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10-26-2020, 11:23 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 26B
State: Ohio
Posts: 490
THOR #20900
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First Motorhome
I've had three travel trailers over the last 20 years, but just ordered my first motorhome - 2021 Four Winds 26B on the GM 4500 chassis. They tell me it should arrive about 3 months from now. Yay!
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10-27-2020, 12:09 AM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Congratulations on taking the plunge, and welcome to the Forum! 
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10-27-2020, 12:21 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Palazzo 36.1
State: Tennessee
Posts: 440
THOR #11607
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Congratulations!
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2014 Palazzo 36.1, Cummins ISB 6.7 300hp, Allison 2500
TOAD 2008 Jeep Rubicon 4x4, Blue Ox Avail tow bar, RVibrake 3
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10-27-2020, 01:49 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Vegas 25.6
State: New Mexico
Posts: 5,127
THOR #20220
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You will love it!
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"Today is a Gift and Why it is called the Present"
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10-27-2020, 11:19 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 26B
State: Ohio
Posts: 490
THOR #20900
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I sure hope so! I'm really looking forward to it! Now comes the endless wait for it to be built.  Fortunately, it's winter, so I wouldn't be able to use it anyway.
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10-27-2020, 11:33 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Quantum RQ29
State: Ohio
Posts: 1,296
THOR #13648
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Congrats and welcome to the forum
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10-27-2020, 11:39 AM
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Axis/Vegas Enthusiast
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Axis 24.4
State: Michigan
Posts: 9,837
THOR #1150
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Congrats and welcome.
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10-28-2020, 09:44 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Residency
State: Alabama
Posts: 23
THOR #21054
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Quote:
Originally Posted by atreis
I've had three travel trailers over the last 20 years, but just ordered my first motorhome - 2021 Four Winds 26B on the GM 4500 chassis. They tell me it should arrive about 3 months from now. Yay!
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Wow and congrats! (Purple colored Flare in the night sky)
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02-07-2021, 12:08 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 26B
State: Ohio
Posts: 490
THOR #20900
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Got the call, and I pick it up a week from Monday! Yay!
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2021 Thor Four Winds 26B on Chevy 4500
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02-07-2021, 01:04 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: SOB
State: South Dakota
Posts: 948
THOR #3916
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Quote:
Originally Posted by atreis
Got the call, and I pick it up a week from Monday! Yay!
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NOTE!!! Pack enough stuff and groceries to spend at least 2 days & nights in the dealership's parking lot or nearby rv park.. Use EVERY SYSTEM and FEATURE 2 or 3 times..
ie: Sleeping/cooking/doing dishes/showers/furnace/heat pump/A/C windows/doors/toilet/Awnings /leveling system, headlights/tail lights/TV's....GENERATOR....DUMPING the TANKS.......Use EVERYTHING!
You Want to find the defects BEFORE You Leave the Stealership..
That way You can SHOW THEM what is wrong....Without the "He said/She said/ I thought" bs..
Happy trails
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An SOB Shack called Foretravel...This will Do.
former coach
Thor Infinity
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02-07-2021, 04:56 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: North Carolina
Posts: 499
THOR #19102
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Congrats
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02-07-2021, 05:53 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Washington
Posts: 1,112
THOR #6433
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Congratulations and welcome
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02-07-2021, 01:14 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 26B
State: Ohio
Posts: 490
THOR #20900
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saddlesore
NOTE!!! Pack enough stuff and groceries to spend at least 2 days & nights in the dealership's parking lot or nearby rv park..Use EVERY SYSTEM and FEATURE 2 or 3 times..
ie: Sleeping/cooking/doing dishes/showers/furnace/heat pump/A/C windows/doors/toilet/Awnings /leveling system, headlights/tail lights/TV's....GENERATOR....DUMPING the TANKS.......Use EVERYTHING!
You Want to find the defects BEFORE You Leave the Stealership..
That way You can SHOW THEM what is wrong....Without the "He said/She said/ I thought" bs..
Happy trails
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Excellent advice, that I won't be able to follow. I'm a working stiff with wife and kids so spending that much vacation time on a non-vacation, and away from my family, just isn't going to happen. Also unfortunately, it's winter! (And turning out to be a pretty cold one here in OH.) I'll test what I can, but some things probably just won't be possible, like AC, and most of the plumbing. Shouldn't have any problem testing the furnace though! 
That said, I've never had a dealership repair anything on any of my past TTs. I've done all of my own work (including replacing an axle - but I wouldn't do that one myself again!). I'd really only need them to fix something truly major like the slide, generator, AC or something along those lines, so I'm not all that worried about it. The AC is likely to be the only thing I won't be able to test that I wouldn't be able to repair myself.
The usual roof-sealing that I always do (climbing up on the roof and squirting Dicor anywhere that doesn't look like it has enough - usually go through 2-3 tubes of the stuff putting extra on all of the edge seams and around the other penetrations) will have to wait until Spring, but fortunately I have covered storage for it so that shouldn't be a big deal either.
Totally irrelevant, but still pretty neat: Looked up the VIN and the chassis (Chevy 4500) was made at the Springfield Navistar plant, about 10 miles away from me.
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02-08-2021, 12:13 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Forest River Forester 235
State: Indiana
Posts: 4,884
THOR #6826
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Other than correcting things found on delivery I would have a hard time ever going back to a sales dealership for service or repairs. Unlike cars you often can find an independent RV repair shop that is authorized to do warranty work. Since repair is their only business they are highly motivated to do good and timely work.
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02-16-2021, 12:23 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 26B
State: Ohio
Posts: 490
THOR #20900
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Picked it up today and am really happy! There was only one issue that came up during the PDI - the furnace vibrated (metal against metal sound) loudly when the gas was flowing to it. Not when just the fan was running, but when the burner was going. I had them fix the rattle.
The drive home also went well. Wind and blowing snow. It took 15 miles or so to get used to it, but then was fine. The Chevy handles better than I expected. (Drive home was about 60 miles.)
OCCC: 3045 lbs (Yay!)
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02-16-2021, 12:29 AM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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 Congratulations!
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02-16-2021, 12:50 AM
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Site Team
Brand: Entegra
Model: Accolade 37TS
State: South Dakota
Posts: 8,778
THOR #1469
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Congrats on the pick-up and decent PDI.
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US Army (Ret)
2020 Entegra Accolade 37TS
2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk (Toad)
FMCA - F432054
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02-16-2021, 01:11 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: A.C.E. 27.2
State: Indiana
Posts: 1,884
THOR #14698
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Welcome aboard and good luck with the new rig!
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