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Originally Posted by Psrock1
Just picked up a 2019 Aria 4000, I love the way it drives and the interior is absolutely gorgeous and very good quality materials. The only issues I see in construction is the exterior joints are showing stress cracking especially around the front cab. It drives like a dream, Very smooth and plenty of power for me considering I’m a novice RV’r and want to take my time. Does anyone recommend I put a steering stabilizer bar? I’m reading many pros and cons but the way I see it I want all the help i can get driving this thing. I’ve put 800 miles on it so far with no issues what so ever mechanically, everything is operating as it should slides, jacks, awnings, lighting etc. I’m so glad I went with Thor Aria, it’s definitely the best bang for my buck if it holds up. I would appreciate any comments on the cracking and separation of joints and steering stabilizer.
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Hi Psrock1, welcome to our growing Aria club. Glad you are enjoying yours as we do ours. Our 3901 had some initial issues that took too long to rectify, but mostly because of a lazy service writer (since fired) at our dealer. Nothing too serious that kept us from using it. We have put about 13000 miles on ours now and I agree, it is great to drive. I have not even considered a steering stabilizer. Most owners that are installing them are gas class a owners, although we had 2 gas coaches over 18 years and didn't use a stabilizer on either one of those either. If we had kept our Ford chassis longer, I would have, but the Workhorse chassis handled so much better, never even thought about over 15 years. We did have a small area of spider cracking on our front cap near the headlight that was rectified under warranty. I wonder if some of the cracking/separation some are seeing is actually just the paint cracking at the roof joints where the paint was applied over Dicor sealer. That would be normal and not cause any leaks.
I agree that the Aria is a great value for an entry to mid level diesel. We just got back from a 1900 mile trip to Lake Powell, Grand Canyon, Zion Canyon and Bryce Canyon. We got 9.5 mpg for the trip, and had zero issues inside or out. Leaving for a weekend at the lake with the ski boat tomorrow.
Good luck and safe travels. You can PM me if you have any specific questions that I may be able to help with.
Mike
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