 miles issue free and very happy.
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Full Time in 2017 Newmar Ventana 4369
pulling a 24' enclosed (Mini Cooper/Harley/Kayak)
(traded 2014 Thor Challenger)
US Army 70-73 Retired LEO
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07-26-2017, 11:03 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,326
THOR #7035
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New Forest River Surveyor in 2013 that had no issues requiring me to return to the dealer for warranty work although I did improve the sliding bedroom doors retainers.
My current ACE was bought used with 2300 miles on it and we have had zero issues until this last weekend. The 1 foot wide panel in the very back that covers the transition between the back wall and ceiling started falling down. I'll fix that myself this weekend.
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07-26-2017, 11:16 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Vegas 25.2
State: Missouri
Posts: 1,038
THOR #4687
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That is like asking someone who has had a house built if they have had no issues, no repairs, etc.
It seems that a MH is much more like a house than a car. And the way it looks like they are built individually is exactly the reason.
You can always look at it like your MH is "custom built" and one if a kind
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07-26-2017, 11:49 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Axis 24.2
State: Idaho
Posts: 533
THOR #1944
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Our Axis (1st Thor) hasn't been back for repairs.
However I clearly remember 2 that never did get appropriately fixed during warranty period and one was for 2yrs (several unsuccessful return visits).
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Axis 24.2 "was" tug'n a JK
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07-26-2017, 11:52 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Challenger 37LX
State: Arizona
Posts: 506
THOR #7863
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We purchased our 2017 Challenger 37LX about a month ago. Haven't been out camping yet because of prior scheduled and unscheduled travel.
During the PDI we identified a number of items, then driving it home we found a few more (like that the microwave was very poorly mounted and made a spine chilling noise when we were driving).
It took a while for our dealer (CW) to "get authorization" from Thor to make repairs, but it came. CW fixed most of the items, and we take it back tomorrow morning for the rest that were waiting on parts.
We also identified various cosmetic issues on the exterior - shallow scratches that CE will buff out, molding that was damaged (I assume they parked it too near a tree or something), window frames that were beat up. It's all fixed or being fixed/replaced, so far I have no real complaints.
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USAF Veteran, Retired Security Professional
The only thing necessary for evil to prosper,
Is that good men do nothing.
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07-27-2017, 01:00 AM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane
State: Alabama
Posts: 34
THOR #7745
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14 hurricane 34e bought used some cosmetic issues but no real problems have some issues w cabinet doors but outside of that I love it
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07-27-2017, 11:06 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Challenger 37 LX
State: Florida
Posts: 307
THOR #7853
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With all the different systems slapped together on a chassis built in a different place, all assembled by people who don't even go camping and have no idea how mechanical things work, the odds of having zero problems are zero themselves. Still figuring out stuff on ours and shaking my head at the "training" these people don't receive.
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