Taking off across country in a new Thor product is risky without extensive shake down. My personal experience included 23 material defects including a potential lethal propane line break.
It seems that Thor's QC compares admirably with the socialist-icon, the YUGO.
BTW, my dealer provided virtually no repairs of the defects. The expertise may have been there, but the priority seemed to be in sales, not after-sales service.
Actually the design and the components of my 23U are quite good. The assembly was very bad. Did I mention the Yugo?
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Originally Posted by gmtech16450yz
I gotta say this scares me. On several levels.
Where in California are you? What dealership is giving you this kind of false information and not correcting it or making it clear? I'd wonder about a dealership that advertises a V11 engine on a "DEC 2019" chassis.
Please, please don't take offense to this, I'm also honestly worried about a couple of almost 80 year olds hopping in a brand new Thor product and trying to drive around the country in it. You WILL have issues with the new RV. Will they be little and no big deal or will they be huge and life threatening? There were plenty of issues with my '18 27.7 Vegas that could have absolutely been life threatening.
The chassis is almost always a year behind the coach, not a big deal since they're all (Class C's and RUV's) almost identical since '16 on the Fords. There isn't anything that would "fix a long time complaint" on the late model Ford E350's and E450's, they'll do what you need them to do.
I talked to a Thor rep lately that told me they recently replaced a LARGE percentage of their assembly management staff. She said they were WELL aware of the horrific build issues in the last two years and said they are working very hard at turning that trend back around. As demand slows down that might actually help lower assembly issues too. That being said, I might try to find a Thor product that was built later as opposed to one built in '17 or early '18. Our's was built in December of '17 and I believe that might have been around the height of the demand/production pushed way too fast era. Our Vegas had issues that could have easily burned it to the ground when we were driving it.
I'm 57 and still ride motocross on a YZ450 and also jump wakes on an 85mph jetski. I MYSELF realize that driving a 28 foot vehicle is harder and takes more of my skills, strength and reaction time than I know I had when I was younger. When our 27 year old son is with us I have him drive a lot of the time just because I know his youth makes him safer than my experience does.
Just a few thoughts. Driving around the country is an amazing thing. I just wish more people didn't wait until they're retired to do it. Again, please don't take any of this personally. (All of the rest of you fine people included!) I just read your "promise" and "bucket list" comments and want them to come true in a hugely positive way. It can happen in a brand new Thor product, the odds are just a little scary. If you're in the SF Bay Area I'd be happy to help if I can.
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