Just joined the Thor Forum

jerrybou472 · 12-06-2019, 06:23 PM

Name is Jerry. Glad to see a forum that revolves around the Thor Motor home. Just purchased my Four Winds 26B last May brand new. Love the RV. Put over7,000 miles on it already. Live in Michigan and traveled all the way to Vancouver BC. It was the best trip I took in a RV.

Bob Denman · 12-06-2019, 06:38 PM

We're glad that you found us! Pull up a chair, and cut yourself a marshmallow stick!

**EA37TS** · 12-06-2019, 06:38 PM

Congrats and welcome to our madness. Some great folks around here.

Coveman2 · 12-06-2019, 08:36 PM

Welcome and just remember no question is stupid as we have all had those moments of DUH
Coveman2
2018 Thor Compass 23 TB

JamieGeek · 12-06-2019, 11:01 PM

Congrats and welcome.

SANDDOG · 12-07-2019, 05:04 AM

You’re going to need a good glass of red get ready

rynosback · 12-07-2019, 09:02 AM

Congratulations and welcome to the forum. So glad to hear that you had your best trip ever!

SuperD · 12-07-2019, 09:09 AM

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!!! Lots of great people and ideas here!!!

coachray · 12-07-2019, 12:21 PM

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forum

Pete'sMH · 12-07-2019, 02:43 PM

You’ll like it here, I’m sure. I eventually traded my Thor in on Some Other Brand (making me an SOB in the lingo of the group - Although maybe I was that anyway...) but I still frequent this group and find that it’s a fine, generous bunch of guys and gals. Good info and fun.

Dabobo · 12-15-2019, 07:57 PM

Congrats and welcome it took a while to get all the bugs out of our new chateau but now we love it.

Jeg · 12-16-2019, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jerrybou472

Name is Jerry. Glad to see a forum that revolves around the Thor Motor home. Just purchased my Four Winds 26B last May brand new. Love the RV. Put over7,000 miles on it already. Live in Michigan and traveled all the way to Vancouver BC. It was the best trip I took in a RV.

Hello there...I'm also a new RV'er and planning on a trip to Alaska next Spring...my coach averages only 8 mpg. with the Ford F-10 engine...I'm somewhat disappointed with this mileage...everyone I had talked to before purchasing the Thor said they got 10 or 12 mpg...well, I should have joined this forum before purchasing mine...I was unaware that I will have to spend several thousand dollars just to make the trip from WV to Maine to Alaska...dadgone...U know of any gas mileage tips...! anyway, glad to hear your first trip was a good memory...

Pete'sMH · 12-16-2019, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeg

Hello there...I'm also a new RV'er and planning on a trip to Alaska next Spring...my coach averages only 8 mpg. with the Ford F-10 engine...I'm somewhat disappointed with this mileage...everyone I had talked to before purchasing the Thor said they got 10 or 12 mpg...well, I should have joined this forum before purchasing mine...I was unaware that I will have to spend several thousand dollars just to make the trip from WV to Maine to Alaska...dadgone...U know of any gas mileage tips...! anyway, glad to hear your first trip was a good memory...

About the only thing you can do is to slow down some - and that carries its own price. If it’s any comfort to you, on my 6,500 mile trip this past summer through the northwest I only averaged 6.8 mpg! My coach is a bit larger but not much

Norrirn · 12-26-2019, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeg

Hello there...I'm also a new RV'er and planning on a trip to Alaska next Spring...my coach averages only 8 mpg. with the Ford F-10 engine...I'm somewhat disappointed with this mileage...everyone I had talked to before purchasing the Thor said they got 10 or 12 mpg...well, I should have joined this forum before purchasing mine...I was unaware that I will have to spend several thousand dollars just to make the trip from WV to Maine to Alaska...dadgone...U know of any gas mileage tips...! anyway, glad to hear your first trip was a good memory...

When we purchased our Thor A.C.E. 29.2 almost 6 years and 50K miles ago, we were told to expect between 6-9 mpg, about what we see; speed 65mph tops. I don’t recall ever seeing 10mpg but the best mileage, 9.5, was on the flatland highways along the Texas coast.

MJC62 · 12-26-2019, 05:54 AM

Welcome aboard and congrats on the new coach and a successful maiden voyage! Lots of good folks here with a ton of experience and great info

SuperD · 12-26-2019, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeg

Hello there...I'm also a new RV'er and planning on a trip to Alaska next Spring...my coach averages only 8 mpg. with the Ford F-10 engine...I'm somewhat disappointed with this mileage...everyone I had talked to before purchasing the Thor said they got 10 or 12 mpg...well, I should have joined this forum before purchasing mine...I was unaware that I will have to spend several thousand dollars just to make the trip from WV to Maine to Alaska...dadgone...U know of any gas mileage tips...! anyway, glad to hear your first trip was a good memory...

In Florence, SC there is a company, 5 Star Tuning, super nice people. 5 Star can do a reflash on your ECU for better mileage or more power, and it works! I did a reflash on our 29M and the difference was amazing. Don’t have their number handy but look it up and give them a call. I would absolutely recommend them, they can customize your reflash for the engine and transmission both.

Coveman2 · 12-26-2019, 12:56 PM

The engine needs a break in period and you should see better mileage as you use it more.
My Compass 23 TB was not good for the first 10,000 km`s but got steadily better and now get 17 mpg on average but did get 19 driving across the Canadian prairies with a tail wind.
Our trip to Alaska racked up 21,000 km`s this year
Coveman2

99dart · 12-26-2019, 03:46 PM

Welcome to the forum. Our ws31 has gotten a best of 8.68. Maybe, it'll get better as we get more miles on it. Still under 10K. It does help if you keep speeds between 50- 60mph rather than 65-70.

SSI ACE · 09-20-2022, 02:03 AM

Have owned '22 Thor 29M since October of '21 then the price of gas went up and I have found it hard to take it very far. Thinking of trading in for a class B. Better gas mileage and no toad needed. But hate the thought of losing all the great amenities and features of the Windsport.

Pete'sMH · 09-20-2022, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SSI ACE

Have owned '22 Thor 29M since October of '21 then the price of gas went up and I have found it hard to take it very far. Thinking of trading in for a class B. Better gas mileage and no toad needed. But hate the thought of losing all the great amenities and features of the Windsport.

Be certain! You can buy a lot of gasoline for the price of a van! That said, we recently downsized from a 31 ft Newmar to a class B. We didn’t do it for the mileage although going from 7 to 16 mpg is a nice little bonus. We were surprised how much the class A traded for. Obviously would have brought even more if we sold it directly. It IS a significant adjustment but I was pleased to see that most of the stuff we were lugging around isn’t really needed. We are pretty happy with the change.

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